Alex Trebek

'George Alexander "Alex" Trebek" (born July 22, 1940) is a Canadian game show host. Although more commonly associated with sister show Jeopardy!, Trebek has multiple connections to Wheel of Fortune''.

Trebek's first association with the show came in August 1980, when creator Merv Griffin asked Alex to fill in for Chuck Woolery for a week of episodes because Woolery had fallen ill. In Summer 1985, he returned to the daytime show to fill in for Pat Sajak for a single episode, although the circumstances are unknown. Trebek also hosted the April Fools' Day 1997 episode, in which Pat and Vanna White played for charity, while Pat hosted that day's Jeopardy!

He also competed on a special episode on November 2, 2000, in which he, Tara Lipinski and Richard Simmons played in Halloween costumes for charity as part of an "unmask the stars" sweepstakes. Trebek was disguised as a gnome, and at the end of the episode, his son Matt also appeared onstage in a gnome costume.

Trebek's repertoire of game shows includes several shows in his native Canada, plus The Wizard of Odds, High Rollers, Battlestars and Classic Concentration in the United States.