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Happy 75th Birthday, Alex Trebek — See 10 Game Show Hosts Then and Now!

Jul 22, 2015 1:12 pm·

It's Alex Trebek's 75th birthday!

To celebrate, click through the gallery below to see 10 hosts from the most popular game shows — including The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! — then and now!

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Bob Barker

After finding showbiz success as the host of the long-running game show, Truth or Consequences, Bob was tapped to host The Price is Right in 1972. The 93-year-old hosted the beloved game show until his retirement in 2007.

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Pat Sajak

Before he was asked to replace Chuck Woolery as host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat worked as a weatherman and radio DJ. The 70-year-old has hosted the popular NBC show since 1982!

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Regis Philbin

From 1999 until 2002, Regis, now 85, hosted the popular quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Thankfully, Meredith Vieira took over the hosting gig when the TV personality left the show to pursue other career opportunities and she starred on the show for 11 seasons before leaving Millionaire in 2013. The show is now hosted by Chris Harrison.

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Alex Trebek

Alex, a former newscaster and sportscaster, hosted his first game show in 1966 when he starred on the popular high school quiz show, Reach for the Top. That gig led to other jobs as host of High Rollers, The Wizard of Odds, and Double Dare, before the now 76-year-old landed the coveted host spot on Jeopardy! in 1984!

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Vanna White

Vanna, 60, first starred on a game show in 1980 when she appeared as a contestant on The Price is Right. She later replaced Susan Stafford as hostess of Wheel of Fortune in 1982.

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Bob Eubanks

In 1966, Bob — who previously worked as a music producer and radio personality — was asked by Chuck Barris to become the host of a new game show called The Newlywed Game. The popular show became an instant success and Bob, 79, went on to host various iterations of the program throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s!

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Wink Martindale

Like many other game show hosts before him, Wink, now 83, began his career as a radio DJ and moved to television in 1964 to host the NBC show What's This Song? Eight years later he was tapped to host Gambit, before he again moved to the Family Channel to produce and star on Trivial Pursuit!

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Chuck Barris

After working at both NBC and ABC, Chuck established his own production company and created a new game show called The Dating Game. He later produced game show classics The Newlywed Game and The Gong Show. The star sadly passed away at age 87 in March 2017.

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Anne Robinson

"You are the Weakest Link, goodbye!" Anne, 72, started her career in journalism and worked as the first female editor of The Daily Mirror before moving over to TV to host the BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 until 2012.

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Chuck Woolery

Before becoming the host of Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, The Dating Game, and Greed, Chuck, now 76, rose to fame as a folk/country artist!