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- Jackelyn Shultz. Howie and Terry experienced parenthood when their first child was born in 1984. Jackelyn has grown up since then, paving a career in entertainment like her father.
- Alex Mandel. The duo’s second child arrived in 1989. Like his older sister, Alex is also famous in his own right, having pursued a career as an actor. Per IMDb, he has credits in House Meeting, Killer Holiday, What Would You Do?
- Riley Mandel. Howie’s youngest child was born in 1992. While Jackelyn and Alex have embraced their father’s superstar status, Riley has stayed out of the spotlight for the most part.
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- Jackelyn Shultz, 39. Howie and Terry welcomed their first child, daughter Jackelyn, in 1984. Growing up, Jackelyn walked the red carpet and made several public appearances with her father.
- Alex Mandel, 33. Howie and Terry welcomed their second child, son Alex, on Sept. 30, 1989. In July 2022, Howie got candid about his son’s childhood struggles with a stutter after Amanda Mammana revealed during her America’s Got Talent audition that she had a speech impediment but when she sang, she didn’t stutter.
- Riley Ehrlich, 31. Howie and Terry welcomed their youngest child, daughter Riley, in 1992. While Jackelyn and Alex followed in their parents’ footsteps by working in the entertainment industry, Riley prefers to stay out of the spotlight and instead pivoted to the health and wellness industry.
- She Began Dating Howie in High School
- Howie Proposed to Her in A Deli
- She and Howie Have Three Kids Together
- She's A Television Producer and Talent Agent
- She Encouraged Howie to Host Deal Or No Deal
- She Has A Great Sense of Humor
- She's An Animal Lover
- She Gets Pranked by Howie
- She Supports Howie Through His Struggles with Anxiety and OCD
After first meeting at the concession stand at their local Y, Howie started courting Terry when they were both in their early teens — though Terry rejected his early advances. "She said no until I was like … I think the first time I dated her I was 19. She didn't want to go out with me," he recalled on Today. The couple's first date was at the movi...
Lucky for Howie, Terry finds him as funny as the rest of his fans. Of his proposal to his future wife, the comedian told Streets of Toronto, "I was sitting in a deli, and I'd bought a loose diamond, and I put it on the table and said, 'I got to go to the bathroom, but if you want to make a ring go ahead.' " He added, "I'm not a romantic; neither of...
The couple share three kids: a son, Alex, born in 1989, and two daughters, Jackie and Riley, born in 1984 and 1992, respectively. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Jackie opened up about having anxiety and OCD, like her dad. "My dad is very open about going to therapy and erasing the stigma," she said. "Whenever I was upset or sad or having a ...
Terry is a talent agent and television producer, having worked alongside her husband on a few different projects. She was an associate producer on the 1985 TV special Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall. The couple also owns a talent agency based in Los Angeles, The Abstract Talent Agency.
Howie is known for his iconic role as the host ofDeal or No Deal (and its 2018 reboot), but it was Terry who encouraged him to take the job in the first place. "In 2005, when I got asked to do a game show, there was no comics hosting game shows. And I said no to it three times," he told The Gazettein 2018. "My wife told me to take the deal, and I t...
It makes sense that Howie fell in love with someone equally as hilarious. In a 2009 interview with Good Housekeeping, Howie explained that his wife's humor is one of the things that attracted him to her. "[Terry] made me laugh. It was wonderful to meet a witty woman," he told the magazine. "Spending your life with someone who doesn't have that woul...
During an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Howie explained that Terry is quite the animal lover, so he once rented an elephant as part of her birthday surprise. However, the sweet gesture didn't exactly go as planned. "I had [the elephant] brought to the house," he said. "But I'm not a good planner, and I didn't invite anyone. I didn't cater. ...
In a 2020 interview, Howie revealed to Jimmy Kimmel how he pranked puzzle-loving Terry during the COVID-19 pandemic by sneakily hiding her jigsaw pieces. "My wife, like a lot of other people, [is] doing puzzles. I don't like puzzles, but she buys like thousand-piece puzzles and she sits there, and that's her whole focus," he explained. "So, the sec...
Howie was diagnosed with severe anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder as a child, and he's been open about how the condition has had a crushing impact on his life. He credits Terry and their children for being an anchor that can help pull him from the depression that comes with his disorder. "The lights of my life are my children and grandchild...
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Jul 19, 2023 · Terry and Howie have three grown kids together, Jackelyn Shultz, born in 1984, Alex in 1989, and Riley, born in 1992. Two of the couple’s kids follow in their footsteps and work in the ...
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Jan 29, 2023 · Home. Celebrity News. Howie Mandel shares adorable family portrait featuring his daughter and granddaughter: 'My baby with her baby' The America's Got Talent judge has three kids with his...
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Sep 6, 2019 · Howie Mandel wears many hats, but one of his most cherished is that as a father. Having been married to his wife, Terry for almost four decades, they share "three great children," Jackie, Riley, and Alex, and took a closer look at their lives.
Feb 26, 2024 · America's Got Talent judge Howie Mandel shared a picture of his wife, Terry, and newborn granddaughter. See the snapshot here.
