Milton Berle (Guest Host)
Milton Berle (born Milton Berlinger, July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an Americancomedian and actor. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), he was the first major American television star[1] and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during TV's golden age.Around 1920, at age 12, Berle made his stage debut in a production of the musical comedy Florodora. After four weeks in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the show moved to Broadway. It catapulted him into a comedic career that spanned eight decades in nightclubs, Broadway shows, vaudeville, Las Vegas, films, television, and radio. By the early 1930s, he had become a successful stand-up comedian.
In the late 1940s, he canceled well-paying nightclub appearances in favor of doing a radio program.[5] Berle would revive the structure and routines of his vaudeville shows for his debut on TV
In the late 1940s, he canceled well-paying nightclub appearances in favor of doing a radio program.[5] Berle would revive the structure and routines of his vaudeville shows for his debut on TV
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