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Milton Berle

Milton Berle's biography

Milton Berle is 94 years old comedian born at New York City. He was born on Sunday 12th of July 1908. He is often nicknamed as Uncle MiltieMr. TelevisionThe Boy WonderThe Thief of Bad Gags. According to year of birth 1908 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 12th of July means he is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.

He is citizen of United States of America. He is an adherent of judaism. His primary profession is to be comedian. You can know him also as television actor, film actor, screenwriter, composer. He is recently known as television presenter.

Milton Berle's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Professional Children's School, Morris High School.

Milton Berle's career

His main focus is to be comedian.

How did Milton Berle die

He died on on Wednesday 27th of March 2002 when he was 94 years old at Los Angeles. Milton Berles death was caused by colon cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Milton Berle's Awards

  • Awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame--for Television at 6263 Hollywood Blvd. and for Radio at 6771 Hollywood Blvd.

What Milton Berle has done for a first time

  • In 1984 he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, and in 1991 became the first entertainer inducted into the International Comedy Hall of Fame.
  • In May 1949 he hosted the world's first charity telethon, benefiting the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. The program lasted 24 hours.

Milton Berle's quotes

  • An adult western is where the hero still kisses his horse at the end, only now he worries about it.
  • If evolution works, why do mothers only have two hands.
  • If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
  • Money can't buy you happiness, but it helps you look for it in a lot more places.
  • A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.
  • I live to laugh, and I laugh to live.
  • [on all the chatter at the 1965 Academy Awards about one romantic twosome in the audience] When I took out Woodrow Wilson's daughter, they didn't make such a fuss.
  • Don't tell jokes only the band laughs at.
  • [to Arnold Schwarzenegger] You being funny with your accent is twice as big a deal as me being funny. They expect me to be funny!
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger has bigger boobs than his wife!
  • [how to tell a joke] Delivery, not stressing the punchline, timing.
  • You get a lot of awards when you're a star, and lots of them are irrelevant.
  • Don't burn, just singe.
  • You show the emotion so you get the audience going the other way.
  • [on his beginning as a comic] I had copied my style from a great comic, Ted Healy. I patterned myself after Healy, with the hat turned up in front and the collegiate look. I was the brash, flippant wise guy, smart-ass type.
  • I have a file of four million jokes . . . I have them cross-indexed. Whatever subject you want, I have a joke on it.
  • [on Bob Hope] Bob is a joke man. Bob will buy the motion picture rights to Critic's Choice (1963) and then add quite a few dozen one-liners. I think it is a fear of not being able to wait--and not hearing your laugh a second.

Milton Berle's body shape

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