Alex Trebek, the host of @Jeopardy for more than 35 years, died Sunday at age 80.
Here are some things you might not know about Trebek: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here are some things you might not know about Trebek: latimes.com/entertainment-…
He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy, spoke French, was the son of a chef, ran a leg carrying the Olympic torch in 1996 and bred racehorses latimes.com/entertainment-…
He appeared as himself in many movies and television shows, including “Rain Main,” “Short Cuts,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Cheers,” “Seinfeld,” “The Simpsons” and “Orange Is the New Black" latimes.com/entertainment-… 
He hosted other shows — you will likely not remember him as the host of “The Wizard of Odds,” “Double Dare,” “High Rollers,” and “Battlestars.”
We also know his political leanings: latimes.com/entertainment-…
We also know his political leanings: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here are some of Trebek’s most heartwarming moments through the years, including that time when a contestant bet nearly $2,000 just to say something kind about the host latimes.com/entertainment-…
Trebek became such an institution that he was parodied by Will Ferrell on “Saturday Night Live,” played himself on dozens of television shows and was used as a narrative device on television hits such as “Seinfeld.” latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
In early 2019 he revealed he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek had ‘some regrets’ about sharing his diagnosis. Here's why. latimes.com/entertainment-…
On @Jeopardy, #AlexTrebek had assured fans he was fine.
But in private, Trebek did struggle latimes.com/entertainment-…
But in private, Trebek did struggle latimes.com/entertainment-…
There are game shows, and then there is “Jeopardy!” Created by Merv Griffin, with whose “Wheel of Fortune” it trips in syndicated tandem through the ages, it is an institution, an education, a model for living latimes.com/entertainment-…
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