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 turned
down the Deal or no Deal host gig 3 times before accepting
it. (edit)
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.
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.
In 1988,
while Howie was one of the stars, St. Elsewhere won a Television
Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Drama.
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.
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 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.
