Howie Mandel

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Howie Mandel
Mandel at America's Got Talent in 2020
Birth name	Howard Michael Mandel
Born	(1955-11-29) November 29, 1955 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medium	Stand-up, television, film, books
Years active	1978–present
Genres	Observational comedy, improvisational comedy
Subject(s)	Everyday life, self-deprecation
Spouse	Terry Soil ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	3
Website	www.howiemandel.com

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 ER 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 in Toronto and raised in the Bathurst Manor, Toronto neighbourhood. He is Jewish, and his ancestors emigrated from Romania and Poland. Mandel is a distant cousin of Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman. His father was a lighting manufacturer and a real estate magnate. Mandel attended William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, where he was expelled for impersonating a school official and hiring a construction company to build an addition to the school. Afterwards, Mandel worked as a carpet salesman. 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."

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. 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.

Television and film career

Mandel at the 39th Emmy Awards in 1987

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. 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.

1992 saw the weekly airing of his self-titled comedy show Howie, with multiple guest stars such as Gilbert Gottfried and Little Richard and Lita Ford as the in-house band guitarist. His character Bobby made a regular appearance on the show. 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'." 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 canceled 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 favorite. 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 in 2007

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, which made him one of the few game show hosts (Weakest Link's Anne Robinson, The Chair's John McEnroe, Pyramid's Donny Osmond, 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, 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. That same year, 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 located in Toronto, as well as three other Toronto high schools. Mandel is currently performing a variety/comedy act at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Starting 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.

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. From 2013 to 2014, Mandel executive-produced the TBS hidden-camera show Deal with It. 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. 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.

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. 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 US and the UK and Anne Robinson for The Weakest Link in the US and the UK.

In 2024, Mandel produced the reality game spin-off of Deal or No Deal titled Deal or No Deal Island. In the finale of the series, it was also revealed that he is the secretive banker who made offers to the contestants over the course of the game.

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. Out of all judges on the show, Mandel currently has the longest tenure than any other judge or host, spanning fifteen consecutive seasons (season 5–present).

In October 2021, it was announced that Mandel will be a judge on the second season of Canada's Got Talent, which aired in 2022.

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..."

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 ("bullshit") 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.

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 theaters.

In 2022, Mandel became an investor and frequent user of Proto Hologram technology. 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 travelers.

Personal life and health

Hand prints of Mandel in front of Hollywood Hills Amphitheater at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park

Mandel has been married to Terry Mandel (née Soil) since 1980. Together, they have three children: daughters Jackie and Riley and son Alex.

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.

Mandel received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. The induction ceremony was held on September 12, 2009.

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. Mandel has written and published an in-depth autobiography which 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.

Mandel is colorblind 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, including drug and substance abuse.

Mandel lives in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles.

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Mandel on Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, 2007

Mandel has spoken publicly about having obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), which can take many forms, including mysophobia. 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 is not related to natural hair loss but OCD. He stated that the lack of hair makes him feel cleaner. In the back yard of Mandel's house is a second, smaller house which he had built especially to live in solitude when a family member is sick. 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.

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.

While guest-hosting on Live with Regis and Kelly in 2005, Mandel had an altercation in which his hand 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.

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. 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.

During the ninth episode of season 5 of America's Got Talent in Chicago, contestant Zach Carty attempted an act involving sneezing. Mandel pressed his X button at the beginning of the act and ran into an aisle until the act was over. Carty was unable to perform the act. Mandel kept yelling at the other judges, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne, to press their X buttons and for the audience to turn in his direction. Morgan eventually pressed the X button, but Osbourne refused, so Mandel promptly ran over and pressed her button, ending the act. In a backstage interview, he expressed to the television audience that he receives therapy to help him cope.

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. 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.

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.

During AGT's 10th-season premiere, contestant Chris Jones 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. Jones progressed to the Judge's Cuts where he was eliminated from the competition.

Mandel commented in 2011 that he has struggled with the condition since childhood but did not seek help until he was an adult:

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.

Philanthropy

Mandel started his charitable foundation called Breakout the Masks, which helps provide personal protective equipment to healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also involved in Bell's Let's Talk Day initiatives to help people struggling with mental health issues.

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
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		Documentary
2015	Being Canadian		Documentary
2017	Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?		Documentary
	Gilbert		Documentary
	Killing Hasselhoff		Uncredited
	On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi	—	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		Documentary

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1988	St. Elsewhere	Dr. Wayne Fiscus	137 episodes
1984	Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour	Himself	Panelist
	School	Himself	TV movie
	The Princess Who Had Never Laughed	Weinerhead Waldo
	Welcome to the Fun Zone	—	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	Various Roles	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"
	The Ben Stiller Show	Himself	Uncredited Episode 13: "ZooTV at Night"
	Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies	Himself	Director Executive producer (2 episodes) Host (2 episodes) Writer (1 episode)
	Highjacker	—	TV short Executive producer
	Hello There	—	TV movie Executive producer
	Brunch	—	TV short Executive producer
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	TV movie
2001	Spinning Out of Control	Marty Levinne	TV movie
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	—	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	Himself	Season 12 episode 2
	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Himself	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	Himself	Season 15 episode 9
	Deal or No Deal Canada	Host
	The Bronx Bunny Show	Himself	Season 1 episode 6
	Sesame Street	Himself	Season 38 episode 9: "Sleeping Grouchy"
	My Name Is Earl	Himself	Season 3 episode 4: "The Frank Factor"
2008	Free Radio	Himself	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	—	Executive producer
	Take Two with Phineas and Ferb	Himself	Episode: "Howie Mandel"
	America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back	Himself	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	Himself	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	Himself	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	Himself	Season 4 episode 2: "Doctors and Nurses"
	Joke or Choke	—	Executive producer
	Last Comic Standing	Himself	Guest mentor Season 8 episode 10: "Challenge 3 - Universal Tram Experience"
2015	Tanked	Himself	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	Himself	Episode: "Yidlife Crisis vs. Howie Mandel"
2016	Roadtrip Nation	Himself	Episode: "Being You"
2017	Small Shots	Sy	2 episodes
	Superstore	Himself	Season 3 episode 1: "Grand Re-Opening"
	Caraoke Showdown	—	Executive producer
2017–2020	Funny You Should Ask	Himself	57 Episodes
2018	This Is Not Happening	Himself	Writer Season 4 episode 1: "Filth"
	Robot Chicken	Himself	Voice Season 9 episode 7: "3 2 1 2 3 3 3, 2 2 2, 3...6 6?"
	Game Changers	Himself	Documentary
	Inside Jokes	Himself	Docu-series 2 episodes
2018–2019	Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things	Himself	Director Executive Producer
2019	Howie Mandel Presents: Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club	Himself	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	Himself	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	Judge
	The Masked Singer	Himself/Rock Lobster	Season 9 contestant
	Game Changer	Guest Judge	1 episode
2024	America's Got Talent: Fantasy League	Judge/Mentor	Winning mentor
	Stupid Pet Tricks	Himself	Season 1 episode 9: "Fart Scapegoat"

Comedy specials

Specials
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The First Howie Mandel Special	Himself	Producer Writer
1987	Howie from Maui	Himself	Executive producer Writer
1997	Howie Mandel on Ice	Himself	Executive producer Writer
2006	Howie Mandel Live	Himself	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

External links

• Official website
• Howie Mandel at IMDb