Howard Michael Mandel, a Canadian comedian, television host, actor, and producer, was born on November 29, 1955.
Mandel grew up in the Willowdale neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario, where he was born. He is Jewish, and his ancestors left their native countries of Poland and Romania.
Itzhak Perlman, an Israeli musician, and Mandel are distant cousins. His father was a real estate broker as well as a manufacturer of lighting.
Mandel was dismissed from William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute for posing as a school employee and contracting a construction company to build an expansion to the school. Read More...
AFP via Getty ImagesIn Mexico City, protesters filled the central Zocalo Square and adjoining streetsHuge rallies have been held in several Mexican cities against what protesters say are government attempts to undermine the electoral authorities.
The biggest was in Mexico City, where organisers say 500,000 people marched on the city's main plaza. The local government put the number at 90,000.
Lawmakers last week voted to slash the budget of the National Electoral Institute (INE) and cut its staffing. Read More...
A shocking car crash captured on dashcam has blown up online.
In the video, a white van can be seen running a red light at an intersection in Victoria.
The driver at the wheel of the car with the camera installed then bizarrely puts his foot to the floor and crashes into the vehicle, smashing his own windscreen and sending the van toppling onto its side.
The video was recorded in Derrimut, Victoria, according to Dash Cams Australia. Read More...
