Howie Mandel is a 58-year-old famous television personality that has worked as a comedian, an actor, and television host. He is most noted for being a host on the show Deal or No Deal and America's Got Talent. What many do not know is that Mandel suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. A person with obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized as someone who tends to have obsessive thoughts that may vary from person to person. These obsessions also tend to be associated with compulsions which
Gremlins The movie, Gremlins, is a 1984 comedy/horror film and features great stars like Zach Gilligan who plays Billy Peltzer, Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, Hoyt Axton as Randall Peltzer, and of course Gizmo, whose voice is done by Howie Mandel. This film is set in Kingston Falls, New York, in the 1980’s around Christmas. The film starts off with Randall Peltzer on the road trying to sell his outrageous inventions to storekeepers. While he was on the road he stopped in Chinatown seeking
Those are all things that can make the daily life of living with ADD and ADHD much easier. There are also many Celebrities or well known people who have come out and talked about their diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. A few of them are comedian and actor Howie Mandel, Dancing with the stars dancer Karina Smirnoff and well known singer Justin Timberlake among many others. They have all let the world know that they have this disorder and want to help get awareness out to others who maybe suffering as well. I
Piers Morgan, Journalist, Editor, Author, and Television personality, is one of the most known journalists of this century. Also known as “Piers Moron” for his controversial, and outspoken yet influential news reporting. He has made a name for himself in both America and Britain. Starting off as a local reporter, Piers has journeyed through multiple journalistic media outlets, finally landing a spot in the big leagues of television. After taking over the night – time television spot, previously owned
Karina Smirnoff, famous dancer on Dancing With The Stars. Will Smith, famous singer and actor. Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer. Howie Mandel, comedian and host of Deal or No Deal. All of these people have ADD/ADHD and they are all successful people. They all have overcome their disability. Approximately 11% (6.4 million) children ages 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011 (Data & Statistics). People are always saying that ADD is just a fault in their parent 's discipline, but it’s not. Even