By Howie Mandel
A frank, humorous, no-holds-barred memoir that finds the Deal or No Deal host’s ongoing fight with OCD and ADHD–and the way it has formed his existence and occupation. Howie Mandel is without doubt one of the so much recognizable names in entertainment–respected via his friends and loved by means of audiences because the host of the vastly renowned prime-time video game exhibit Deal or No Deal. With a occupation that spans 3 many years and plenty of diverse show-business platforms–he’s a popular humorist who keeps to accomplish greater than a hundred and fifty sold-out exhibits a yr, he created the award-winning television exhibit Bobby’s global, he’s starred in function motion pictures and the hit television sequence St. in different places, and he’s additionally hosted his personal daylight hours speak show–he’s essentially the most flexible performers anyplace. yet there are facets of his own existence he’s by no means spoke of publicly–until now.Eleven years in the past, Mandel first advised the realm approximately his “germophobia.” He’s lately begun discussing his grownup ADHD to boot. Now, for the 1st time, he unearths the main points of his fight with those not easy issues. He catalogs his quite a few fears and neuroses and stocks wonderful tales approximately how he has attempted to combine them into his act. “If I’m making myself laugh,” he writes, “then I’m distracted from all of the different issues occurring in my head which are, every now and then, torturous.” And he speaks frankly and in truth in regards to the methods his has affected his own life–as a son, husband, and father of three.Fans who’ve been loss of life to understand “the deal” at the back of Mandel’s extraordinary upward push during the show-business ranks could be rewarded with many never-before-told anecdotes, every one generously leavened with Mandel’s trademark humor. There are stories from each part of his colourful career–from his early days as a teenage carpet salesman and aspiring stand-up comedian to his stint starting for Diana Ross, his six years on St. somewhere else, and past. As heartfelt because it is hilarious, Here’s the Deal: Don’t contact Me is the tale of 1 man’s attempt to attract comedian concept out of his darkest, such a lot susceptible locations. It’s absolute to please Howie Mandel’s legion of fans–and supply wish to the hundreds of thousands who attempt to reach spite of OCD and ADHD.
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Truthfully, I don’t know what Howard was saying. I do know that I told him what I was suffering from was real. I do know that I was panicked. I do know that I wasn’t in the mode to entertain. And I do know that it didn’t feel good. As serious as all this was to me, I’m sure it meant nothing to him. I don’t believe that anybody in the room felt they were witnessing something of great consequence. Even so, many times when I’m being serious like that, people don’t realize that I am being serious. In comedy, nobody can hear you scream.
I know what you’re thinking. You could end up with E. coli on your knee or elbow. But at least it wouldn’t be on my hands. This is the logic of OCD. I could sell tickets to my public bathroom contortion performances, but this is one room where I cherish my alone time. One of the biggest problems I have is meet and greets at my concerts. The purpose of a meet and greet is that in any local market, a radio or TV station runs a contest where you can win tickets to my show, come backstage, meet me, and greet me with a handshake.
And I would. As much as I wanted to be funny, my real goal was to meet girls. But at the time, I looked like and sounded like a girl. I had curly hair down to my shoulders and a high-pitched voice, and I still hadn’t shaved. I stood four feet ten and weighed eighty-five pounds. Oh, my God, I just realized that I was Hannah Montana. This proved to be an asset. I could walk into the girls’ bathroom, stand at the mirror, and brush my hair without anyone thinking there was a boy in the room. And it was a great way to meet girls.