Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. He gained recognition for his roles as Gizmo in the Gremlins films and Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the medical drama St. Elsewhere. Mandel also created and starred in the children's cartoon Bobby's World. He has been a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent since 2010 and Citytv's Canada's Got Talent since 2022. Additionally, he hosted the game show Deal or No Deal and its counterparts. Mandel was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, and attended William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute. He is of Jewish descent and has ancestral ties to Romania and Poland.