Howie Mandel
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Howie Mandel is a Canadian comedian, actor, and television host best known for his stand-up comedy, his role on the medical drama "St. Elsewhere," and hosting the game show "Deal or No Deal."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howie Mandel canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3197291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Mandel Context triple: [St. Elsewhere, leadActor, Howie Mandel]
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A.
Drew Carey
Drew Carey is an American comedian, actor, and game show host best known for "The Drew Carey Show" and hosting "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "The Price Is Right."
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B.
Lee Mack
Lee Mack is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his quick-fire wit and starring role in the sitcom "Not Going Out."
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C.
Wayne Brady
Wayne Brady is an American actor, comedian, singer, and television personality best known for his improvisational work on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and hosting "Let's Make a Deal."
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D.
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his observational, family-friendly humor and roles in both film and television.
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E.
Mark Leno
Mark Leno is an American Democratic politician and former California state legislator known for representing San Francisco in both the State Assembly and State Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Mandel Target entity description: Howie Mandel is a Canadian comedian, actor, and television host best known for his stand-up comedy, his role on the medical drama "St. Elsewhere," and hosting the game show "Deal or No Deal."
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A.
Drew Carey
Drew Carey is an American comedian, actor, and game show host best known for "The Drew Carey Show" and hosting "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "The Price Is Right."
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B.
Lee Mack
Lee Mack is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his quick-fire wit and starring role in the sitcom "Not Going Out."
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C.
Wayne Brady
Wayne Brady is an American actor, comedian, singer, and television personality best known for his improvisational work on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and hosting "Let's Make a Deal."
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D.
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his observational, family-friendly humor and roles in both film and television.
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E.
Mark Leno
Mark Leno is an American Democratic politician and former California state legislator known for representing San Francisco in both the State Assembly and State Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| birthName | Howard Michael Mandel ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| creatorOf | Bobby's World ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-11-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Mandel ⓘ |
| genre |
improvisational comedy
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observational comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Howard ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alex Mandel
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Jackie Mandel ⓘ Riley Mandel ⓘ |
| hasHairStyle | bald ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition |
germophobia
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obsessive–compulsive disorder ⓘ |
| knownFor |
energetic stand-up comedy
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hosting game shows ⓘ television judging ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Howie Mandel self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
America's Got Talent
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Bobby's World ⓘ Deal or No Deal ⓘ Howie Mandel: Here's the Deal, Don't Touch Me ⓘ St. Elsewhere ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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author ⓘ producer ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television presenter ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
America's Got Talent
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Canada's Got Talent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Toronto
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surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Terry Mandel ⓘ |
| televisionRole |
Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere
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host of Canada's Got Talent ⓘ host of Deal or No Deal ⓘ judge on America's Got Talent ⓘ |
| voiceRole |
Bobby's World
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surface form:
Bobby Generic in Bobby's World
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howie Mandel Description of subject: Howie Mandel is a Canadian comedian, actor, and television host best known for his stand-up comedy, his role on the medical drama "St. Elsewhere," and hosting the game show "Deal or No Deal."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.