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Milton Berle

1908 - 2002

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Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; Yiddish: ‏מענדעל בערלינגער; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the first Golden Age of Television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milton Berle is the 4,474th most popular actor (down from 3,777th in 2019), the 7,124th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,651st in 2019) and the 2,064th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Milton Berle ranks 4,474 out of 13,578. Before him are José Luis López Vázquez, Leila Hyams, Kaya Scodelario, Branscombe Richmond, Joan Hackett, and Claudia Kim. After him are Dora Doll, David Thornton, Amanda Peet, Shuhrat Abbosov, Byun Baek-hyun, and Nigel Terry.

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Among people born in 1908, Milton Berle ranks 287. Before him are Paolo Monti, Nicolás Lindley López, Alfred Eisenbeisser, Vladimír Syrovátka, Natalya Baranskaya, and Eve Arden. After him are György Bródy, Hermógenes Fonseca, Quentin Crisp, Josué de Castro, Nikolai Kamanin, and Viacheslav Ragozin. Among people deceased in 2002, Milton Berle ranks 219. Before him are Francisco Cabañas, Leopold Vietoris, Nils Bohlin, Richard Helms, Ruth Williams Khama, and Eddie Meduza. After him are Norihito, Prince Takamado, Michel Boisrond, Mikhail Devyataev, Mario de las Casas, Albrecht Becker, and George Nader.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milton Berle ranks 7,126 out of 20,380. Before him are Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), Ron Asheton (1948), Joe Montana (1956), Branscombe Richmond (1955), and Joan Hackett (1934). After him are Stephen Miller (1985), David Thornton (1953), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Amanda Peet (1972), Ralph Metcalfe (1910), and Charles Brockden Brown (1771).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Milton Berle ranks 2,065. Before him are Billy Barty (1924), Terry Moore (1929), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Leila Hyams (1905), Branscombe Richmond (1955), and Joan Hackett (1934). After him are David Thornton (1953), Amanda Peet (1972), Richard Mulligan (1932), Ajita Wilson (1950), Kim Raver (1969), and Matt Ross (1970).

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