- He was a vegetarian.
- In an interview on the Howard Stern radio show, Milton claimed he had an affair as a young man with silent screen actress Pola Negri.
- Milton died on the same day as Dudley Moore.
- Milton claimed his mother was one of the first NYC policewomen and worked as a store detective prior to his birth.
- In 1991, Milton was the first inductee into the International Comedy Hall of Fame.
- Milton recorded and released an album, Songs My Mother Loved, on Roulette Records (R-25018) in 1958.
- Milton once hosted the MTV Video Music Awards.
- Milton's Star on the Walk of Fame for his contributions to Television is located at 6263 Hollywood Blvd..
- In 1950, Milton won an Emmy for Most Outstanding Kinescope Personality.
- In 1979, Milton won a Special Presentation Award at the Emmys - for Mr. Television.
- In 1995, Milton was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for: Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).
- Milton appeared in the music video for Ratt's "Round and Round" as himself, and in drag.
- In 1996, Milton received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy at the American Comedy Awards, USA.
- Milton is the uncle of actor Warren Berlinger.
- In 1962, NBC tried to develop a TV series around incidents in Milton's life, but the series never got beyond the planning stage.
- Milton started out as a child actor with the Biograph Company.
- Milton adopted a daughter, Victoria, in 1946.
- Milton was a regular on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.
- Milton legally changed his name to Berle from Berlinger in 1920.
- Milton was the Stepfather-in-Law of actor Richard Moll.
- Milton's parents were Moses & Sarah Berlinger.
- Milton had four siblings: Phil (b. 1901), Francis (b. 1904), Jack (b. 1905), and Rosalind (b. 1913). They're all now deceased.
- Milton's trademark theme song was "Near You."
- Milton was 5'10" tall.
- Milton's Chinese Horoscope sign was the Monkey (element: Earth).
- Milton's Zodiac Sign was Cancer.
- Milton often worked with the likes of Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, Carol Channing, and Mickey Rooney.
- Milton appeared in approximately 70 films.
- Milton: I feel like Zsa Zsa Gabor's sixth husband. I know what I'm supposed to do, but I don't know how to make it interesting.
