'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek has minor heart attack

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek has minor heart attack

Alex Trebek is shown before a taping of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" to celebrate the 5,000th episode of "Jeopardy!" at Radio City Music Hall, in this Oct. 5, 2006, file photo.

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Story Published: Jun 23, 2008 at 7:22 PM PDT

Story Updated: Jun 23, 2008 at 7:22 PM PDT

By Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said.

Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and was expected to remain there about two days for tests and observation, said show spokesman Jeff Ritter.

"Thankfully it was a minor heart attack," Ritter said. He did not give other details.

A post on the official "Jeopardy!" Web site said Trebek was "resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back in the studio for the next scheduled tapings in January." His heart attack was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."

The Canadian-born Trebek has hosted the syndicated show since 1984. He has won several daytime Emmy Awards for his work and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Trebek escaped a car crash unhurt in 2004 when he fell asleep at the wheel, sideswiped a string of mailboxes and wound up in a ditch, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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