- In the mid-1960s, Berman and wife Sarah adopted two children, son Joshua (1965-October 29, 1977) and daughter Rachel. The Bermans were planning Joshua's bar mitzvah when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Joshua died on October 29, 1977 at age 12.
- One of the jobs he had before he got into show business was a dance instructor at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio.
- In 1955 he joined The Compass Players in Chicago, a comedy improv group that had a cabaret on the city's North Side.
- Studied drama at Herbert Berghof HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
- He was the son of Irene (Marks) and Nathan Berman. His father was born in Illinois, to Polish Jewish parents. His mother was born in England, to a Russian Jewish father and a Latvian Jewish mother.
- Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde (1968).
- Uncle of actor Henry Herman.
- Has two grandsons.
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. 48-50. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
- Born on exactly the same date as John Fiedler of "12 Angry Men" and "Winnie the Pooh" fame.
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