Alex Trebek: American-Canadian Television Personality – Est. $50m
It will be an understatement if we say that Jeopardy! had helped Alex Trebek earn millions. What we must add here is that the game show had turned Trebek into a television superstar. He had been the host of the show right from the year 1954 when it was revived. As per the contract that he has signed, Trebek was supposed to be the host of the show until 2022. However, his death on November 2020 unfortunately cut his time short.
He walked down the aisle with Jean Currivan in 1990, and their marriage lasted for almost 30 years, and we don’t doubt that it owuld have lasted longer if it weren’t for Trebek’s demise. They were a fantastic pair, and we can’t even imagine how Currivan must be feeling these days. We are not sure whether Trebek had made any investments or not, but with a $75 million net fortune, he had been doing pretty well.