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By the time the again-renamed Milton Berle Show finished its only full season (1955–56), Berle was already becoming history—though his final season was host to two of Elvis Presley's earliest television appearances, April 3 and June 5, 1956.
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor who hosted NBC's Texaco Star Theatre and became the first major TV star. He won two Emmys and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. See his photos, videos, credits, trivia and more on IMDb.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
- He Knew At An Early Age. Mendel Berlinger was born in 1908 and grew up on W. 118th Street in Harlem. His parents were as far from show business as they could be: His father sold paint and his mother was a store detective.
- He Made An Impression. Berle’s first foray into show business occurred when he was just five years old. Young Berle entered the kid’s division of a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and took home the trophy—a tin cup.
- He Had A Terrifying First Gig. It wasn’t much of a stretch for young Berle to play the role of “little boy” in his first motion picture. However, he almost went ballistic when he found out what he had to do in the film.
- He Had A Double. Berle was more than terrified about his crash landing from a moving locomotive, but he was about to learn a valuable lesson about movie-making—all is not what it seems.
Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television.
- July 12, 1908
- March 27, 2002
Milton Berle, brash comedian who became first star of television as beloved 'Uncle Miltie' on Texaco Star Theater from 1948 to 1954, dies at age of 93; began his career in vaudeville,...
May 23, 2024 · Milton Berle (born July 12, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 27, 2002, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian who, as a popular entertainer in the early days of television in the United States, came to be known as “Mr. Television.”
Mar 28, 2002 · Berle was the first star of the "Texaco Star Theater" and became known as "Mr. Television" for his influence on the new medium. He was a master of comedy, a cigar-smoker, a cross-dresser and a friend of Bob Hope and Hugh Hefner.
