Alex Trebek; Age, Wife, Net Worth, Cancer, Children

Jeopardy host, Alex Trebek is battling stage IV cancer behind the stomach. With the zest to fight the illness, he confirmed the news via social media post.

Alex Trebek age 78 is the TV host who holds dual citizenship of Canada and the United States. He is widely popular from NBC’s most applauding syndicated TV program, Jeopardy.

Alex Trebek Bio & Family

The TV personality was born as George Alexander Trebek on 22 July 1940 in Sudbury, Ontario. His parents, George and Lucille Trebek raised him. Alex’s father was a Ukraine immigrant and had the job of a chef while his mother is a Franco-Ontarian. The reporter grew up in a multilingual household with mixed descent. He went to the University of Ottawa to complete graduation upon Philosophy in 1961.

Career & Net Worth

The 78-year-old has a net worth of $50 million solely from his TV work since 1961. Right after his university degree, Alex allied with the English Debating Society and also got the opportunity to work as CBC – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation newscaster.

Alex makes an annual salary worth $10 million as a game show host. The most significant share of his fortunes primarily goes to his most loved TV game show, Jeopardy. He still runs the quiz competition which runs until 2022. Some of his other programs are The Wizards of Odds (1973), Double Dare (1977) and To Tell the Truth (1991) to name a few.

Chloe Bennett

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