Who is Howie Mandel’s wife, Terry?

HOWIE Mandel is well-known as a judge on America's Got Talent and the 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 of over 40 years. Howie and Terry Mandel have been married for 44 years.

According to People , the couple wed on March 16, 1980. Aside from being the wife of the famed America's Got Talent judge, Terry is known as a TV producer and talent agent who has "alongside her husband on a few different projects," per the outlet. She worked as an associate producer on the 1985 TV special Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall.

The pair own a talent agency called The Abstract Talent Agency, which is based in Los Angeles , California . Per People, the couple began dating in high school after meeting at the concession stand at their local youth center. During a May 2022 appearance on Today with Hoda & Jenna , Howie shared that they met in line while waiting to purchase french fries .

"I actually borrowed money from her. I didn't know her, and I was short a couple of bucks for french fries and she lent me money. She was, like, 14 at the time and she lent me money.

And I've been paying her back ever since," the former Deal or No Deal host said. Before their decades-long relationship , Terry turned Howie down. "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," the comedian recalled. The pair's first date wa.