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Howie Mandel Biography (1955-)

Full name, Howie Michael Mandel II; born November 29, 1955, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; father, a lighting manufacturer and realtor; married Terry; children: Jackelyn Mandel Perry, Al, one other daughter.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Comedian, actor, producer, director, writer

Birth Details

November 29, 1955

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• The Shape of Things, NBC, 1982
• Laugh Trax, syndicated, 1982
• Dr. Wayne Fiscus, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-88
• Voices of Animal, Skeeter, and Bunson Honeydew, Jim Henson's Muppet Babies and Monsters (also known as Jim Henson's Muppet Babies and Muppet Babies), CBS, 1984-86
• Himself and voices of Bobby Generic and Mr. Generic, Bobby's World, Fox, 1990-98
• Ernie Lapidus, Good Grief, Fox, 1990
• Professor, The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys, 1992
• Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies, Showtime, 1994-96
• Host, The Howie Mandel Show, syndicated, 1997-99
• Specials
• Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1985
• Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz, 1985
• On Location: Howie Mandel, HBO, 1986
• Young Comedians All-Star Reunion, HBO, 1986
• Waldo, The Princess Who Had Never Laughed, Showtime, 1986
• "Howie from Maui--Live!," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1987
• Live! from London, 1988
• Comedy Store 15th Year Class Reunion (also known as Comedy Store Reunion), NBC, 1988
• Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989
• Howie Mandel: Hooray for Howiewould!, Showtime, 1990
• Jerry, Between Cars, HA! TV Comedy Network, 1990
• The Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, 1990
• Howie Newman, Howie and Rose, 1991
• The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, 1991
• Host, Howie, 1992
• Howie Mandel: Howie Spent Our Summer, 1992
• Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, 1992
• Birth of the Team, 1992
• Class Clowns, 1992
• Who Makes You Laugh?, ABC, 1995
• Howie Morgan, Grownups, ABC, 1995
• Celebrity First Loves, Fox, 1995
• Comic Relief's 10th Anniversary, HBO, 1996
• Caesar's Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1996
• Howie Mandel on Ice, HBO, 1997
• Canned Ham: Deconstructing Harry, Comedy Central, 1997
• 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, 1997
• Sex with Cindy Crawford, ABC, 1998
• Comedy Central Presents Behind-the-Scenes at the American Comedy Awards, Comedy Network, 1999
• It's Only Talk: The Real Story of America's Talk Shows, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• MTV's New Year's Eve Uncensored, MTV, 2000
• Also presented The Watusi Tour, HBO.
• Movies
• Humpty Dumpty, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, The Disney Channel, 1990
• Voice of Mealy, David Copperfield (also known as Charles Dickens' David Copperfield), PBS, 1993
• Danny Klay, Shake, Rattle, and Rock!, Showtime, 1994
• Voice of Sam-I-Am, In Search of Dr. Seuss, TNT, 1994
• Charlie, the TV show host, Harrison Bergeron (also known as Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron), Showtime, 1995
• Jackie's Back! (also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), Lifetime, 1999
• Marty, Spinning out of Control, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• Episodic
• Make Me Laugh, syndicated, between 1979 and 1980
• Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, 1991
• Comics Only, 1991
• "ZooTV at Night," The Ben Stiller Show, 1993
• Interior decorator Larry, "Every Mother's Son," Homicide: Life onthe Street, NBC, 1995
• Stuart Wyler, Bless This House, CBS, 1995
• Mr. Mxyzptlk, "Twas the Night before Mxymas," Lois and Clark: The NewAdventures of Superman, ABC, 1996
• Carl, "Second Thoughts," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997
• The Nanny, CBS, 1998
• "Sisters," Providence, NBC, 1999
• Jerry show announcer, Sunset Beach, 1999
• Guest cohost, Regis and Kathie Lee; also appeared on Bizarre, An Evening at the Improv, The Max Headroom Show, The MervGriffin Show, Norm Crosby Comedy Show, and The Tonight Show.
• Awards Presentations
• The 37th Annual Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
• Presenter, American Video Awards, ABC, 1985
• The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
• The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1987
• Host, Juno Music Awards, 1987
• The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
• Presenter, Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the AmericanTeacher Awards, 1996
• Pilots
• Rock Comedy (pilot for Laugh Trax), syndicated, 1982
• Welcome to the Fun Zone, NBC, 1984
• Television Work
• Series; Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
• Bobby's World, Fox, 1990-98
• (And creator) The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys, 1992
• (And director) Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies, Showtime, 1994-96
• The Howie Mandel Show, syndicated, 1998
• Specials; Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
• On Location: Howie Mandel, HBO, 1986
• Howie Mandel: Hooray for Howiewould!, Showtime, 1990
• Howie, 1992
• Director, Howie Mandel: Howie Spent Our Summer, 1992
• Co-executive producer, Grownups, ABC, 1995
• Howie Mandel on Ice, HBO, 1997
• Film Appearances
• Matt Lloyd, Gas, Paramount, 1981
• Larry Pound, Funny Farm, Mutual, 1982
• Voice of Gizmo, Gremlins, 1984
• Dennis Powell, A Fine Mess, Columbia, 1986
• The Canadian Conspiracy, Shtick Productions, 1986
• Bobo Shand, Walk like a Man (also known as Bobo the Dog Boy), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
• Maurice, Little Monsters, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
• Voice of Gizmo, Gremlins II: The New Batch, Warner Bros., 1990
• Moe, Magic Kid II, 1994
• Jason Quincy, Tribulation, Artist View Entertainment, 2000
• Voice of Jack, The Tangerine Bear, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
• Spin Cycle, 2000
• Also voice of Omni, Once Upon a Star.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Howie Mandel Fits like a Glove, Warner Bros., 1986
• Also recorded The Watusi Tour.
• Videos
• Howie Mandel's North American Watusi Tour, Paramount, 1987
• Narrator, The Great Word Adventure (video game), 1995
• WRITINGS
• Television Series
• Bobby's World (also based on character created by Mandel), Fox, 1990-98
• Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies, Showtime, 1994-96
• The Howie Mandel Show, syndicated, 1998
• Television Specials
• On Location: Howie Mandel, HBO, 1986
• Howie, 1992
• Howie Mandel on Ice, HBO, 1997
• Television Pilots
• Welcome to the Fun Zone, NBC, 1984

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers 1989, 1989 Issue 4, Gale (Detroit, MI),

Periodicals

• Broadcasting and Cable, June 15, 1998, p. 34.
• Entertainment Weekly, November 10, 1995, p. 70.
• Hollywood Reporter, October, 1987.
• Parade, October 4, 1998, p. 30.