LeVar Burton Is A Fan Favorite To Host 'Jeopardy!' And It's Obvious Why by Neda Ulaby 6:00pm Jul 26, 2021 LeVar Burton, here in Los Angeles in 2016, told The New York Times that he feels like hosting Jeopardy! "is what I'm supposed to do." This week, he gets his turn at the host lectern left vacant by Alex Trebek, who died last year at age 8 Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images Jeopardy! NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, for example. And actor Mayim Bialik. And Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings. All intelligent, charismatic ... and in the running as the legendary trivia show tries out hopefuls before naming a new host.