Howie Mandel

In 2008, Howie was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for his show Deal Or No Deal.

Howie revealed on an episode of Rachael Ray that he still does about 280 stand up comedy performances a year as well as Deal or no Deal.

In 2008, Mandel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Howie's wife's name is Terry.

Howie worked as a carpet salesmen before being discovered as a comedian.

Howie is also the host for the Canadian version of Deal or No Deal.

Howie turned down the Deal or no Deal host gig 3 times before accepting it.

While starring on Deal or No Deal, Howie filmed a public service announcement about family communication for NBC's "The More You Know" campaign.

Howie was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Bald and Beautiful" section.

He was voted sexiest comedian amongst males through a University of Pennsylvania survey of 20,000 people.

His astrological sign is Sagittarius.

Howie stated in a TV interview that he did not shave his head because he is balding but, due to his mysophobia, it helps him feel cleaner.

Howie has two daughters, Jackie and Riley, and a son named Alex.

His daughter, Riley, appeared on the March 20, 2006 episode of Deal or No Deal.

St. Elsewhere, which Howie starred in, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as the Best TV Series - Drama in 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989.

In October of 2005 it was announced that Howie would be the host of the American version of the international hit game show Deal or No Deal.

Howie was once expelled from high school for convincing a construction company to begin work on an addition to the school, by impersonating a school board member.

In 1988, while Howie was one of the stars, St. Elsewhere won a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama.

Howie Mandel worked in Las Vegas opening for Diana Ross.

St. Elsewhere, which Howie starred in, won the Peabody Award in 1985.

He has mysophobia (the fear of dirt & germs), so he does not shake hands with people.

His animated children's show Bobbie's World was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1998.

He won a Golden Apple Award in 1998.

St. Elsewhere, which Howie starred in, was nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy every year from 1984 through 1988.

He was nominated for a Gemini award in 1998 in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series category for an appearance on The Outer Limits.

He attended Toronto's Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am's Hebrew School.

He came in at #82 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.

Has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He has a fear of Germs and shaking other peoples hands. To get around this he takes to either wearing latex gloves or avoiding human contact.

Howie is color blind.

He is not only the creator of Bobby's World, but he also does the voices of both Bobby and his dad.