The Answer Is . . .
Reflections on My Life
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Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career in this "moving memoir" (The New York Times) that's "everything a Jeopardy! fan could want" (The Washington Post).
When he debuted as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek became something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. In 2019, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance, encouragement, and prayers.
For more than three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. “I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” he writes.
The book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Trebek’s thoughts on a range of topics, including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions asked most often by Jeopardy! fans, such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache, his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, and his opinion of Will Ferrell’s Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy! and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years.
This wise, charming, and inspiring book is further evidence of why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment.
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Jeopardy! host Trebek delivers an anodyne, anecdotal pass through his life. He touches on his childhood in Canada and his first jobs with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which led to game show hosting work in the U.S., and, in 1984, to the job that would make him a fixture of American pop culture. He peppers in some behind-the-scenes bits about ad-libbing during tapings, attributes his success as the show's host to coming across as "comforting and reassuring," and humbly, if implausibly, surmises that "you could replace me as the host of the show with anybody and it would likely be just as popular." But much of the book addresses matters personal and political. He lavishes compliments on his "soul mate" current wife (sparing the details of his first marriage), champions family dinners, remarks upon his "deep love of horses," and shares platitudes about his charitable work and support of the USO. His attempts to speak to pressing world events in a balanced fashion, however, come across as mushy; he gives superficial treatment to political crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic response, criticizing the federal government's withholding of funds from blue states, and ends abruptly with fist-shaking at both political parties ("Enough!"). Trebek's fans will no doubt appreciate this, but the lack of soul-searching will be a turn-off for those who don't consider Jeopardy! to be appointment viewing.
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Liked it. Nicely done.
The answer is…5 stars
Reading this book not only affirmed my respect and admiration for Alex Trebek but also inspired me to volunteer for a few more groups. The book was so well written and the concept so perfect! And the answer is: (followed by a chapter on a topic in Mr. Trebek’s life.) Pithily done but obviously thoughtfully and with a philosopher’s perspective. A great take at the end of one chapter on today’s political divide. Very compelling, and unusual to have an autobiography be such a page turner! Well done Mr. Trebek, as was your 36 years on Jeopardy!
Great Autobiography
Alex Trebek is one of my favorite people. I’ve watched Jeopardy intermittently for the whole of his run, more often since retiring a few years ago. His book reveals him to be the kind and generous person who I think we all knew him to be, and in keeping with that was a very private man away from the program. Well done!