00:00What comes to your mind when you hear the name Howie Mandel?
00:03Is it the guy who refuses to shake hands because of OCD?
00:07Or the hilarious bald judge on America's Got Talent?
00:11Well, what if I told you that before the fame, the million-dollar checks,
00:15and the Hidden Hills Mansions, Howie Mandel was just a struggling Canadian kid
00:19who was once expelled from high school for a prank?
00:22Today, he sits on a jaw-dropping fortune of $60 million.
00:27But how did he build this massive empire?
00:30What does he actually spend his millions on?
00:32And just how much does he make for saying, deal or no deal?
00:36Stick around, because Howie's financial journey is full of wild twists,
00:40unexpected risks, and some seriously smart real estate moves that will blow your mind.
00:45To understand Howie's fortune, we have to go back to the very beginning.
00:49Howie wasn't born with a silver spoon.
00:52In the late 1970s, he was just another aspiring stand-up comedian
00:56trying to make it at Toronto's famous Yuck Yuck's Comedy Club.
01:00His act was described as wild, crazy, and borderline psychotic.
01:04But that raw, unpredictable energy caught the eye of Hollywood.
01:08By the 1980s, Howie landed a major role on the hit medical drama, Saint.
01:13Elsewhere, he also voiced the lovable character Gizmo in the cult classic film Gremlins.
01:19But Howie's bank account didn't just grow.
01:22It exploded when he stepped into the world of TV hosting.
01:26Enter Deal or No Deal in 2005.
01:29The game show became a global phenomenon, and Howie was the face of it.
01:34Hosting both the American and Canadian versions didn't just make him a household name.
01:38It made him incredibly rich.
01:40And then came America's Got Talent.
01:43Since joining the judging panel in 2010, Howie has become the longest-serving judge on the show.
01:49So, how much is he making for hitting that golden buzzer?
01:52Reports show that Howie pulls in an astonishing $70,000 per episode.
01:57In a standard 24-episode season, that's about $1.7 million a year,
02:03just for sitting in that famous red chair.
02:05Not a bad day's work, right?
02:07But Howie didn't stop at television.
02:10He turned his massive earnings into serious investments.
02:13Howie Mandel is actually a quiet real estate mogul.
02:16Back in 2018, he bought a ranch-style home in the ultra-exclusive Hidden Hills community for $2.6 million.
02:24Just two years later, he flipped that exact property to NFL player Jalen Ramsey for a staggering $9.5 million.
02:32On top of that, he owns a massive 13,000-square-foot mega-mansion in Hidden Hills,
02:37a beautiful property in Calabasas, and three high-end condos in Santa Monica worth nearly $5 million.
02:45Add in his own production company, his hit podcast Howie Mandel Does Stuff, and lucrative brand deals,
02:52like becoming the face of Skechers, and you have a multi-million dollar empire that keeps growing every single year.
02:58From a struggling stand-up comic to a $60 million powerhouse,
03:03Howie Mandel's story proves that with a little bit of madness, a lot of hard work, and the right business
03:08moves,
03:09anyone can hit the jackpot.
03:11So, what do you think?
03:13Is Howie Mandel the ultimate entertainer-turned-entrepreneur?
03:17Or did his real estate flips impress you the most?
03:21Let us know in the comments below.
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