(1908-), popular
American comedian and actor, born Milton Berlinger.
Stage entertainer and actor in his youth, from the
late 1930s he mainly performed in nightclubs and became popular for his
unique style of comedy-relying chiefly on energetic delivery, zany antics, facial contortions and a tendency to blatantly borrow jokes from other comedians. In 1948 he entered the then new
field of commercial television and starred in the comedy show "Texaco
Star Theater," which ran until 1956.