Whats Alex Trebek really like?
I don’t know what you’ve heard, but we’re just good friends. Actually, the contestants don’t get much of a chance to chill with Alex. The ultra-tight Jeopardy! security procedures keep the contestants well separated from anyone who might know the day’s questions and answers, and that includes Alex. You don’t see him until the second he steps out on stage. So, to most contestants, Alex remains a mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a Perry Ellis suit. But after spending forty-plus hours on camera with the guy, I felt like I got to know him a bit. The first thing you notice is that the seriousness-to-the-point-of-pomposity thing that he does on air is mostly a put-on. In person, he’s a lot looser, prone to little jokes, accents, snippets of song and even soft-shoe. Like Alex or dislike him, you have to admit that he has one of the toughest jobs in show business—reading 61 clues flawlessly while running a fast-paced game show is an amazingly difficult task—yet he’s made it look easy, ev
