Alex Trebek Wiki, Wife, Children, Salary, Net Worth, and House

If you have watched the most popular game show- Jeopardy, then it would be easy for you to recognize him. Well, today in this article, we are going to talk about the legendary Guinness World Record holder, Alex Trebek, a 78-year-old, Canadian-American TV personality.

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada born Alex Trebek started his career as a host on a Canadian music program- Music Hop in 1963. Hence, this article is about Alex Trebek’s wiki, wife, children, salary, net worth, and house. Hence, to know everything in detail about Alex Trebek’s professional as well as personal life, keep on reading the article until the end.

Alex Trebek- Wiki

Alex Trebek was born as George Alexander Trebek on July 22, 1940, to George Edward Trebek– a Ukrainian chef, and Lucille Lagace– a Franco-Ontarian. He was raised up in a French-English Family and at present, Trebek is known as Canadian- American Media Personality. Further, his star sign is Cancer.

Regarding his education, Trebek completed his graduation from Lisgar Collegiate Institute in 1957. As it was not enough for to pursue a career in the broadcasting sector, he again joined the University of Ottawa and majored in Philosophy.

Moreover, soon after completing his graduation, Trebek started working as a newscaster and sportscaster in CBS. After gaining success as a sportscaster and newscaster, Trebek went on to pursue his career as a host.

Furthermore, to date, Trebek has hosted many programs including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth, and much more. Moreover, his ethnicity is mixed (Ukrainian, French, English).

Furthermore, his most remarkable work is for- an American television show Jeopardy. Although he has been hosting Jeopardy for more than 30 years, he still remains fresh, humble and motivated. In addition, he has achieved Guinness World Record for most episodes of a game show host, with 6,829 episodes on June 13, 2014.

Alex Trebek Personal Life

The 78-year-old Television personality stands at the height of 5 feet 8 inches. Moreover, Alex is happily married to his wife Jean Currivan, a real estate manager. Hence, the couple exchanged their vows in 1990, in a private ceremony attended by their family and friends.

The duo is blessed with two children, Matthew– born in 1990 and Emily– born in 1993. Moreover, at present, the couple is very successful to maintain a strong marriage since 1990.

However, Alex was first married to Elaine Kares Trebek, a businesswoman in 1974. As they had no children together, Alex adopted Nicky- Elaine’s daughter from her previous marriage. However, after 7 years of their married life, they decided to end their relationship as a husband and wife. Besides, Alex has not disclosed the exact reason for their divorce.

Alex Trebek Net Worth, Salary, and House

Iconic Television host, Alex Trebek regularly draws his wealth from his longtime and prosperous career as a TV host and presenter. Also, it is believed that he has 700 acres of Horse farm.

Furthermore, Trebek has appeared in an advertisement for Colonial Penn Life Insurance, and many Television shows like Beverly Hills 90210, The X-Files, Family Guy, Hot in Cleveland and most recently- Orange is the New Black.

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Moreover, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Alex Trevek earns an estimated net worth of $50 million i.e £38 million. In addition, his salary is estimated to be $10 million annually. Well, he obviously has a luxurious lifestyle.

The Emmy Award-winning television personality Alex Trebek current residence is in Studio City (CA). Further, he brought the house for $2.995 million. So, we can say that throughout his career, Trebek made a stupendous fortune.

Alex Trebek Suffering From Pancreatic Cancer

Well, Alex Trebek known for his charming and witty sense of humor shocked the viewers by announcing he has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer.

In a recorded video of Jeopardy stage, he said:

“Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he said.

As a result, on social media, tributes came in droves from past “Jeopardy!” contestants, celebrities, cancer survivors, and fans of the show. Likewise, Trebek released a video shot on the “Jeopardy!” set where he thanked everyone who has supported him after his announcement on March 15, 2019.