{"id":107706,"date":"2020-11-08T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alex-trebek-dies-jeopardy-host-was-80\/"},"modified":"2020-11-08T20:48:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T17:48:00","slug":"alex-trebek-dies-jeopardy-host-was-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alex-trebek-dies-jeopardy-host-was-80\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alex Trebek Dies; Jeopardy! Host Was 80"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Alex Trebek Dies; Jeopardy! Host Was 80<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Alex Trebek, the beloved host of Jeopardy!, has died.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TMZ reported that Trebek passed away on Sunday after a battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n

He was 80.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n \"Alex<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

A spokesperson for the show confirmed the news<\/a> to the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends.”<\/p>\n

Trebek first revealed his cancer diagnosis in March 2019 in a video announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The host acknowledged that the prognosis for his illness was \u201cnot very encouraging,\u201d but shared at the time that he planned \u201cto fight this, and I\u2019m going to keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer,\u201d Trebek said in a YouTube<\/a> video on March 6, 2019.<\/p>\n

\n \"Alex<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cNow, normally the prognosis for this is not very encouraging. But I\u2019m gonna fight this and I\u2019m gonna keep working and with the love and support of my family and friends and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout his battle with the disease, he continued to host Jeopardy!<\/p>\n

In an interview with Good Morning Americ earlier this year, Trebek said he wouldn\u2019t \u201cgo to any extraordinary measures to ensure my survival\u201d if his experimental immunotherapy treatment proved unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll just continue with chemo and see what happ<\/a>ens,\u201d he said during the interview.<\/p>\n

\n \"Alex<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIf the quality of life is not there, it\u2019s hard sometimes to push and just say, \u2018Well, I\u2019m going to keep going, even though I\u2019m miserable.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Trebek started his career in radio and television in his native Canada, but his big break came in 1984 when he landed Jeopardy!<\/p>\n

The series<\/a> remains a hit and recently returned to production after COVID-19 delays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Viewers have gotten used to having me there, not so much as a showbiz personality but as an uncle. I’m a part of the family more than an outside celebrity who comes into your home to entertain you,” Trebek wrote of the series in his 2020 autobiography.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n \"Alex<\/img>\n<\/div>\n

Trebek is survived by his wife of 30 years, Jean, and their two children, Matthew and Emily.<\/p>\n

He married Elaine Callei in 1974 and they divorced in 1981.<\/p>\n

May he rest in peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paul Dailly<\/b> is the Associate Editor for TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter.\n<\/div>\n

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