HOWIE Mandel is known as a judge on America's Got Talent and former host of Deal or No Deal.
When the Canadian television personality is not working in the entertainment industry, he can be found at home with his wife Terry of more than 40 years.
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Who is Howie Mandel's wife, Terry?
Howie and Terry Mandel have been married for 44 years.
According to Peoplethe couple married on March 16, 1980.
In addition to being the wife of the famous America's Got Talent judge, Terry is known as a TV producer and talent agent who has worked “with her husband on a few different projects,” according to the outlet.
She worked as an associate producer on the 1985 TV special Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall.
The couple owns a talent agency called The Abstract Talent Agency, based in Los Angeles, California.
How did Howie Mandel meet his wife?
Per People, the couple started dating in high school after meeting at the concession stand at their local youth center.
During a performance in May 2022 at Today with Hoda and JennaHowie shared that they met in line while waiting to buy fries.
“I actually borrowed money from her. I didn't know her, and I was a few dollars short for fries and she lent me money. She was about 14 at the time and she lent me money. And I've been paying her back ever since,” said the former Deal or No Deal presenter.
Before their decades-long relationship, Terry rejected Howie.
“She said no until I was like… I think I was 19 when I first went out with her. She didn't want to go out with me,” the comedian recalled.
The couple's first date was at a movie theater.
“I first asked Terry out in high school. We were driving to the movies in my mom's Cutlass Supreme. The car hit a patch of ice and ended up on its side before landing on all four wheels,” Howie said. The Wall Street Journal in 2018.
“Her arms were crossed. She said, 'Very funny.' She thought it was one of my jokes,” he said of Terry's reaction.
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In September 2023, Howie spoke about his long-term marriage to People.
“My wife doesn't speak or understand a word of English, so that's what works for us. I don't know how to say 'I'm funny' in her language, but it works for us,” he joked with the outlet. .
“Communication is overrated. I've been married for 43 years and we haven't said a word to each other,” the comedian further teased.
Who are Howie and Terry's children?
Terry and Howie share three children, including a son and two daughters.
Their eldest child and daughter, 40-year-old Jackelyn Shultz, was born in 1984, followed by their son, 34-year-old Alex Mandel, in 1989.
The couple welcomed their youngest child and daughter, 32-year-old Riley Ehrlich, in 1992.
In 2021, Howie and Jackelyn sat down People to talk about their shared mental health issues.
Both Howie and his eldest daughter suffer from anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“I'm not proud of the gift I gave her. But our coping skills are finding the light,” Howie told the outlet at the time.
Jackelyn, who is now mother to children Abbey and Axel, further opened up about the struggles she has faced over the years, adding that the Covid-19 pandemic has been “really, really hard” on her mental health .
“My anxiety sometimes leads to depression. I've been to the extreme and locked myself away,” Jackie recalls.
“I've been isolated and scared for a year and a half and now that things are starting to pick up again, I'm really not in the same place as most people. I'm working with a therapist to get back out into the world.”
Despite her struggles, Jackelyn said it was “helpful” to have her father understand what she was going through.
“My dad is very open about going to therapy and erasing the stigma. Whenever I was upset or sad or having a bad day, I knew I could reach out,” she continued.