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Milton Berle was an American actor and comedian who became the first major star of television in the 1950s. He started his career as a child actor in silent films and vaudeville, and later hosted Texaco Star Theatre and other shows.
1 day ago · Milton Berle was an actor and comedian known as "Mr. Television." Berle's career spanned his entire life, from performing on stage as a child to hosting the variety show, Texaco Star Theater. Berle was considered the very first television star, which is what earned him his nickname.
- 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.
4 days ago · The character is Milton Berle, the one-time vaudevillian comic famed for being the medium of television’s first breakout star. Berle is associated with SNL because he later hosted an episode of the show so reviled by many of the original cast, and especially its creator Lorne Michaels , that it was banned from being re-run for almost 30 years.
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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3 days ago · MILTON BERLE Adored by the public as both Mr. Television and Uncle Miltie, Berle (who died in 2002) hosted one of the most popular Golden Age TV shows, “Texaco Star Theater” on NBC.
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Sep 26, 2024 · Milton Berle was an American comedian who became known as “Mr. Television” for his popular variety show Texaco Star Theater. He also appeared in films, nightclubs, and charity events, and was a frequent target of jokes and imitations.
