Alex Trebek Timeline

July 22, 1940: Born as George Alexander Trebek in Ontario, Canada to Lucille (Lagace) Trebek and George Edward Trebek.

Mid 1950s: During his teen years, he works as a garbage man in Cincinnati. Eventually moves back to Ontario.

1960s: Graduates from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy.

1961: Joins CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) and helps organize national news and does the occasional CBC special event.

1962: Co-hosts Vacation Time.

1963: Hosts Music Hop.

1966: Hosts the Canadian game show Reach for the Top.

1969: Co-host, and announcer, of Barris and Company.

1971: Hosts Pick and Choose.

1972: Hosts Outside/Inside.

1973: Plays the Announcer on T.G.I.F.

1973: Leaves Canada and joins the NBC team and hosts The Wizard of Odds.

1974: Marries Elaine Callei.

1976: Hosts Double Dare.

1976: Hosts the TV series Stars on Ice.

1977: Hosts The $128,000 Question.

1981: Divorces Elaine Callei.

1981: Hosts Battlestars.

1983: Hosts Pitfalls.

1984: Begins hosting Jeopardy!.

1987: Hosts Classic Concentration.

April 30, 1990: Marries Jean Currivan.

Feb. - May, 1991: Hosts To Tell the Truth.

Apr. 1, 1997: Pat Sajak and Trebek switch places. Sajak hosts a Jeopardy! episode. Trebek hosts Wheel of Fortune.

1998: Becomes a naturalized citizen of the USA.

1998: Wins the Bob Hope Entertainment Award.

2000: Gets his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Mar. 23, 2000: An airline employee at Los Angeles International Airport accuses him of leaving her with serious hand injuries after a confrontation. He sues her.

Jan. 5, 2003: A fierce wind storm knocks an oak tree into Trebek's Studio City, California home.

Jan. 30, 2004: He falls asleep while driving his pickup truck near Templeton, California.