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  • Zach Galligan revealed he's never met Howie Mandel, who voiced Gizmo in both Gremlins movies. 1 / 8

  • Galligan told EW, "I have never met... Howie Mandel once in my entire life." 2 / 8

  • The actor added, "I know nothing about the man, he knows nothing about me." 3 / 8

  • Galligan portrayed Billy Peltzer in 1984's Gremlins and 1990's Gremlins 2: The New Batch. 4 / 8

  • He reprised the role in a new Mountain Dew Zero Sugar commercial. 5 / 8

  • Mandel also returned to voice the Gizmo character in the ad. 6 / 8

  • The Gremlins franchise will continue in HBO Max's Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai animated series. 7 / 8

  • While Season 1 has yet to receive a premiere date, Season 2 was already greenlit. 8 / 8