Everyone loves a good game show. Kicking it back on the couch and watching how contestants miss simple questions that you could answer is probably one of the most thrilling parts of a game show. However, hosting it is much more exciting. Alex Trebek is known as the Canadian-American host of NBC’s Jeopardy game show. With over 7000 episodes aired on TV and 33 Daytime, Emmy Awards won by the show; it is clear that the show is huge of a deal. So just how much do you know about the host? Find out Alex Trebek’s Net worth, salary, age, height and much more here.
How Much is Alex Trebek Worth in 2022? His Salary from various sources of income.
Trebek is probably one of the most experienced show hosts in the history of game shows. This is because he has been hosting shows for over 50 years. In fact, he broke the broke the Guinness Book of World Records in 2014 as the longest running TV show game host. His recorded go undefeated since he is still at it even now.
With so many years dedicated to the service, it’s expected that the host’s net worth should amount to fortunes. That said, Alex Trebek’s current net worth amounts to over $50 Million. He attributes all this to his time to showbiz. Alex earns an annual salary of up to $10 million which is really amazing for a guy his age. Here is an in-depth look at his sources of income.
The bulk of his Net Worth comes from his contract signing with NBC’s jeopardy. He hasn’t revealed any information about retiring any time soon. His contract to host the show dates till the year 2020. With a week’s episodes capable of getting filmed in a single day, he has time to indulge in other businesses.
The hardworking business-oriented man also owns a Hamilton’s Heights Mexican restaurant called Oso. He bought the building back in 2015 for $1.92 million now runs it with the help of his son, Matthew Trebek.
Before Jeopardy, he also did a number of gigs that paid well including a Canadian Quiz show called Reach for the Top, The Wizard of Odds, High Rollers, Double Dar and much more.
How old is Alex Trebek? Know his age and Height.
The game show host doesn’t look anything like his age. In fact, if you could never believe that he is in his late 70’s as he looks like he is in his 50’s. The 5’7 tall host is currently 77 years of age.
Short bio.
George Alexander Trebek was born on July 22nd, 1940 in Canada to his parents George Edward Trebek and Lucile Lagace. His mother had French origins, so he grew up bilingual in Canada and later moved to Japan before finally settling in America.
He enrolled in the University of Ottawa and graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy. He pursued his dream of becoming a news broadcaster and landed one of his first jobs as news and sportscaster on CBC.
He got married to Elaine Trebek Kares in 1974, but that ended in divorce in 1981. Almost a decade later he married the current love of his life Jean Currivan with whom he shares two children with Matthew and Emily.
His first hosting job was on the Canadian Music Hop and some gigs before relocating to the USA in 1973 to host the game show Wizard of Odds. He worked his way up through TV shows with some getting canceled while others getting rebooted until he becomes famous for hosting Jeopardy.
Summary
Alex Trebek is a 77-year-old TV personality famous for hosting NBC’s Jeopardy for over two decades. He has a net worth of more than $50 million and is 5’7 tall. He is the exact definition of a successful game show host.
Alex Trebek is the only host on T.V. that pronounces the Italian names perfectly. I should know because it is my language.
In 2014 Alex visited a high school reunion for the University of Ottawa High School my alma mater. I had no idea he had attended a few years before I had. When he had finished his speech and was mingling, at one point I caught him staring at me. I wanted to go over and shake his hand and introduce myself but my lady friend seemed very nervous and did not wish to go over so I missed out. The University of Ottawa High School was located in the main administration building of the university and was a private Catholic High School. Apparently as is mentioned here he did go on the the University itself to obtain his degree. To this day I regret not escorting my lady friend to a seat and going over myself to introduce myself. So it goes…