Was Milton berle a nasty man?

Answer 1

It's difficult to say. By many accounts, he was very driven, egocentric, a control freak, and totally focused on his own success, often to the detriment of anyone else's. But those qualities are not unique to the late Mr. Berle-- there have been many performers who seemed warm and wonderful on camera and were hard to get along with the rest of the time. And while he was known to be a perfectionist, there are also stories that he had a softer side-- for example, he encouraged and mentored a number of up-and-coming comedians.