Emmy-Nominated Comedian, Television Host, and Bestselling Author
Howie Mandel: Biography at a Glance
- Howie Mandel is a comedian, television host, and executive producer whose versatile career has encompassed virtually all aspects of the entertainment spectrum, including television, film, and stage.
- Mandel released his frank, funny and no-holds-barred memoir, Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me revealing how his ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD has shaped his life and career.
- Mandel currently serves as executive producer and host of the game show Deal or No Deal and has served as a judge on America’s Got Talent.
- He received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for Deal or No Deal and a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Game Show Host for the syndicated version of the show.
- Mandel has done countless comedy specials both on cable and network television, has hosted his own syndicated talk show, The Howie Mandel Show, and continues to perform as many as 200 stand-up comedy shows throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Biography
Comedian, TV Host, and Executive Producer, Howie Mandel has remained a constant force in show business for more than 30 years. Mandel’s versatile career has encompassed virtually all aspects of the entertainment spectrum, including television, film, and stage. From his work on the Emmy Award-winning St. Elsewhere to the international animated children’s series Bobby’s World, Mandel has become a mainstay of the American comedy scene. Mandel added author to his resume when he released his frank, funny, and no-holds-barred memoir, Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me. The memoir revealed his ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD and how it has shaped his life and career. It made The New York Times bestseller list in its first week and remained on the list for several consecutive weeks.
Mandel currently serves as executive producer and host of the game show Deal or No Deal and has served as a judge on the global winter edition of the series, America’s Got Talent: The Champions and for nine seasons on NBC’s hit talent competition series America’s Got Talent. Howie also recently released his first solo special in 20 years Howie Mandel Presents Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club on Showtime. With his son Alex, he co-hosts his Nat Geo Wild Series Animals Doing Things. His additional work as a host, actor, and executive producer includes Take It All and Howie Do It for NBC, Deal With It for TBS, and Mobbed for Fox.
Previously, Mandel received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for Deal or No Deal and a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Game Show Host for the syndicated version of the show.
Mandel has done countless comedy specials both on cable and network television. He has also hosted his own syndicated talk show, The Howie Mandel Show, and continues to be a mainstay on the talk show circuit. He also continues to perform as many as 200 stand-up comedy shows throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me
Howie Mandel is one of the most recognizable names in entertainment. But there are aspects of his personal and professional life he never talked about publicly—until now. Mandel first told the world about his “germophobia” and he's now opening up to audiences about his adult ADHD as well. In revealing the details of his struggle with these challenging disorders, he speaks candidly about the ways his condition has affected his personal life—as a son, husband, and father of three. Along the way, the versatile performer reveals “the deal” behind his remarkable rise through the show-business ranks, sharing never-before-told anecdotes about his career.
In this heartfelt and hilarious conversation, audiences will hear the story of one man’s effort to draw comic inspiration out of his darkest, most vulnerable places.
