When Deal or No Deal came out and they said it was Howie, I was confused, because he looks nothing like how I remembered him from Bobby's World when I was a kid.
I've worked with the guy (I used to do live production work; best day I ever had was walking backstage and seeing Steven Wright fall out of a chair he was laughing so hard), and he is NOTHING like the persona you see on TV. Let's just say....the real guy isn't nearly as ....um..... "marketable". Funny as hell, just not for all ears, so to speak.