Proving that age is just a number, the Canadian-American television personality Alex Trebek is rocking the entertainment industry for almost six decades. Alex has been entertaining his fans and audiences by hosting a number of game shows like Double Dare, Classic Concentration, Wizard of Odds, and To Tell the Truth.
Today, Alex has already established himself in the industry but his journey to success was not that easy. If you are interested to know about his journey of 79 years, continue reading!
Alex Married Love Of His Life After Divorce!
Alex Trebek was married to Elaine Callei initially. They both got married on 25 September 1974 but unfortunately, their relationship started to face problems. Almost after eight years of marriage, Alex got divorced with his first wife on 13 May 1982. The estranged couple has no children together.
Again after 8 years of their divorce, Alex found the love of his life, Jean Currivan Trebek. Jean is 24 years younger than him and is the founder of an online magazine called Inside Wink. The duo met at the party in the late 1980s.
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The lovebirds exchanged the wedding vows on 30 April 1990 at L.A.’s Regency Club. Alex was at the age of 49 whereas his wife was 25 years old when they tied the knot.
Today, Alex has one regret about his relationship with his wife. During an interview with People in January 2019, Alex revealed that he regrets that he couldn’t meet his wife in his 20s. He stated that if he had met her sooner, they could have had a long life together.
Well, the strong couple has been together for almost three decades and has been cherishing their togetherness. The "Jeopardy!" host seldom gushes about his blissful relationship with his wife and is contented for her presence in his life.
In the course of their 30 years of married life, Alex and his wife Jean has welcomed two children. Their first child, a son named Matthew was born in early 1991. Mathew, who is currently at the age of 29, graduated from Fordham University in 2013. His son owns the popular Manhattan restaurant called Oso.
Their second child, a daughter named Emily was born in 1993. She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Now, she works in real estate.
He also has an elder daughter named Nicky whom he adopted with his ex-wife Elaine.
What Is Alex Trebek’s Net Worth & Salary?
Being one of the veteran game show hosts with the involvement in the business for six decades, Alex has been enjoying his share of fame and fortune. As of 2019, he has a huge net worth of $75 million. Well, he has been able to assemble the whooping net worth with the amazing salary that he has been receiving from his job. Talking about his salary, it is estimated to be $18 million.
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Alex started his career in the year 1961 as a sports and newscaster for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After that in 1966, he hosted a game show featuring high school age contestants called Reach for the Top. Subsequently, he began hosting Jackpot!.
He started gaining fame after he started hosting a popular game show named, High Rollers. Alex set the record for hosting the most American game shows airing at the same time, by hosting shows named Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration and To Tell the Truth in 1991.
He has also set the Guinness record for most gameshow episodes hosted by the same presenter when he hit 6,829 episodes in 2014.
Other than that, he has appeared in various advertisements and he has also hosted famous shows like the National Geographic Bee (USA) and The Great Canadian Geography Challenge. He has also made guest appearances in numerous films and television programs including Family Guy, The X-Files, and Saturday Night Live. He is also the winner of six Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host.
Health Issues: What Happened To Him?
Alex Trebek has been dealing with several health hazards. In 2007 and 2012 he suffered from two heart attacks. After three years of the attack, he had a head injury that occurred during a fall. He was then diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and was hospitalized as well.
In March in 2019, Alex opened to his Jeopardy! fans that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Following the diagnosis, he struggled with depression. However, his wife of 29 years, Jean stood by his side as his pillar of strength.
Alex, who is bravely battling cancer, is all set to host the "Jeopardy!" Greatest of All Time tournament. He will be taping it early next month.
Alex Trebek was born on July 22, 1940, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. His age is 79 years old and his height is 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m). Alex Trebek is the son of George Edward Trebek and Lucille Lagacé. He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Philosophy.
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