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My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.

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Alex Trebek
Age: 80 †
Born: 1940
Born: July 22
Died: 2020
Died: November 8
Actor
Game Show Host
Journalist
Sports Commentator
Television Personality
Television Presenter
city of Sudbury
George Alexander Trebek
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