America's Got Talent host, Howie Mandel to perform

MORRISTOWN — Comedian and America's Got Talent judge Howie Mandel returns for another off-the-cuff, anything-goes evening of laughs at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, July 16 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $49 to $99.
Howie Mandel has remained a constant force in show business for more than 30 years. Howie Mandel is also executive producer of many shows with his production company, Alevy Productions, one of which is the TBS series "Deal With It," a hidden camera ambush show where unsuspecting members of the public are secretly dared to pull a prank on their unwitting companions with absolutely no time to prepare.

He also serves as one of the judges on NBC's summer hit talent competition series "America's Got Talent" alongside Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howard Stern. Previously, Howie received an Emmy 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.

Howie'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," Howie has become a mainstay of the American comedy scene.

In 2009, Howie added another title to his resume, author, when he released his frank, funny, no-holds-barred memoir "Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me." The memoir that revealed his ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD-and how it has shaped his life and career-made the New York Times Bestseller list on its first week and remained on the list for several consecutive weeks.

Howie started his career on a dare in Toronto in 1979 and then one night during a trip to Los Angeles he was at the legendary Comedy Store on amateur night and Howie was coaxed by his friends to get up and try his luck.

As fate would have it, there was a producer in the crowd who immediately hired him to appear on the comedy game-show "Make Me Laugh." His appearance on the show led to talk show appearances, a stint as Diana Ross' opening act and eventually to the television series "St. Elsewhere," where Howie spent six seasons as "Dr. Wayne Fiscus" on the award-winning NBC drama.

Howie's Emmy Award-nominated animated children series "Bobby's World" ran eight seasons on FOX and now appears in syndication six days a week in 65 countries. As the series' creator and executive producer, Howie was closely involved in its writing, as well as providing the voice of Bobby, Bobby's dad and other characters. Howie attributes the show's success to drawing the story lines from real life.

Howie 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. Howie also continues to perform as many as 200 concerts a year throughout the US and Canada.

Howie lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Terry, and their three children.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St. in Morristown. For more information contact the box office at 973-539-8008 or visit www.mayoarts.org.