Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel | |
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Mandel at America's Got Talent in 2021 | |
| Born | Howard Michael Mandel November 29, 1955 |
| Spouse |
Terry Soil (m. 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, books |
| Genres | Observational comedy, improvisational comedy |
| Subjects | Everyday life, self-deprecation |
| Website | howiemandel |
Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) 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.