LeVar Burton makes his “Jeopardy!” debut
Longtime “Jeopardy!” fan LeVar Burton lastly had his second behind the lectern on Monday.
The previous “Studying Rainbow” host, who can also be identified for his roles in “Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology” and “Roots,” will visitor host the present by July 30.
“As a longtime viewer of the present, I’m thrilled to have the chance to visitor host ‘Jeopardy!’ I am proud to be right here to honor Alex’s legacy. I’ll do my greatest to make sure that these proficient ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants get pleasure from their second right here as properly,” Burton stated on the high of Monday’s present.
Burton is a part of a roster of interim hosts who’re stepping in to fill the footwear of Alex Trebek, who died of pancreatic most cancers in November after internet hosting the sport present for almost 40 years.
“When this chance got here by, I couldn’t move it up,” Burton stated in a video on the present’s YouTube web page.
After Trebek’s dying, Burton’s followers created a petition on Change.org in an effort to get him named as Trebek’s everlasting substitute. The petition, which had lots of of hundreds of signatures, was endorsed by Burton himself in April.
“The individuals have spoken,” Burton advised “CBS This Morning” on the time. “All of the help and love that I’ve gotten all through this era has been phenomenal. The truth that there are such a lot of individuals rooting for me, whether or not I get the job or not, I’ve received. I actually have.”
Different visitor hosts who’ve taken a flip embody “Good Morning America” anchors Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos and NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Award-winning sportscaster Joe Buck can also be on the roster for upcoming visitor hosts.
