AKA: Uncle Miltie, Mendel Berlinger, Mr Television
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 07/12/1908
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 03/27/2002
biography
In a career that has spanned eight decades, and included everything from silent films to vaudeville to Broadway to radio, Milton Berle qualifies as one of the personifications of "show business". Despite making a mark in each of the aforesaid media, Berle achieved his greatest success as the first acknowledged superstar of television. Between 1948 and 1956, Tuesday nights belonged to the comedian. The success of his weekly variety show earned him the honorific titles of 'Mr. Television' and 'Uncle Miltie'. Famous for his extremely high energy level and for a series of outlandish
