Howie Mandel
Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, actor and television host. He hosts the NBC game show "Deal or No Deal", as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. In 1987, Mandel starred alongside Amy Steel in the comedy film "Walk Like a Man". From 1982 to 1988 Mandel played rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama "St. Elsewhere". He also created and starred in the children's cartoon "Bobby's World", and judges on NBC's "America's Got Talent".
Historical romance
Hilary Mantel (1952 – ) is a prominent contemporary writer of historical romances (or novels). "Wolf Hall", published in 2009 to critical acclaim, is about Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell. The book won that year's Man Booker Prize and, upon winning the award, Mantel said, "I can tell you at this moment I am happily flying through the air". Judges voted three to two in favour of "Wolf Hall" for the prize. Mantel was presented with a trophy and a £50,000 cash prize during an evening ceremony at the London Guildhall. The panel of judges, led by the broadcaster James Naughtie, described "Wolf Hall" as an "extraordinary piece of storytelling". Leading up to the award, the book was backed as the favourite by bookmakers and accounted for 45% of the sales of all the nominated books. It was the first favourite since 2002 to win the award.