Milton Berle
Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; born July 12, 1908 in New York, NY, † March 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American actor, entertainer and comedian.
Life
Milton Berle was already at the age of five years on the stage. He made the first film experience in 1914 at the age of six years in the film The Perils of Pauline. His nickname at this time was The Boy Wonder. In the following years he made his career in night clubs and theaters, including in New York on Broadway. In 1929 he was involved in the first steps of the medium should be center of his life in the following decades: while watching TV. There was one of his nicknames Mr. Television.
From 1948 to 1955 Berle was seen (after a change of sponsorship in 1953 Buick - Berle Show) in the mission of NBC broadcasts Texaco Star Theater. From this time probably also his nickname The Thief of Bad Gags dates.
His most famous role is probably that of J. Russell Finch in It's a mad mad mad mad world. Another appearance was Berle in the Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy, where he and Jerry Lewis a double déjà vu Herself and as pages.
Music History wrote " Uncle Miltie " on April 3, 1956, when Elvis Presley in the Milton Berle show had one of his first television appearances.
His nephew, Warren Berlinger is a busy actor, as his son Richard Moll.