Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and TV host.
He is famous for hosting the American NBC game show Deal or No Deal (including both its daytime and Canadian versions), voicing Gizmo in Gremlins and its sequel, and playing Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the medical drama St. Elsewhere. He's also been a judge on America's Got Talent since 2010, created the Fox Kids cartoon Bobby's World (where he voiced the title character), and for doing plenty of observational and improvisational stand-up comedy usually involving everyday life and self-deprecation.
He is married to Terry Soil, and they have three children.
Mandel has OCD and ADHD, which he frequently discusses.
Filmography
Film
- Gas as Matt Lloyd
- Gremlins as Gizmo (voice)
- A Fine Mess as Dennis Powell
- Walk Like A Man as Robert 'Bobo' Shand
- Little Monsters as Maurice
- The Tangerine Bear as Jack
- Hansel And Gretel 2002 as The Sandman
Television
- St. Elsewhere as Dr. Wayne Fiscus
- Muppet Babies (1984) as various
- Good Grief as Ernie Lapidus
- Bobby's World as Bobby Generic, Howard Generic, Himself
- Howie as various
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Interior Decorator (1 episode)
- The Ben Stiller Show as Himself (1 episode)
- Lois & Clark as Mr. Mxyzptlk (1 episode)
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Karl Durand (1 episode)
- The Nanny as Howie Mandel (1 episode)
- The Howie Mandel Show as Host
- Sunset Beach as Jerry Show announcer (1 episode)
- Punk'd (1 episode)
- Deal or No Deal (United States primetime and daytime versions and Deal or No Deal Canada) as the host
- Las Vegas as Himself (1 episode)
- MADtv as Himself (1 episode)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Himself (1 episode)
- Medium as Himself (1 episode)
- Sesame Street as Himself (1 episode)
- My Name Is Earl as Himself (1 episode)
- Monk as Ralph Roberts (1 episode)
- America's Got Talent as a judge
- The Big Bang Theory as Himself (1 episode)
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (2011 episode): Himself
- Superstore as Himself (1 episode)
- Robot Chicken as Himself (1 episode)
- Harley Quinn as Himself (1 episode)
- Bullshit as the host
- The Masked Singer as the Rock Lobster (1 episode)
Video games
- Bobby's World: Bobby Generic
- Li'l Howie's Fun House series as Li'l Howie
