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HOWIE MANDEL

HOWIE MANDEL

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Howie Mandel begins his 12th season as a judge on NBC's summer hit "America's Got Talent."Mandel hosts the podcast "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" alongside his daughter. He recently finished production on his new documentary, "Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me." Other recent projects include judging NBC's "America's Got Talent: The Champions," CNBC's "Deal or No Deal," where he served as executive producer and host, and Nat Geo Wild's "Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things," where he co-hosted with his son Alex. He also executive produced the Quibi series "Kirby Jenner."In 2019 he released his first solo special in 20 years, "Howie Mandel Presents: Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club." In 2020 he teamed up with ePlay Digital and launched the charity Breakout the Masks and mobile game campaign to give back to those involved in the fight against COVID-19. Via Howie's Games, the first challenge is Outbreak, where players' points translate to donations of N95 face masks, portable ventilators, gloves and other personal protective equipment to doctors, nurses and more frontline workers. The second game, SwishAR, has users looking for Mandel to join in a backyard basketball game to shoot hoops. Both games are available on the Apple App store and Google Play.His additional projects as a host, actor, and/or executive producer include "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'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.In 2009, 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' best-seller list in its first week and remained on the list for several consecutive weeks. 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 each year throughout the U.S. and Canada. 

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