Alex Trebek Has Minor Heart Attack

alex trebek heart attackJeopardy! host Alex Trebek is recovering at Cedars-Sinai after suffering a minor heart attack last night, ET reported.

Trebek, 67, is expected to fully recover and return to the studio for scheduled tapings in January, according to the show's Web site. Trebek's hosted Jeopardy! since 1984.

We'd like to wish Trebek a speedy recovery and add that we're not-so-secretly hoping for a return of the mustache. Since the incident is reported as "very minor," let's play.

The answer is... before taking over hosting duties on Jeopardy!, Trebek looked much like a porn star but was actually...

alex trebek in high rollersWhat is, Alex hosted a handful of game shows ranging from lame to downright pimpadelic.

Like the mid-70s' High Rollers:

Trebek began hosting Jeopardy! 14 weeks after Weird Al parodied the 1983 Greg Kihn Band hit "Jeopardy," with the title "I Lost on Jeopardy." Here's Part One of the first episode of Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek:

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the most lovable smug bastard in all the land.

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