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Howie Mandel Biography

Birth Name:Howard Michael Mandel

Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2009
  • Known for hosting game show "Deal or No Deal," as well as appearing as a judge on "America's Got Talent․"
  • When one of his friends dared him to participate in an amateur comedy night during a vacation to Los Angeles, a producer in the crowd saw his performance and hired him
  • Created animated children's series, "Bobby's World," based on his personal experiences
  • One of his popular gags is pulling a surgical glove over his head just past his nostrils and inflating it by breathing through his nose
  • Revealed that he struggles with OCD and ADHD in a New York Times Bestselling memoir entitled "Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me․"
  • A specialty bikini waxing service is named after him at a salon in Westlake Village, California

Awards

  • 1991Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: nominated
  • 1993Gemini-Best Variety Program: nominated
  • 1993Gemini-Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series: nominated
  • 1994Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program: nominated
  • 1995CableACE-Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1998Gemini-Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Game Show Host: nominated
  • 2019Kids' Choice Award-Favorite TV Judges: winner
  • 2024Canadian Screen Award-Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition: nominated