Alex Trebek Has Led a More Interesting Life Than All of Us

He Was Offered His First Job in America by Robin Thicke's Father

If you're on the younger side, you might only recognize the surname "Thicke" when it's attached to Robin, the famously divorced musician who earned a spot in the limelight after starring in a particularly raunchy music video for his song "Blurred Lines." Robin's father Alan is perhaps better known as the father of Mike Seaver on Growing Pains. In the 1970s, Thicke was a producer on the game show Wizard of Odds and recommended Trebek for his first American hosting gig.

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