Remembering Admired Host of 'Jeopardy!' Alex Trebek

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Alex Trebek, the host of 'Jeopardy!' who for more than three decades was the man with the answers — all in the form of a question, of course — has died. He was 80.

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00:00Alex Trebek, the beloved host of Jeopardy! since 1984, has died. He was 80.

00:06The show confirmed the news on social media, writing,

00:08Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning,

00:14surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex.

00:17In March 2019, the game show icon revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

00:23I'm going to fight this, and I'm going to keep working.

00:26In the weeks following his stunning announcement, hundreds of thousands of messages of support

00:30and encouragement were sent to the host. He said he read them all.

00:34In May 2019, Trebek told Good Morning America this about the outpouring of love he received from fans.

00:39After you're dead, people say, oh, he was such a good guy, we really liked him,

00:44but I'm getting that all before that event, so it makes me feel really, really good.

00:50George Alexander Trebek was born on July 22, 1940, in Ontario, Canada.

00:56He began his career in broadcasting at CBC Radio while he was still a senior in college at the University of Ottawa.

01:02After graduation, he shifted to television and hosted a live teen music show in Canada.

01:07The charismatic Trebek landed his first game show gig in 1966 in Canada.

01:12After hosting several shows in Canada and then the U.S., Trebek was hired to host and produce

01:17Merv Griffin's revival of Jeopardy! in 1984.

01:21The game show originally ran on NBC from 1964 to 1975 and 1978 to 1979.

01:28Trebek collected seven daytime Emmys from 34 nominations and a Peabody Award for his work

01:33on the Sony Pictures television game show.

01:37Dallas Cowboys.

01:39Do you think we should go to commercial?

01:40The host also rarely passed up an opportunity to work and appeared as himself on numerous

01:46TV shows over the years.

01:48Hollywood was quick to pay tribute to Trebek on social media.

01:51Ryan Seacrest wrote,

01:52Alex Trebek was like a family member who I watched every night.

01:56I remember going to the set to watch him tape a show before I started my TV career.

02:00He was a big influence and one of a kind.

02:03Rest in peace, Alex.

02:04Ellen DeGeneres said Alex Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 36 years.

02:08What an incredible career and remarkable life.

02:11I'm sending love to his family and fans.

02:13And Ryan Reynolds wrote,

02:14Alex Trebek was kind enough to film a cameo for our film Free Guy last year despite his battle.

02:20He was gracious and funny.

02:21In addition to being curious, stalwart, generous, reassuring and of course Canadian.

02:26We love you Alex and always will.

02:29Survivors include his wife Jean and children Matthew and Emily.

02:32For more tributes and more on Alex Trebek's life and career, go to THR.com.

02:37For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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