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Howie Mandel was one of the many child actors to star in the medical drama St. Elsewhere, alongside Denzel Washington. The show ran from 1982 to 1988 and was set in a fictional hospital in Boston. Mandel played the role of Dr. Craig Dorfman, a young doctor who was often seen as being a bit of a goofball. However, he was also a talented surgeon and a caring doctor.