Alex Trebek Memoir to Arrive in July | THR News - video Dailymotion

The 'Jeopardy!' host's memoir, 'The Answer Is… : Reflections on My Life,' will be released July 21 by Simon & Schuster.

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00:00Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is reflecting on his life in a new memoir.

00:04Trebek, who's currently battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, announced on Tuesday that his upcoming memoir,

00:10The Answer Is Reflections on My Life, will be released July 21st through Simon & Schuster.

00:15The publishing company released a statement regarding the news saying,

00:18For over three decades, Trebek has resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life.

00:23Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story.

00:28Simon & Schuster also released an excerpt the Jeopardy! host wrote for the memoir, which reads in part,

00:33I want people to know a little more about the person they've been cheering on for the past year.

00:37The book will provide personal anecdotes along with Trebek's insight on a number of topics,

00:41including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy.

00:47Having hosted the popular game show since 1984, Trebek will also answer popular fan questions,

00:53such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache,

00:55his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer,

00:59and his opinion of Will Ferrell's Saturday Night Live impression.

01:02The memoir will also be structured just like the game show, with each chapter title in the form of a question.

01:08The book will also include dozens of never-before-seen photos capturing Trebek over the years.

01:12News of a memoir arrives as Trebek continues to battle pancreatic cancer.

01:16Trebek provided an update on his battle in a Twitter video last month,

01:20stating that he'd beaten the one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients, which is 18 percent.

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01:29For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.