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| name = Howie Mandel | | name = Howie Mandel | ||
| image = File:Howie Mandel and Trevor Doerksen on America's Got Talent (cropped).jpg | | image = File:Howie Mandel and Trevor Doerksen on America's Got Talent (cropped).jpg | ||
| caption = Mandel at ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' in | | caption = Mandel at ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' in 2021 | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|29}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|29}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada | | birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | ||
| birth_name = Howard Michael Mandel | | birth_name = Howard Michael Mandel | ||
| medium = Stand-up, television, film, books | | medium = Stand-up, television, film, books | ||
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| spouse = {{marriage|Terry Soil|1980}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Terry Soil|1980}} | ||
| children = 3 | | children = 3 | ||
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'''Howard Michael Mandel''' (born November 29, 1955)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229/|title= UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019|work= [[United Press International]] | date= November 29, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-date= December 24, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191224110508/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229//|url-status=live|quote=…comedian Howie Mandel in 1955}}</ref> is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film ''[[Gremlins]]'' and the 1990 sequel ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]'', | '''Howard Michael Mandel''' (born November 29, 1955)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229/|title= UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019|work= [[United Press International]] | date= November 29, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-date= December 24, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191224110508/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229//|url-status=live|quote=…comedian Howie Mandel in 1955}}</ref> is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film ''[[Gremlins]]'' and the 1990 sequel ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]'', playing rowdy emergency room resident Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the [[NBC]] medical drama ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', and creating and starring in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] children's cartoon ''[[Bobby's World]]''. He has also been a judge on NBC's ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' since 2010, and [[Citytv]]'s ''[[Canada's Got Talent]]'' since 2022. He hosted the American NBC and later [[CNBC]] game show ''[[Deal or No Deal (American game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', as well as the show's daytime and [[Deal or No Deal Canada|Canadian-English counterparts]]. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Mandel was born in [[Toronto]] | Mandel was born on November 29, 1955, in [[Toronto]]. He grew up in the [[Bathurst Manor]] neighbourhood of the city.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/howie-mandels-very-big-deal/article20415954/ | title=Howie Mandel's very big Deal | newspaper=The Globe and Mail }}</ref> His ancestors were [[History of the Jews in Romania|Romanian]] and [[History of the Jews in Poland|Polish Jews]]. Mandel is a distant cousin of Israeli violinist [[Itzhak Perlman]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-21-tv-61937-story.html | title=New Afternoon Arrival | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=June 21, 1998 | access-date=July 24, 2014 | author=Brownfield, Paul}}</ref> His father was a lighting manufacturer and a real estate magnate. Mandel attended [[William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://corp.gsn.com/bios/howie_mandel | title=Deal or No Deal Howie Mandel | publisher=GSN Press Room | date=2006 | access-date=May 22, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625204823/http://corp.gsn.com/bios/howie_mandel | archive-date=June 25, 2015 | url-status=dead}}</ref> where he was expelled for impersonating a school official and hiring a construction company to build an addition to the school.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web|title=Howie Mandel tours the playground|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/howie-mandel-tours-the-playground|website=CBC Archives|publisher=CBC|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> Afterwards, Mandel worked as a carpet salesman.<ref name="cdn_encyclopedia">{{cite web|title=Howie Mandel|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/howie-mandel/|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> He was a stand-up comedian at [[Yuk Yuk's]] in Toronto, and by September 1978 he had a week-long booking as a featured act, which was billed as "a wild and crazy borderline [[psychosis|psychotic]]".<ref>[[Toronto Star]], September 12, 1978, p. D1</ref> | ||
On a trip to | On a trip to Los Angeles, Mandel performed a set at [[The Comedy Store]], which resulted in his being hired as a regular performer. A producer for the syndicated comedy game show ''[[Make Me Laugh]]'' saw him there, and booked Mandel for several appearances during the show's run in 1979 and 1980. He was booked to open for [[David Letterman]] at shows in the summer of 1979.<ref>''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 19, 1979, p. C6</ref> [[CBC Television|CBC-TV]]'s head of variety programming saw his performance in October 1979 and immediately signed him for a TV special. In 1980, he won the lead role in the Canadian movie ''[[Gas (1981 film)|Gas]]'', co-starring [[Susan Anspach]] and [[Donald Sutherland]]. Mandel was one of the first "VeeJays" to appear on [[Nickelodeon]]'s music video series ''[[PopClips]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goblikon |first1=John|title=Howie Mandel & a Goblin prove America's Got Talent|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moXCSBMQ5XA |website=youtube.com|language=en |format=video |date=September 2, 2025}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Career== | ||
===Film and television=== | |||
[[File:Howie Mandel at the 39th Emmy Awards.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mandel at the 39th [[Emmy Awards]] in 1987]] | [[File:Howie Mandel at the 39th Emmy Awards.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mandel at the 39th [[Emmy Awards]] in 1987]] | ||
Mandel came to national attention in the United States during a six-year run on '' | Mandel came to national attention in the United States during a six-year run on ''St. Elsewhere'', starting in 1982 and playing the role of Dr. Wayne Fiscus, opposite [[Ed Flanders]] and [[Norman Lloyd]]. He also appeared on a week's worth of episodes of the short-lived NBC game show ''[[Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour]]'' in March 1984. While working as Dr. Fiscus and continuing to work as a comedian, Mandel also worked in films, including providing the voice of Gizmo in the 1984 hit ''Gremlins'' and its 1990 sequel, ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/55390/gremlins-and-gremlins-2-new-batch-hit-blu-ray-check-out-some-clips|title=Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch Hit Blu-ray! Check Out Some Clips - Dread Central|date=May 9, 2012|website=Dread Central|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> In 1985, Mandel made a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] in the [[Michael J. Fox]] directed short "The Iceman Hummeth", which was subsequently broadcast on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'' in November 1985. In 1986, he starred in ''[[A Fine Mess (film)|A Fine Mess]]'' alongside [[Ted Danson]]. He performed his stand-up comedy act in several cities (the ''Watusi Tour''), which was followed by his ''Watusi'' music video in 1987. For the first two seasons of ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'', he voiced [[Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Animal (Muppet)|Animal]], and [[Skeeter (Muppet)|Skeeter]]. He starred alongside [[Amy Steel]] in the 1987 comedy film ''[[Walk Like a Man (1987 film)|Walk Like a Man]]''. He was also "Maurice" in the 1989 movie ''[[Little Monsters (1989 film)|Little Monsters]]''. In 1990, he starred in the short-lived sitcom ''[[Good Grief (TV series)|Good Grief]]'' on Fox. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated children's animated series ''Bobby's World'' (1990–1998) to which he supplied the voices of the title character and his father. ''Bobby's World'' ran for seven seasons on Fox and was later [[television syndication|syndicated]]. | ||
In 1992, his self-titled comedy show ''Howie'' was aired weekly with multiple guest stars including [[Gilbert Gottfried]] | In 1992, his self-titled comedy show ''Howie'' was aired weekly with multiple guest stars including [[Gilbert Gottfried]], [[Little Richard]], and [[Lita Ford]] as the in-house band guitarist. His character, Bobby, made a regular appearance on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103445/|title=Howie|access-date=March 2, 2019|website=IMDb|date=July 1992}}</ref> In 1994, Mandel voiced the lead character, Little Howie, of the video game ''[[Tuneland]]''. He starred in the sketch comedy series ''[[Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies]]'' in 1995 on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Mandel appeared in the 1995 [[Clint Black]] music video "[[Summer's Comin']]{{Thin space}}". He played the lead role of the professor in the short-lived TV series ''[[The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys]]'', and he guest-starred on a 1996 episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] TV series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' as [[DC Comics]] supervillain [[Mister Mxyzptlk]]. In 1998, he hosted his syndicated talk show, ''[[The Howie Mandel Show]]'', which was cancelled after one season. From 1999 to 2000, he played Jason in the film ''[[Apocalypse III: Tribulation]]'', was the voice of Jack in the movie ''[[The Tangerine Bear]]'' in 2000, and 2002 he played the Sand Man in the movie ''[[Hansel and Gretel (2002 film)|Hansel and Gretel]]''. In 2006, he appeared as himself as a guest host in a parody of ''Deal or No Deal'' in the [[story within a story#Nested TV shows|show-within-a-show]] of the TV series ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]''. In 2007, he guest-starred as himself in an episode of NBC's ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' and made a dream cameo of himself on ''Deal or No Deal''. In that episode, he booted the nighttime drama's protagonist off for "cheating" since in the show, he is a [[psychic]] medium and appeared to "know" the contents of the cases. Mandel plays his [[alter ego]], Phil Skorjanc, in most of his comedy shows, which are a fan favourite. Bobby also made a cameo appearance in a February 2007 episode of ''Deal or No Deal''. On a special two-hour Christmas episode, first aired on December 25, 2007, Mandel delivered one line with Bobby's voice, as requested by the contestant. | ||
Mandel's signature stunt as a stand-up comedian (besides his Bobby alter ego) was stretching a | Mandel's signature stunt as a stand-up comedian (besides his Bobby alter ego) was stretching a latex glove over his head, inflating it with his nostrils, and filling it until it suddenly propelled itself off his head. That trick also lent itself to the title and cover photo of his comedy album ''Fits Like a Glove'' (1986). He eventually gave up the routine under doctor's orders after being diagnosed with a perforated sinus. However, in a cameo role as himself on ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', he did the routine. He guest-starred in two episodes of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' ("Mr. Monk Joins a Cult" and "[[Mr. Monk's 100th Case]]"). | ||
==Additional appearances== | ===Additional appearances=== | ||
Mandel is known for his frequent appearances as a comedian and for his [[hidden camera]] segments on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. He has appeared in many television commercials for [[Boston Pizza]] as their hired spokesperson. In April 2004, he appeared as number 82 on [[Comedy Central]]'s list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. In October 2005, he was named to be the host of the American version of '' | Mandel is known for his frequent appearances as a comedian and for his [[hidden camera]] segments on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. He has appeared in many television commercials for [[Boston Pizza]] as their hired spokesperson. In April 2004, he appeared as number 82 on [[Comedy Central]]'s list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. In October 2005, he was named to be the host of the American version of ''Deal or No Deal'', which debuted on December 19, 2005, on NBC, and became a popular program in early 2006. Mandel also hosts ''[[Deal or No Deal Canada]]''; originating from Toronto, ''Deal or No Deal Canada'' debuted in January 2007 on [[Global Television Network|Global]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/globaltv/globalshows/et_story.html?id=fe168ca7-8b94-45ea-a76a-9b487f1690ef&k=78245 |title=Deal or No Deal, eh? |work=Canada.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015120401/http://canada.com/globaltv/globalshows/et_story.html?id=fe168ca7-8b94-45ea-a76a-9b487f1690ef&k=78245 |archive-date=October 15, 2007 }}</ref> which made him one of the few game show hosts (''[[Weakest Link (American game show)|Weakest Link']]''s [[Anne Robinson]], ''[[The Chair (game show)|The Chair]]''{{'}}s [[John McEnroe]], ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''{{'}}s [[Donny Osmond]], ''[[The Singing Bee (American game show)|The Singing Bee]]''{{'}}s [[Joey Fatone]], and ''[[Minute to Win It]]''{{'}}s [[Darren McMullen]] being others) to host both a domestic and an international version of the same game show. Mandel joins [[Alex Trebek]], [[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]], and [[Geoff Edwards]] on the list of game show hosts who emceed one game show simultaneously in Canada and the United States. | ||
In 2007, Mandel made an appearance in an episode of ''[[Sesame Street]]''{{'s}} 38th season. Also in 2007, he was parodied on the show as Howie Eats well, the [[Muppet]] host of ''Sesame''{{'}}s game show segment "Meal or No Meal. | In 2007, Mandel made an appearance in an episode of ''[[Sesame Street]]''{{'s}} 38th season. Also in 2007, he was parodied on the show as Howie Eats well, the [[Muppet]] host of ''Sesame''{{'}}s game show segment "Meal or No Meal". Mandel has hosted the DVD game version of ''Deal or No Deal'', "Fact or Crap Beat Da Bomb", and "Would You Rather" for [[Imagination Games]]. Mandel had a cameo appearance as himself on the NBC show ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' in the episode where Earl's roommates robbed an Indian casino at which Mandel was performing. While stealing money, they also kidnapped Mandel. In the episode, Mandel performed his old routine of inflating a rubber glove over his head with his nostrils. | ||
Mandel is a notable alumnus of Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am's Hebrew School in Toronto, as well as three other Toronto high schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/00/apr6-00/tab/tab1.htm |title=Howie Mandel to headline ICRF gala |work=Canadian Jewish News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426161719/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/00/apr6-00/tab/tab1.htm |archive-date=April 26, 2005 }}</ref> He performs a variety/comedy act at the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand Hotel-Casino]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. Beginning in 2007, Mandel became a spokesperson for Internet retailer buy.com. He is sometimes featured in a section called "What's Shakin'?" with Mandel. On September 8, 2008, Mandel began hosting a five-day-a-week [[Television syndication|syndicated]] daytime version of ''[[Deal or No Deal (U.S. syndicated game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', with a top prize of $500,000. On January 9, 2009, Mandel's reality show ''[[Howie Do It]]'' premiered on NBC. | Mandel is a notable alumnus of Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am's Hebrew School in Toronto, as well as three other Toronto high schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/00/apr6-00/tab/tab1.htm |title=Howie Mandel to headline ICRF gala |work=Canadian Jewish News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426161719/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/00/apr6-00/tab/tab1.htm |archive-date=April 26, 2005 }}</ref> He performs a variety/comedy act at the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand Hotel-Casino]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. Beginning in 2007, Mandel became a spokesperson for Internet retailer buy.com. He is sometimes featured in a section called "What's Shakin'?" with Mandel. On September 8, 2008, Mandel began hosting a five-day-a-week [[Television syndication|syndicated]] daytime version of ''[[Deal or No Deal (U.S. syndicated game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', with a top prize of $500,000. On January 9, 2009, Mandel's reality show ''[[Howie Do It]]'' premiered on NBC. | ||
On March 31, 2011, Mandel premiered a [[Flash mob|flash-mob]] show on | On March 31, 2011, Mandel premiered a [[Flash mob|flash-mob]] show on Fox called ''[[Mobbed]]''. Originally a presentation pilot, the ratings after ''[[American Idol]]'' prompted Fox to pick up the show for eight to ten episodes.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mobbed-idUSTRE73073120110401 "Network orders Howie Mandel's "Mobbed".' to series"] Reuters, April 1, 2011</ref> On October 18, 2012, Mandel appeared on ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' as himself in the [[The Big Bang Theory season 6|season 6]] episode "The Re-Entry Minimization". On November 30, 2012, he hosted the NASCAR [[Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup]] Awards Ceremony. On December 10, 2012, his six-night special game show ''[[Take It All (game show)|Take It All]]'' premiered. | ||
He appeared in one episode of the animated series ''Fugget About It'' as the voice of FBI Agent Rick Chickmagnet in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fugget About It (TV Series 2012–2016)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1799834/fullcredits|website=IMDb|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> From 2013 to 2014, Mandel executive-produced the TBS hidden-camera show ''[[Deal with It (TV series)|Deal with It]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entlawdigest.com/2014/02/03/2934.htm |access-date=March 17, 2014 |date=February 3, 2014 |title=Prank TV show sued for $100,000 |author=Matt Reynolds |work=Entertainment Law Digest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060254/http://www.entlawdigest.com/2014/02/03/2934.htm |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/tbs-orders-howie-mandel-hidden-camera-series-mark-burnett-game-show-402068/ |title=TBS Orders Howie Mandel Hidden Camera Series, Mark Burnett Game Show |access-date=March 17, 2014 |date=January 11, 2013 |work=Deadline |author=Nellie Andreeva}}</ref> He also regularly made appearances and co-hosted the show along with main host [[Theo Von]]. In 2023, Mandel competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 9|season nine]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Rock Lobster". He was eliminated on "ABBA Night" alongside [[Debbie Gibson]] as "Night Owl". | He appeared in one episode of the animated series ''Fugget About It'' as the voice of FBI Agent Rick Chickmagnet in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fugget About It (TV Series 2012–2016)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1799834/fullcredits|website=IMDb|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> From 2013 to 2014, Mandel executive-produced the [[Turner Broadcasting System|TBS]] hidden-camera show ''[[Deal with It (TV series)|Deal with It]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entlawdigest.com/2014/02/03/2934.htm |access-date=March 17, 2014 |date=February 3, 2014 |title=Prank TV show sued for $100,000 |author=Matt Reynolds |work=Entertainment Law Digest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060254/http://www.entlawdigest.com/2014/02/03/2934.htm |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/tbs-orders-howie-mandel-hidden-camera-series-mark-burnett-game-show-402068/ |title=TBS Orders Howie Mandel Hidden Camera Series, Mark Burnett Game Show |access-date=March 17, 2014 |date=January 11, 2013 |work=Deadline |author=Nellie Andreeva}}</ref> He also regularly made appearances and co-hosted the show along with main host [[Theo Von]]. In 2023, Mandel competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 9|season nine]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Rock Lobster". He was eliminated on "ABBA Night" alongside [[Debbie Gibson]] as "Night Owl". | ||
===''Deal or No Deal''=== | ====''Deal or No Deal''==== | ||
In 2003, while Mandel was deciding whether or not to quit show business, the executive producers at NBC asked him to host the show, but he declined many times. They then mailed him a tape of the overseas version and he finally accepted.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} In 2007, he hosted a five-episode run of the Canadian-English version '' | In 2003, while Mandel was deciding whether or not to quit show business, the executive producers at NBC asked him to host the show, but he declined many times. They then mailed him a tape of the overseas version and he finally accepted.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} In 2007, he hosted a five-episode run of the Canadian-English version ''Deal or No Deal Canada''. The show then went to daytime with Mandel remaining as host, although [[Arsenio Hall]] was originally intended to host the show. In a January 2009 interview on ''[[Anytime with Bob Kushell]]'', Mandel expressed mild, jovial frustration over how some of his contestants hold out during the game show, even though the grand prize is many times what they would make in a year.<ref>{{cite episode | title = Anytime with Bob Kushell feat. Howie Mandel | series = Anytime with Bob Kushell | airdate = January 15, 2009 | season = 1 | number = 5}}</ref> | ||
On March 12, 2018, it was announced that Mandel would host the 2018 | On March 12, 2018, it was announced that Mandel would host the 2018 CNBC revival of the game show and also become an executive producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/cnbc-greenlights-deal-or-no-deal-reboot-howie-mandel-1202336799/|title=CNBC Greenlights 'Deal Or No Deal' Reboot With Howie Mandel|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=March 13, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> The show premiered on December 3, 2018. Mandel is one of three game show hosts to host the same game show in two different countries, the others being Donny Osmond for ''Pyramid'' in the United States and the United Kingdom and Anne Robinson for ''The Weakest Link'' in the United States and the United Kingdom. | ||
In 2024, Mandel was credited as an executive producer on the reality game show spin-off of ''Deal or No Deal'' titled ''[[Deal or No Deal Island]]''. In the finale of the first season, it was revealed that he is the secretive banker who made offers to the contestants over the course of the game. He did not return to be the banker for Season 2, as it was confirmed that the banker for that season would be a woman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is the Banker on Deal or No Deal Island Season 2? |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/who-is-the-banker-deal-or-no-deal-island-season-2 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |date=7 January 2025}}</ref> The banker was later revealed to be celebrity and former ''Deal or No Deal'' briefcase model [[Chrissy Teigen]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/chrissy-teigen-explains-new-deal-or-no-deal-island-banker-11698764|title=Chrissy Teigen explains why she is the new ''Deal or No Deal Island'' banker|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=Dalton Ross|date=March 21, 2025|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref> | In 2024, Mandel was credited as an executive producer on the reality game show spin-off of ''Deal or No Deal'' titled ''[[Deal or No Deal Island]]''. In the finale of the first season, it was revealed that he is the secretive banker who made offers to the contestants over the course of the game. He did not return to be the banker for Season 2, as it was confirmed that the banker for that season would be a woman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is the Banker on Deal or No Deal Island Season 2? |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/who-is-the-banker-deal-or-no-deal-island-season-2 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |date=7 January 2025}}</ref> The banker was later revealed to be celebrity and former ''Deal or No Deal'' briefcase model [[Chrissy Teigen]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/chrissy-teigen-explains-new-deal-or-no-deal-island-banker-11698764|title=Chrissy Teigen explains why she is the new ''Deal or No Deal Island'' banker|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=Dalton Ross|date=March 21, 2025|access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref> | ||
===''Got Talent''=== | ====''Got Talent''==== | ||
In January 2010, it was announced that Mandel would replace [[David Hasselhoff]] as one of the judges on NBC's '' | In January 2010, it was announced that Mandel would replace [[David Hasselhoff]] as one of the judges on NBC's ''America's Got Talent'' after Hasselhoff announced that he was leaving to work on a new television series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Howie-Mandel-Joins-1013555.aspx|title=Howie Mandel Joins America's Got Talent|date=January 10, 2010|website=TV Guide|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Out of all judges on the show, Mandel currently has the longest tenure than any other judge or host, spanning sixteen consecutive seasons (season 5–present). | ||
In October 2021, it was announced that Mandel | In October 2021, it was announced that Mandel would be a judge on the second season of ''[[Canada's Got Talent]]'', which aired in 2022.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/10/26/howie-mandel-lilly-singh-among-judges-set-for-canadas-got-talent.html "Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh among judges set for 'Canada's Got Talent'"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 26, 2021.</ref> | ||
===''Howie Mandel Does Stuff''=== | ====''Howie Mandel Does Stuff''==== | ||
Since February 2021, Mandel has hosted the ''Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast'' with his daughter, Jackelyn Shultz, as co-host. According to the Apple Podcasts preview: "Together, these two make prank calls, discuss pop culture, interview interesting people, say weird things, chat with listeners, get deep..."<ref>{{cite web |title=Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/howie-mandel-does-stuff-podcast/id1555137542 |website=Apple Podcasts |access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> | Since February 2021, Mandel has hosted the ''Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast'' with his daughter, Jackelyn Shultz, as co-host. According to the Apple Podcasts preview: "Together, these two make prank calls, discuss pop culture, interview interesting people, say weird things, chat with listeners, get deep..."<ref>{{cite web |title=Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/howie-mandel-does-stuff-podcast/id1555137542 |website=Apple Podcasts |access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> | ||
=== ''Bullsh*t: The Game Show'' === | ==== ''Bullsh*t: The Game Show'' ==== | ||
On April 27, 2022, Netflix released the 10-episode debut season of ''[[Bullsh*t: The Game Show]]'' with Mandel as the host of the program. It was Mandel's first game show since the cancellation of the '' | On April 27, 2022, Netflix released the 10-episode debut season of ''[[Bullsh*t: The Game Show]]'' with Mandel as the host of the program. It was Mandel's first game show since the cancellation of the ''Deal or No Deal'' revival on CNBC in 2019. In this game show contestants have a chance to win up to $1,000,000 by answering a series of trivia questions but have to also be able to convince ("bullsh_") a group of prospective challengers that the answer they give is right, even if it's not. (The contestant is shown whether or not their answer is correct as soon as they choose it.) After explaining their reasoning, the judges will vote on whether they think the contestant is "bullshitting" (lying), or telling the truth. At a certain time after they are done convincing the judges, Mandel will ask the contestant if their answer is correct, or if they were "bullshitting". If the contestant's answer is correct (or if it's incorrect, but they successfully convinced at least one judge that they were telling the truth), they win and move on to the question. If they lie and none of the three judges buy it, they are removed from the game. The next contestant is the judge who most accurately guessed whether or not the contestant was truthful during each question.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Joel |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Stream it or skip it: Bullsh*t the Gameshow on Netflix, where people can win a lot of money if they're really good liars |url=https://decider.com/2022/04/28/bullshit-the-gameshow-netflix-review/ |website=www.decider.com |access-date=May 2, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
=== ''The Price Is Right'' === | ==== ''The Price Is Right'' ==== | ||
On June 3, 2025 it was announced that Howie Mandel would be hosting a Canadian | On June 3, 2025, it was announced that Howie Mandel would be hosting a Canadian spin-off of ''[[The Price Is Right]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/howie-mandel-to-host-toronto-shot-price-is-right-spinoff-for-citytv/article_2c66c8ce-0e8b-5a68-89ec-ad3e44fdb3ad.html |last=Gheciu |first=Alex Nino |date=June 3, 2025 |title= Citytv pauses CGT, enlists Howie Mandel to host Toronto-shot Price is Right|access-date=June 16, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/howie-mandel-to-host-toronto-shot-price-is-right-spinoff-for-citytv/article_2c66c8ce-0e8b-5a68-89ec-ad3e44fdb3ad.html |last=Gheciu |first=Alex Nino |date=June 3, 2025 |title= Citytv pauses CGT, enlists Howie Mandel to host Toronto-shot Price is Right|access-date=June 16, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
==Other businesses== | ==Other businesses== | ||
Mandel is an avid tech futurist and has invested in many innovative startups. In 2021 he invested in MetaMedia's MagicScreen which plans interactive experiences for movie theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=August 18, 2021 |title=How Howie Mandel Is Aiming to Bring Interactive Content to Cinema Screens|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/howie-mandel-magic-screen-animation-1234998651 |website=www.hollywoodreporter.com |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, he became an investor and frequent user of Proto Hologram technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2022 |title=YOU CAN'T BREATHE ON ME, NOW!!! Howie Mandel Flaunts New Hologram Tech |url=https://https/ |website=www.tmz.com |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625000000/https://https//udn.com/news/story/121424/4659358 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He uses it both for his own appearances and to promote the startup such as when he beamed into [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Airport]] Terminal 4 to surprise travellers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eckstein |first=Noah |date=June 1, 2024 |title=Why the Airport of the Future will include a Chat with a Celebrity Hologram |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/91132400/why-the-airport-of-the-future-will-include-a-chat-with-a-celebrity-hologram |website=www.fastcompany.com |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> | Mandel is an avid tech futurist and has invested in many innovative startups. In 2021, he invested in MetaMedia's MagicScreen which plans interactive experiences for movie theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=August 18, 2021 |title=How Howie Mandel Is Aiming to Bring Interactive Content to Cinema Screens|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/howie-mandel-magic-screen-animation-1234998651 |website=www.hollywoodreporter.com |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, he became an investor and frequent user of Proto Hologram technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2022 |title=YOU CAN'T BREATHE ON ME, NOW!!! Howie Mandel Flaunts New Hologram Tech |url=https://https/ |website=www.tmz.com |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625000000/https://https//udn.com/news/story/121424/4659358 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He uses it both for his own appearances and to promote the startup such as when he beamed into [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Airport]] Terminal 4 to surprise travellers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eckstein |first=Noah |date=June 1, 2024 |title=Why the Airport of the Future will include a Chat with a Celebrity Hologram |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/91132400/why-the-airport-of-the-future-will-include-a-chat-with-a-celebrity-hologram |website=www.fastcompany.com |access-date=August 22, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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On September 4, 2008, Mandel received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], and Comedy Central listed him as No. 82 on their list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/photo/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_Ceremony_Honoring_Howie_Mandel_Howie_Mandel/5304977/5305029|title=General Archives {{!}} Hollywood.com|website=Hollywood.com|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Mandel received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in Toronto. The induction ceremony was held on September 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/news/the-stars-align-12th-annual-canadas-walk-fame |title=The Stars Align at the 12th Annual Canada's Walk of Fame |date=June 16, 2009 |publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame |access-date=June 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620081814/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/news/the-stars-align-12th-annual-canadas-walk-fame |archive-date=June 20, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | On September 4, 2008, Mandel received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], and Comedy Central listed him as No. 82 on their list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/photo/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_Ceremony_Honoring_Howie_Mandel_Howie_Mandel/5304977/5305029|title=General Archives {{!}} Hollywood.com|website=Hollywood.com|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Mandel received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in Toronto. The induction ceremony was held on September 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/news/the-stars-align-12th-annual-canadas-walk-fame |title=The Stars Align at the 12th Annual Canada's Walk of Fame |date=June 16, 2009 |publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame |access-date=June 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620081814/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/news/the-stars-align-12th-annual-canadas-walk-fame |archive-date=June 20, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | ||
In October 2008, Mandel revealed that he has [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] (ADHD) on the morning talk show ''[[Live with Regis and Kelly]]'', adding that he is currently working to raise adult ADHD awareness among the general public. On January 12, 2009, Mandel was reportedly sent to [[St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto|St. Michael's Hospital]] in | In October 2008, Mandel revealed that he has [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] (ADHD) on the morning talk show ''[[Live with Regis and Kelly]]'', adding that he is currently working to raise adult ADHD awareness among the general public. On January 12, 2009, Mandel was reportedly sent to [[St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto|St. Michael's Hospital]] in Toronto suffering from chest pains and what was reported as a minor heart attack. According to various news reports, he was experiencing an irregular heartbeat, but the reports were later revealed as inaccurate. He was later discharged.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/13/howie.mandel.hospitalized/index.html |work=CNN| title=Game show host Howie Mandel out of hospital| date=January 13, 2009 | access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> Mandel has written and published an in-depth autobiography that details his life with [[Obsessive–compulsive disorder|OCD]], ADHD, and comedy called ''[[Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me]]''. | ||
Mandel is a fan of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] hockey team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilson |first=William |date=October 13, 2014 |title=Will Arnett tells us why the Toronto Maple Leafs are the best in the NHL |url=https://tipofthetower.com/2014/10/13/will-arnett-tells-us-toronto-maple-leafs-best-nhl-video/ |website=www.tipofthetower.com |access-date=May 5, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Buffery |first=Steve |date=January 18, 2013 |title=Leafs have star power |url=https://torontosun.com/2013/01/18/leafs-have-star-power |website=www.torontosun.com |access-date=May 5, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He is [[colorblind]]<ref name="HMM">{{cite web|url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/interviews/a17934/howie-mandel-interview/|title=Man of the House: Howie Mandel|author=Bari Nan Cohen|date=February 8, 2009|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> and a [[germaphobe]]. He contracted [[COVID-19]] at the [[2022 Kids' Choice Awards]], which caused him to miss parts of the third, eighth, and tenth episodes, and the entire seventh episode of the [[America's Got Talent season 17|seventeenth season]] of '' | Mandel is a fan of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] hockey team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilson |first=William |date=October 13, 2014 |title=Will Arnett tells us why the Toronto Maple Leafs are the best in the NHL |url=https://tipofthetower.com/2014/10/13/will-arnett-tells-us-toronto-maple-leafs-best-nhl-video/ |website=www.tipofthetower.com |access-date=May 5, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Buffery |first=Steve |date=January 18, 2013 |title=Leafs have star power |url=https://torontosun.com/2013/01/18/leafs-have-star-power |website=www.torontosun.com |access-date=May 5, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He is [[colorblind]]<ref name="HMM">{{cite web|url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/interviews/a17934/howie-mandel-interview/|title=Man of the House: Howie Mandel|author=Bari Nan Cohen|date=February 8, 2009|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> and a [[germaphobe]]. He contracted [[COVID-19]] at the [[2022 Kids' Choice Awards]], which caused him to miss parts of the third, eighth, and tenth episodes, and the entire seventh episode of the [[America's Got Talent season 17|seventeenth season]] of ''America's Got Talent''. The lockdown during the epidemic also led to physical and mental health struggles,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2022 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/04/27/howie-mandel-open-mental-health-struggle-covid-isolate/ |title=Howie Mandel Says Contracting COVID Sent Him into Mental Health Crisis |website=www.tmz.com |access-date=May 26, 2020 }}</ref> including drug and substance abuse.<ref name="Ortiz">{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/comedian-howie-mandel-admits-covid-fcked-me-up-while-describing-having-ocd-and-turning-to-drinking-and-smoking-weed-to-get-through-pandemic/|title=Comedian Howie Mandel Admits 'Covid F*cked Me Up' While Describing Having OCD and Turning to Drink and Smoking Weed to Get Through Pandemic|website=Mediaite|last=Ortiz|first=Candice|date=May 23, 2022|access-date=May 23, 2022|language=en}}</ref> Mandel lives in the [[Hollywood Hills]] area of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agate |first=Samantha |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Howie Mandel's house: Photos of His California Home |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/howie-mandels-house-photos-of-his-california-home/ |website=www.closerweekly.com |access-date=May 16, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
===Obsessive compulsive disorder=== | ===Obsessive compulsive disorder=== | ||
[[File:Howie Mandel SAMHSA.jpg|left|thumb|Mandel on Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, 2007]] | [[File:Howie Mandel SAMHSA.jpg|left|thumb|Mandel on Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, 2007]] | ||
Mandel has spoken publicly about having | Mandel has spoken publicly about having OCD, which can take many forms, including [[mysophobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/howie-mandel-public-obsessive-compulisve-disorder-fear-germs/story?id=9153966|title=Howie Mandel 'Deals' Publicly With OCD|date=December 1, 2009|website=ABC News|access-date=July 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th edition.</ref> Mandel's anxiety affects him to the point that he does not shake hands with anyone, including enthusiastic contestants on ''Deal or No Deal'' unless he is wearing latex gloves. Instead of shaking contestants' hands when they offer them, Mandel often opts to exchange [[fist bump]]s, put his hands on contestants' shoulders, or give an occasional hug. He once kissed a female contestant on the show for good luck despite his disorder. He now takes medicine to control his condition and even pokes fun at himself for it. On March 24, 2006, he revealed on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' that his shaved head, which first appeared in 1999, is not related to natural hair loss but OCD. He stated that the lack of hair makes him feel cleaner.<ref>[http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1143176400 HALLE THE HUMORLESS] Howard Stern official site, March 24, 2006</ref> In the back yard of Mandel's house is a second, smaller house that he had built specifically to live in solitude when a family member is sick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZNnz9SM4g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dSZNnz9SM4g |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Howie Mandel Talks About Living With OCD|author=ABC News|website=YouTube|date=November 29, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During his appearance on ''[[Mad TV]]'', Mandel and cast member [[Bobby Lee]] made fun of Mandel's condition. Mandel also confronted his germophobia in Season 4, Episode 1 of the Comedy Central series ''This Is Not Happening''. The show aired on February 3, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/episodes/9fbjfz/this-is-not-happening-filth-season-4-ep-401|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205035928/http://www.cc.com/episodes/9fbjfz/this-is-not-happening-filth-season-4-ep-401|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2018|title=This Is Not Happening - Filth|website=Comedy Central|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> | ||
Mandel has reported a pivotal childhood experience during a family vacation in Florida that may have caused the manifestation of his mysophobia. During this trip, a [[sandfly]] laid its eggs in him, leading to the development of larvae that could be seen moving around just beneath the surface of his skin. The removal process was accompanied by considerable discomfort, with a dermatologist using [[liquid nitrogen]] to eliminate some of the larvae, and the rest being scrubbed out by his mother at home. The ordeal of discovering organisms growing beneath his skin left a profound impact on Mandel, who was only seven or eight years old at the time. Mandel says that recalling the event often evokes the sensation of organisms attempting to crawl underneath his skin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Posted |first=Mike Stimpson |date=2009-12-12 |title=Howie Mandel's first book more than just germ fears |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2009/12/12/howie-mandels-first-book-more-than-just-germ-fears |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=2022-09-19 |title=Howie Mandel Judges My Friend's Talents <nowiki>|</nowiki> All Good Things |trans-title= |type=Video |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ByhAE4q6EY |access-date=2023-09-11 |publisher=[[Jason Nash]] |via= | Mandel has reported a pivotal childhood experience during a family vacation in Florida that may have caused the manifestation of his mysophobia. During this trip, a [[sandfly]] laid its eggs in him, leading to the development of larvae that could be seen moving around just beneath the surface of his skin. The removal process was accompanied by considerable discomfort, with a dermatologist using [[liquid nitrogen]] to eliminate some of the larvae, and the rest being scrubbed out by his mother at home. The ordeal of discovering organisms growing beneath his skin left a profound impact on Mandel, who was only seven or eight years old at the time. Mandel says that recalling the event often evokes the sensation of organisms attempting to crawl underneath his skin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Posted |first=Mike Stimpson |date=2009-12-12 |title=Howie Mandel's first book more than just germ fears |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2009/12/12/howie-mandels-first-book-more-than-just-germ-fears |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=2022-09-19 |title=Howie Mandel Judges My Friend's Talents <nowiki>|</nowiki> All Good Things |trans-title= |type=Video |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ByhAE4q6EY |access-date=2023-09-11 |publisher=[[Jason Nash]] |via= YouTube}}</ref> | ||
While guest-hosting on '' | While guest-hosting on ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' in 2005, Mandel had an altercation in which his hand sanitizer was seized by guest [[Rob Schneider]], who condescendingly teased Mandel, stating he needed to 'get over' his phobia. Host [[Kelly Ripa]] admonished Schneider on-air, while also obtaining hand sanitizer for Mandel from an audience member.<ref>{{cite web|title=ROB SCHNEIDER SHAKES HOWIE MANDEL'S HAND|date=April 3, 2017 |publisher=M.youtube.com|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5PEZ1tzaUdQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5PEZ1tzaUdQ |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=July 20, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In September 2007, Mandel interviewed former [[National Football League|NFL]] running back [[Marshall Faulk]] on [[NFL Network]]. Faulk asked him to shake hands, but Mandel refused, noting he would rather have the fist tap, as he does with ''Deal or No Deal'' contestants. Seconds later, Faulk subjected him to a "sneak attack" and shook his right hand. Mandel screamed and walked away from Faulk. He then washed his hands several times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marshall Faulk attacks Howie Mandel| date=September 23, 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUT2G4Rb92o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nUT2G4Rb92o |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 5, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On a guest appearance on ''[[Free Radio (TV series)|Free Radio]]'', Mandel explained that not only is he afraid of public bathrooms, but he is unable to use any bathroom other than his own.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=28247050 |title=Video – MySpace Video |publisher=MySpace |access-date=August 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090630043049/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=28247050 |archive-date=June 30, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | ||
In another ''America's Got Talent'' season 5 incident, Dan Sperry, a contestant on the YouTube quarterfinal depicted in episodes 21 and 22, dropped some dental floss that he had run through his neck as part of a magic act. He dropped the floss in Mandel's vicinity, prompting him to get up and run to the other side of the judges' table.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Sperry America's Got Talent Howie Floss Freak out!|website = YouTube| date=August 11, 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg49ZzC4m_I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Xg49ZzC4m_I |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=February 20, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Just before Sperry's next performance in the semifinals, Mandel admitted that it was "the most horrified" he'd been on the show and that his therapist "loves [Dan Sperry]" because there had been two extra sessions that week.<!-- the video has disappeared <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjueImBkTDw|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=March 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links}}</ref> -->{{episode needed|date=July 2017}} During the premiere of season 6, juggler Frank Olivier grabbed Mandel's head to balance himself during a unicycle act. Despite receiving a buzzer from Mandel, Olivier moved on to the next round. Mandel refused to give Olivier any feedback during the judge's voting process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=meXexacT3hI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/meXexacT3hI |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Frank Olivier, 50 ~ America's Got Talent 2011, LA Auditions|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=July 27, 2017|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
In another ''America's Got Talent'' season 5 incident, Dan Sperry, a contestant on the YouTube quarterfinal depicted in episodes 21 and 22, dropped some dental floss | |||
During [[America's Got Talent season 10|''AGT''{{'s}} 10th-season]] premiere, contestant Chris Jones<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cynopsis.com/cyncity/in-double-take-chris-jones-uses-hypnotism-to-shake-up-the-prank-show-format/|title=Double Take host Chris Jones shakes up the prank shows|website=Cynopsis.com|date=October 15, 2018 |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> directly utilized Mandel's fear of germs as the subject of his [[hypnotism]] act. Under the [[post-hypnotic suggestion]] that Jones and the other judges were wearing latex gloves, Mandel shook the bare hands of all involved, which elicited shouts of amazement. After viewing the video of the act, Mandel said that he was "upset" and "somewhat betrayed" by the act, but his therapist subsequently said it was a good thing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/howie-mandel-says-agt-hypnotism-act-didnt-cure-him-t23106|title=Howie Mandel says 'AGT' hypnotism didn't cure him, it sent him to therapy|last=Hines|first=Ree|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]|date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> Jones progressed to the Judge's Cuts where he was eliminated from the competition. | During [[America's Got Talent season 10|''AGT''{{'s}} 10th-season]] premiere, contestant Chris Jones<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cynopsis.com/cyncity/in-double-take-chris-jones-uses-hypnotism-to-shake-up-the-prank-show-format/|title=Double Take host Chris Jones shakes up the prank shows|website=Cynopsis.com|date=October 15, 2018 |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> directly utilized Mandel's fear of germs as the subject of his [[hypnotism]] act. Under the [[post-hypnotic suggestion]] that Jones and the other judges were wearing latex gloves, Mandel shook the bare hands of all involved, which elicited shouts of amazement. After viewing the video of the act, Mandel said that he was "upset" and "somewhat betrayed" by the act, but his therapist subsequently said it was a good thing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/howie-mandel-says-agt-hypnotism-act-didnt-cure-him-t23106|title=Howie Mandel says 'AGT' hypnotism didn't cure him, it sent him to therapy|last=Hines|first=Ree|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]|date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> Jones progressed to the Judge's Cuts where he was eliminated from the competition. | ||
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Mandel started his charitable foundation called Breakout the Masks, which helps provide [[personal protective equipment]] to healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquini |first=Maria |date=April 3, 2020 |title=Howie Mandel announces new charity and gaming project to aid in the fight against coronavirus |url=https://people.com/tv/howie-mandel-breakout-the-masks-charity-outbreak-mini-game/ |website=www.people.com |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> He is also involved in Bell's Let's Talk Day initiatives to help people struggling with mental health issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howie Mandel |url=https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/our-initiatives/team/howie-mandel |website=www.letstalk.bell.ca |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> And he has raised money for the American Cancer Society <ref>{{Cite web |title=Howie Mandel |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/2024/01/16/howie-mandel-raises-money-american-cancer-society/ |website=fox5vegas.com |access-date=June 19, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> and Trillium Health Partners for their mental health program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laugh Out Loud with Howie Mandel Raises $1 Million for Trillium Health Partners| url=https://trilliumgiving.ca/articles/8th-annual-laugh-out-loud-gala-raises-1-million-dollars|website = trilliumliving.ca|date = March 20, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | Mandel started his charitable foundation called Breakout the Masks, which helps provide [[personal protective equipment]] to healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquini |first=Maria |date=April 3, 2020 |title=Howie Mandel announces new charity and gaming project to aid in the fight against coronavirus |url=https://people.com/tv/howie-mandel-breakout-the-masks-charity-outbreak-mini-game/ |website=www.people.com |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> He is also involved in Bell's Let's Talk Day initiatives to help people struggling with mental health issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howie Mandel |url=https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/our-initiatives/team/howie-mandel |website=www.letstalk.bell.ca |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> And he has raised money for the American Cancer Society<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howie Mandel |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/2024/01/16/howie-mandel-raises-money-american-cancer-society/ |website=fox5vegas.com |date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=June 19, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> and Trillium Health Partners for their mental health program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laugh Out Loud with Howie Mandel Raises $1 Million for Trillium Health Partners| url=https://trilliumgiving.ca/articles/8th-annual-laugh-out-loud-gala-raises-1-million-dollars|website = trilliumliving.ca|date = March 20, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955)[1] is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film Gremlins and the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, playing rowdy emergency room resident Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere, and creating and starring in the Fox children's cartoon Bobby's World. He has also been a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent since 2010, and Citytv's Canada's Got Talent since 2022. He hosted the American NBC and later CNBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts.
Early life and education
Mandel was born on November 29, 1955, in Toronto. He grew up in the Bathurst Manor neighbourhood of the city.[2] His ancestors were Romanian and Polish Jews. Mandel is a distant cousin of Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman.[3] His father was a lighting manufacturer and a real estate magnate. Mandel attended William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute,[4] where he was expelled for impersonating a school official and hiring a construction company to build an addition to the school.[5] Afterwards, Mandel worked as a carpet salesman.[6] He was a stand-up comedian at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, and by September 1978 he had a week-long booking as a featured act, which was billed as "a wild and crazy borderline psychotic".[7]
On a trip to Los Angeles, Mandel performed a set at The Comedy Store, which resulted in his being hired as a regular performer. A producer for the syndicated comedy game show Make Me Laugh saw him there, and booked Mandel for several appearances during the show's run in 1979 and 1980. He was booked to open for David Letterman at shows in the summer of 1979.[8] CBC-TV's head of variety programming saw his performance in October 1979 and immediately signed him for a TV special. In 1980, he won the lead role in the Canadian movie Gas, co-starring Susan Anspach and Donald Sutherland. Mandel was one of the first "VeeJays" to appear on Nickelodeon's music video series PopClips.[9]
Career
Film and television
Mandel came to national attention in the United States during a six-year run on St. Elsewhere, starting in 1982 and playing the role of Dr. Wayne Fiscus, opposite Ed Flanders and Norman Lloyd. He also appeared on a week's worth of episodes of the short-lived NBC game show Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour in March 1984. While working as Dr. Fiscus and continuing to work as a comedian, Mandel also worked in films, including providing the voice of Gizmo in the 1984 hit Gremlins and its 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch.[10] In 1985, Mandel made a cameo in the Michael J. Fox directed short "The Iceman Hummeth", which was subsequently broadcast on Late Night with David Letterman in November 1985. In 1986, he starred in A Fine Mess alongside Ted Danson. He performed his stand-up comedy act in several cities (the Watusi Tour), which was followed by his Watusi music video in 1987. For the first two seasons of Muppet Babies, he voiced Bunsen Honeydew, Animal, and Skeeter. He starred alongside Amy Steel in the 1987 comedy film Walk Like a Man. He was also "Maurice" in the 1989 movie Little Monsters. In 1990, he starred in the short-lived sitcom Good Grief on Fox. He was also the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated children's animated series Bobby's World (1990–1998) to which he supplied the voices of the title character and his father. Bobby's World ran for seven seasons on Fox and was later syndicated.
In 1992, his self-titled comedy show Howie was aired weekly with multiple guest stars including Gilbert Gottfried, Little Richard, and Lita Ford as the in-house band guitarist. His character, Bobby, made a regular appearance on the show.[11] In 1994, Mandel voiced the lead character, Little Howie, of the video game Tuneland. He starred in the sketch comedy series Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies in 1995 on Showtime. Mandel appeared in the 1995 Clint Black music video "Summer's Comin'Template:Thin space". He played the lead role of the professor in the short-lived TV series The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys, and he guest-starred on a 1996 episode of the ABC TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as DC Comics supervillain Mister Mxyzptlk. In 1998, he hosted his syndicated talk show, The Howie Mandel Show, which was cancelled after one season. From 1999 to 2000, he played Jason in the film Apocalypse III: Tribulation, was the voice of Jack in the movie The Tangerine Bear in 2000, and 2002 he played the Sand Man in the movie Hansel and Gretel. In 2006, he appeared as himself as a guest host in a parody of Deal or No Deal in the show-within-a-show of the TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2007, he guest-starred as himself in an episode of NBC's Medium and made a dream cameo of himself on Deal or No Deal. In that episode, he booted the nighttime drama's protagonist off for "cheating" since in the show, he is a psychic medium and appeared to "know" the contents of the cases. Mandel plays his alter ego, Phil Skorjanc, in most of his comedy shows, which are a fan favourite. Bobby also made a cameo appearance in a February 2007 episode of Deal or No Deal. On a special two-hour Christmas episode, first aired on December 25, 2007, Mandel delivered one line with Bobby's voice, as requested by the contestant.
Mandel's signature stunt as a stand-up comedian (besides his Bobby alter ego) was stretching a latex glove over his head, inflating it with his nostrils, and filling it until it suddenly propelled itself off his head. That trick also lent itself to the title and cover photo of his comedy album Fits Like a Glove (1986). He eventually gave up the routine under doctor's orders after being diagnosed with a perforated sinus. However, in a cameo role as himself on My Name Is Earl, he did the routine. He guest-starred in two episodes of Monk ("Mr. Monk Joins a Cult" and "Mr. Monk's 100th Case").
Additional appearances
Mandel is known for his frequent appearances as a comedian and for his hidden camera segments on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has appeared in many television commercials for Boston Pizza as their hired spokesperson. In April 2004, he appeared as number 82 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. In October 2005, he was named to be the host of the American version of Deal or No Deal, which debuted on December 19, 2005, on NBC, and became a popular program in early 2006. Mandel also hosts Deal or No Deal Canada; originating from Toronto, Deal or No Deal Canada debuted in January 2007 on Global,[12] which made him one of the few game show hosts (Weakest Link's Anne Robinson, The ChairTemplate:'s John McEnroe, PyramidTemplate:'s Donny Osmond, The Singing BeeTemplate:'s Joey Fatone, and Minute to Win ItTemplate:'s Darren McMullen being others) to host both a domestic and an international version of the same game show. Mandel joins Alex Trebek, Jim Perry, and Geoff Edwards on the list of game show hosts who emceed one game show simultaneously in Canada and the United States.
In 2007, Mandel made an appearance in an episode of Sesame StreetTemplate:'s 38th season. Also in 2007, he was parodied on the show as Howie Eats well, the Muppet host of SesameTemplate:'s game show segment "Meal or No Meal". Mandel has hosted the DVD game version of Deal or No Deal, "Fact or Crap Beat Da Bomb", and "Would You Rather" for Imagination Games. Mandel had a cameo appearance as himself on the NBC show My Name Is Earl in the episode where Earl's roommates robbed an Indian casino at which Mandel was performing. While stealing money, they also kidnapped Mandel. In the episode, Mandel performed his old routine of inflating a rubber glove over his head with his nostrils.
Mandel is a notable alumnus of Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am's Hebrew School in Toronto, as well as three other Toronto high schools.[13] He performs a variety/comedy act at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. Beginning in 2007, Mandel became a spokesperson for Internet retailer buy.com. He is sometimes featured in a section called "What's Shakin'?" with Mandel. On September 8, 2008, Mandel began hosting a five-day-a-week syndicated daytime version of Deal or No Deal, with a top prize of $500,000. On January 9, 2009, Mandel's reality show Howie Do It premiered on NBC.
On March 31, 2011, Mandel premiered a flash-mob show on Fox called Mobbed. Originally a presentation pilot, the ratings after American Idol prompted Fox to pick up the show for eight to ten episodes.[14] On October 18, 2012, Mandel appeared on The Big Bang Theory as himself in the season 6 episode "The Re-Entry Minimization". On November 30, 2012, he hosted the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards Ceremony. On December 10, 2012, his six-night special game show Take It All premiered.
He appeared in one episode of the animated series Fugget About It as the voice of FBI Agent Rick Chickmagnet in 2013.[15] From 2013 to 2014, Mandel executive-produced the TBS hidden-camera show Deal with It.[16][17] He also regularly made appearances and co-hosted the show along with main host Theo Von. In 2023, Mandel competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "Rock Lobster". He was eliminated on "ABBA Night" alongside Debbie Gibson as "Night Owl".
Deal or No Deal
In 2003, while Mandel was deciding whether or not to quit show business, the executive producers at NBC asked him to host the show, but he declined many times. They then mailed him a tape of the overseas version and he finally accepted.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2007, he hosted a five-episode run of the Canadian-English version Deal or No Deal Canada. The show then went to daytime with Mandel remaining as host, although Arsenio Hall was originally intended to host the show. In a January 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, Mandel expressed mild, jovial frustration over how some of his contestants hold out during the game show, even though the grand prize is many times what they would make in a year.[18]
On March 12, 2018, it was announced that Mandel would host the 2018 CNBC revival of the game show and also become an executive producer.[19] The show premiered on December 3, 2018. Mandel is one of three game show hosts to host the same game show in two different countries, the others being Donny Osmond for Pyramid in the United States and the United Kingdom and Anne Robinson for The Weakest Link in the United States and the United Kingdom.
In 2024, Mandel was credited as an executive producer on the reality game show spin-off of Deal or No Deal titled Deal or No Deal Island. In the finale of the first season, it was revealed that he is the secretive banker who made offers to the contestants over the course of the game. He did not return to be the banker for Season 2, as it was confirmed that the banker for that season would be a woman.[20] The banker was later revealed to be celebrity and former Deal or No Deal briefcase model Chrissy Teigen.[21]
Got Talent
In January 2010, it was announced that Mandel would replace David Hasselhoff as one of the judges on NBC's America's Got Talent after Hasselhoff announced that he was leaving to work on a new television series.[22] Out of all judges on the show, Mandel currently has the longest tenure than any other judge or host, spanning sixteen consecutive seasons (season 5–present).
In October 2021, it was announced that Mandel would be a judge on the second season of Canada's Got Talent, which aired in 2022.[23]
Howie Mandel Does Stuff
Since February 2021, Mandel has hosted the Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast with his daughter, Jackelyn Shultz, as co-host. According to the Apple Podcasts preview: "Together, these two make prank calls, discuss pop culture, interview interesting people, say weird things, chat with listeners, get deep..."[24]
Bullsh*t: The Game Show
On April 27, 2022, Netflix released the 10-episode debut season of Bullsh*t: The Game Show with Mandel as the host of the program. It was Mandel's first game show since the cancellation of the Deal or No Deal revival on CNBC in 2019. In this game show contestants have a chance to win up to $1,000,000 by answering a series of trivia questions but have to also be able to convince ("bullsh_") a group of prospective challengers that the answer they give is right, even if it's not. (The contestant is shown whether or not their answer is correct as soon as they choose it.) After explaining their reasoning, the judges will vote on whether they think the contestant is "bullshitting" (lying), or telling the truth. At a certain time after they are done convincing the judges, Mandel will ask the contestant if their answer is correct, or if they were "bullshitting". If the contestant's answer is correct (or if it's incorrect, but they successfully convinced at least one judge that they were telling the truth), they win and move on to the question. If they lie and none of the three judges buy it, they are removed from the game. The next contestant is the judge who most accurately guessed whether or not the contestant was truthful during each question.[25]
The Price Is Right
On June 3, 2025, it was announced that Howie Mandel would be hosting a Canadian spin-off of The Price Is Right.[26]
Other businesses
Mandel is an avid tech futurist and has invested in many innovative startups. In 2021, he invested in MetaMedia's MagicScreen which plans interactive experiences for movie theatres.[27] In 2022, he became an investor and frequent user of Proto Hologram technology.[28] He uses it both for his own appearances and to promote the startup such as when he beamed into JFK Airport Terminal 4 to surprise travellers.[29]
Personal life
Mandel has been married to Terry Mandel (née Soil) since 1980. They have three children.[30]
On September 4, 2008, Mandel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Comedy Central listed him as No. 82 on their list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time.[31] Mandel received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. The induction ceremony was held on September 12, 2009.[32]
In October 2008, Mandel revealed that he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on the morning talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, adding that he is currently working to raise adult ADHD awareness among the general public. On January 12, 2009, Mandel was reportedly sent to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto suffering from chest pains and what was reported as a minor heart attack. According to various news reports, he was experiencing an irregular heartbeat, but the reports were later revealed as inaccurate. He was later discharged.[33] Mandel has written and published an in-depth autobiography that details his life with OCD, ADHD, and comedy called Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me.
Mandel is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team.[34][35] He is colorblind[36] and a germaphobe. He contracted COVID-19 at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards, which caused him to miss parts of the third, eighth, and tenth episodes, and the entire seventh episode of the seventeenth season of America's Got Talent. The lockdown during the epidemic also led to physical and mental health struggles,[37] including drug and substance abuse.[38] Mandel lives in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles.[39]
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Mandel has spoken publicly about having OCD, which can take many forms, including mysophobia.[40][41] Mandel's anxiety affects him to the point that he does not shake hands with anyone, including enthusiastic contestants on Deal or No Deal unless he is wearing latex gloves. Instead of shaking contestants' hands when they offer them, Mandel often opts to exchange fist bumps, put his hands on contestants' shoulders, or give an occasional hug. He once kissed a female contestant on the show for good luck despite his disorder. He now takes medicine to control his condition and even pokes fun at himself for it. On March 24, 2006, he revealed on The Howard Stern Show that his shaved head, which first appeared in 1999, is not related to natural hair loss but OCD. He stated that the lack of hair makes him feel cleaner.[42] In the back yard of Mandel's house is a second, smaller house that he had built specifically to live in solitude when a family member is sick.[43] During his appearance on Mad TV, Mandel and cast member Bobby Lee made fun of Mandel's condition. Mandel also confronted his germophobia in Season 4, Episode 1 of the Comedy Central series This Is Not Happening. The show aired on February 3, 2018.[44]
Mandel has reported a pivotal childhood experience during a family vacation in Florida that may have caused the manifestation of his mysophobia. During this trip, a sandfly laid its eggs in him, leading to the development of larvae that could be seen moving around just beneath the surface of his skin. The removal process was accompanied by considerable discomfort, with a dermatologist using liquid nitrogen to eliminate some of the larvae, and the rest being scrubbed out by his mother at home. The ordeal of discovering organisms growing beneath his skin left a profound impact on Mandel, who was only seven or eight years old at the time. Mandel says that recalling the event often evokes the sensation of organisms attempting to crawl underneath his skin.[45][46]
While guest-hosting on Live with Regis and Kelly in 2005, Mandel had an altercation in which his hand sanitizer was seized by guest Rob Schneider, who condescendingly teased Mandel, stating he needed to 'get over' his phobia. Host Kelly Ripa admonished Schneider on-air, while also obtaining hand sanitizer for Mandel from an audience member.[47] In September 2007, Mandel interviewed former NFL running back Marshall Faulk on NFL Network. Faulk asked him to shake hands, but Mandel refused, noting he would rather have the fist tap, as he does with Deal or No Deal contestants. Seconds later, Faulk subjected him to a "sneak attack" and shook his right hand. Mandel screamed and walked away from Faulk. He then washed his hands several times.[48] On a guest appearance on Free Radio, Mandel explained that not only is he afraid of public bathrooms, but he is unable to use any bathroom other than his own.[49]
In another America's Got Talent season 5 incident, Dan Sperry, a contestant on the YouTube quarterfinal depicted in episodes 21 and 22, dropped some dental floss that he had run through his neck as part of a magic act. He dropped the floss in Mandel's vicinity, prompting him to get up and run to the other side of the judges' table.[50] Just before Sperry's next performance in the semifinals, Mandel admitted that it was "the most horrified" he'd been on the show and that his therapist "loves [Dan Sperry]" because there had been two extra sessions that week.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During the premiere of season 6, juggler Frank Olivier grabbed Mandel's head to balance himself during a unicycle act. Despite receiving a buzzer from Mandel, Olivier moved on to the next round. Mandel refused to give Olivier any feedback during the judge's voting process.[51]
During [[America's Got Talent season 10|AGTTemplate:'s 10th-season]] premiere, contestant Chris Jones[52] directly utilized Mandel's fear of germs as the subject of his hypnotism act. Under the post-hypnotic suggestion that Jones and the other judges were wearing latex gloves, Mandel shook the bare hands of all involved, which elicited shouts of amazement. After viewing the video of the act, Mandel said that he was "upset" and "somewhat betrayed" by the act, but his therapist subsequently said it was a good thing.[53] Jones progressed to the Judge's Cuts where he was eliminated from the competition.
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I don't remember a time when I didn't feel there was an issue, but I wasn't diagnosed until adulthood. I've always felt a little bit different, and I always knew I wasn't as comfortable with life as everybody else seemed to be, but I didn't know what I could do about it. When I was a kid, I didn't know anybody who went to a psychiatrist. There was always a stigma attached to mental health issues. I think there still is. But now I'm taking care of myself.[54]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Since May 2022, Mandel has partnered with NOCD, a mental healthcare company focused on increasing access to evidence-based treatment for OCD and related conditions.[55]
Philanthropy
Mandel started his charitable foundation called Breakout the Masks, which helps provide personal protective equipment to healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.[56] He is also involved in Bell's Let's Talk Day initiatives to help people struggling with mental health issues.[57] And he has raised money for the American Cancer Society[58] and Trillium Health Partners for their mental health program.[59]
Use of name in scams
In 2025, scammers started using Mandel's name to promote an investment scam via social media, using fictitious "news articles" claiming that Mandel had been arrested following an interview.[60]
Filmography
Film
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Gas | Matt Lloyd | |
| 1983 | The Funny Farm | Larry Pound | |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Gizmo | Voice |
| 1985 | Where Did I Come From? | Narrator | Video short |
| 1986 | A Fine Mess | Dennis Powell | |
| 1987 | Walk Like a Man | Robert "Bobo" Shand | |
| 1989 | Little Monsters | Maurice | |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Gizmo | Voice |
| 1994 | Magic Kid 2 | Moe | |
| 2000 | Tribulation | Jason Quincy | |
| The Tangerine Bear | Jack | Voice | |
| Spin Cycle | Cody | ||
| 2002 | Hansel and Gretel | The Sandman | |
| 2004 | Pinocchio 3000 | Spencer T. Penguin | Voice |
| 2005 | The Aristocrats | Himself | Documentary |
| 2007 | Room Service | Joe Burns | Short film |
| 2012 | Committed | Himself | Documentary Director |
| Noah | Inwar | Voice | |
| 2013 | When Jews Were Funny | Himself | Documentary |
| 2014 | Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood | ||
| 2015 | Being Canadian | ||
| 2017 | Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? | ||
| Gilbert | |||
| Killing Hasselhoff | Uncredited | ||
| On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi | Template:NA | Documentary Executive producer | |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor | Himself | Documentary |
| Christmas Magic | Video short | ||
| 2020 | Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me | Documentary Original title: The Howie Mandel Project | |
| John Pinette: I Go Now | Documentary | ||
| 2022 | Chop & Steele | ||
Television
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982–1988 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Wayne Fiscus | 137 episodes |
| 1984 | Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour | Himself | Panelist |
| School | TV movie | ||
| The Princess Who Had Never Laughed | Weinerhead Waldo | ||
| Welcome to the Fun Zone | Template:NA | TV movie Writer | |
| 1984–1985 | Muppet Babies | Skeeter/Animal/Bunsen | Voice 26 Episodes |
| 1985 | Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall | Himself | Executive producer Writer |
| Little Muppet Monsters | Episode 1: "In the Beginning" | ||
| 1985–1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Wienerhead Waldo/Guest Interviewee | 2 Episodes |
| 1986 | The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion | Himself | Writer - Uncredited |
| David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival | Locker Room Guy | Segment: "The Iceman Hummeth" Uncredited | |
| 1987 | Howie from Maui | Himself | TV movie Executive producer Writer |
| 1990 | Carol & Company | Steve | Season 1 episode 7: "Myna and the Messenger" |
| Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Humpty Dumpty | TV movie | |
| 1990–1991 | Good Grief | Ernie Lapidus | Main 13 Episodes |
| 1990–1998 | Bobby's World | Self/Bobby Generic/Howard Generic | 81 episodes Executive producer |
| 1991 | Howie and Rose | Howie Newman | TV pilot |
| 1992 | Howie | Various | Executive producer |
| The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys | The Professor | 11 episodes Executive producer | |
| 1993 | David Copperfield | Mealy (Dog) | TV movie Voice |
| 1994 | In Search of Dr. Seuss | Sam-I-Am | Voice Television movie |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Interior Decorator | Season 3 episode 9: "Every Mother's Son" |
| Harrison Bergeron | Charlie | TV movie[61] | |
| The Ben Stiller Show | Himself | Uncredited Episode 13: "ZooTV at Night" | |
| Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies | Director Executive producer (2 episodes) Host (2 episodes) Writer (1 episode) | ||
| Highjacker | Template:NA | TV short Executive producer | |
| Hello There | Template:NA | ||
| Brunch | Template:NA | ||
| 1996 | Bless This House | Stuart Wyler | Episode 16: "Natural Born Parents" |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Mr. Mxyzptlk | Season 4 episode 11: "Twas the Night Before Mxymas" | |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Karl Durand | Season 3 episode 2: "Second Thoughts" |
| 1998 | The Nanny | Howie Mandel | Season 6 episode 8: "Making Whoopi" |
| 1998–1999 | The Howie Mandel Show | Host | Executive producer Writer Segment director (1 episode) |
| 1999 | Sunset Beach | "Jerry Show" Announcer | Episode #1.560 |
| Jackie's Back! | Himself | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf | Comet | |
| 2001 | Spinning Out of Control | Marty Levinne | |
| 2002–2003 | Hollywood Squares | Himself | Center square 25 episodes |
| 2003 | Untitled Howie Mandel Project | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Crown Heights | Rabbi | |
| 2005 | Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance | Himself | Executive producer |
| Punk'd | Template:NA | Executive producer - Season 6 episode 3: "David Boreanaz, Kristin Cavallari & Terrell Owens" | |
| 2005–2019 | Deal or No Deal | Host | |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | Himself | Season 3 episode 16: "Coyote Ugly" |
| MADtv | Season 12 episode 2 | ||
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Episode 10: "B-12" | ||
| The Great American Christmas | Narrator | TV movie | |
| The Great Polar Bear Adventure | Pupa | Voice TV movie | |
| 2007 | Medium | Himself | Season 3 episode 21: "Heads Will Roll" |
| WWE Raw | Season 15 episode 9 | ||
| Deal or No Deal Canada | Host | ||
| The Bronx Bunny Show | Himself | Season 1 episode 6 | |
| Sesame Street | Season 38 episode 9: "Sleeping Grouchy" | ||
| My Name Is Earl | Season 3 episode 4: "The Frank Factor" | ||
| 2008 | Free Radio | Season 1 episode 3: "The New Intern" | |
| Monk | Ralph Roberts | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Howie Do It | Host | Main 19 Episodes |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Himself | Panelist Season 1 episode 12: "Howie Mandel/Bette Midler/Craig Robinson" |
| The Dating Guy | Brian Booyah | Voice 2 episodes | |
| 2010–present | America's Got Talent | Judge | Season 5–Present |
| 2011 | Flipping Dixie | Template:NA | Executive producer |
| Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Himself | Episode: "Howie Mandel" | |
| America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Voice Season 25 episode 1: "50 Fugitives, 50 States Special Edition" | ||
| 2011–2013 | Mobbed | Host | Co-creator Executive producer |
| 2012 | What Would You Do? | Himself | Season 6; episode 3 |
| The Big Bang Theory | Uncredited Season 6 episode 4: "The Re-Entry Minimization" | ||
| Take It All | Host | ||
| D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List | Himself | ||
| 2013 | Betty White's Off Their Rockers | Season 2 episode 9 | |
| Howie Mandel & Germ-Free Friends | Host | ||
| Fugget About It | FBI Agent Rick Chickmagnet | Voice Season 2 episode 8: "The Fugly American" | |
| 2013–2014 | Deal with It | Himself | Guest comedian - 4 episodes Executive producer |
| 2014 | Pioneers of Television | Season 4 episode 2: "Doctors and Nurses" | |
| Joke or Choke | Template:NA | Executive producer | |
| Last Comic Standing | Himself | Guest mentor Season 8 episode 10: "Challenge 3 - Universal Tram Experience" | |
| 2015 | Tanked | Season 9 episode 1: "Howie Mandel is the Brains Behind ATM" | |
| 7 Days in Hell | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent | TV movie | |
| Impractical Jokers | Himself | Season 4 episode 24: "Live Punishment Special" | |
| Yidlife Crisis | Episode: "Yidlife Crisis vs. Howie Mandel" | ||
| 2016 | Roadtrip Nation | Episode: "Being You" | |
| 2017 | Small Shots | Sy | 2 episodes |
| Superstore | Himself | Season 3 episode 1: "Grand Re-Opening" | |
| Caraoke Showdown | Template:NA | Executive producer | |
| 2017–2020 | Funny You Should Ask | Himself | 57 Episodes |
| 2018 | This Is Not Happening | Writer Season 4 episode 1: "Filth" | |
| Robot Chicken | Voice Season 9 episode 7: "3 2 1 2 3 3 3, 2 2 2, 3...6 6?" | ||
| Game Changers | Documentary | ||
| Inside Jokes | Docu-series 2 episodes | ||
| 2018–2019 | Howie Mandel's animals doing things | Director Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Howie Mandel presents: Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club | TV special Executive producer Writer | |
| The X Factor: Celebrity | Guest Judge | Auditions | |
| Harley Quinn | Himself | Voice Season 1 episode 2: "A High Bar" | |
| 2019–2020 | America's Got Talent: The Champions | Judge | |
| 2020 | The Search for Canada's Game Shows | Himself | Docu-series |
| 2021 | The game theory $1,000,000 challenge for St. Jude | Host | |
| 2022 | Bullsh*t: The Game Show | Host | Netflix game show |
| 2022–present | Canada's Got Talent | Judge | Season 2–present |
| 2023 | America's Got Talent: All-Stars | ||
| The Masked Singer | Himself/Rock Lobster | Season 9 contestant | |
| Game Changer | Guest Judge | Season 5 episode 12: "Game Changer: Battle Royale Pt. 3" | |
| 2024 | America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | Judge/Mentor | Winning mentor |
| Stupid Pet Tricks | Himself | Season 1 episode 9: "Fart Scapegoat" | |
| 2024–2025 | Deal or No Deal Island | Himself - The Banker (season 1) | Season 1 Finale, Season 2 premiere, Also Executive Producer |
| 2026 | The Price Is Right Tonight | Himself | |
Comedy specials
| Specials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | The First Howie Mandel Special | Himself | Producer Writer |
| 1987 | Howie from Maui | Executive producer Writer | |
| 1997 | Howie Mandel on Ice | ||
| 2006 | Howie Mandel Live | Writer | |
Video games
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | TuneLand - Starring Howie Mandel | Lil' Howie/Self | Voice |
| 1995 | Great Word Adventure | Lil' Howie | |
| 1996 | Great Reading Adventure | ||
| Great Math Adventure | |||
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal | Host | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Gizmo | Voice |
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