Howard Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC American game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. He is also well-known as creator and star of the children's cartoon Bobby's World. On Ju...
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Howard Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC American game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. He is also well-known as creator and star of the children's cartoon Bobby's World. On June 6, 2009, he hosted the 2009 Game Show Awards on GSN.
Mandel was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. His family is of Jewish descent. His father was a lighting manufacturer and realtor. After getting expelled from his high school (William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute) for impersonating a member of the school board and signing a construction company to make an addition to his school, Mandel became a carpet salesman who would later open a carpet sales business of his own. He became a stand-up comedian at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto and by...
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