1.   It may well be that, during his heyday, there has never been a more popular television performer than Mr. Berle.

2.   More important for his demoralized party, he is a fighter, a spirited spokesman who relishes attacking the Republicans, and a highly effective television performer.

3.   Netanyahu, a practiced and polished television performer, seemed the more comfortable of the two.

4.   Now Elian has been turned into a television performer too, in a cheap bid to manipulate public opinion.

5.   She jokingly admits that, like many television performers, she itches to return to the live theater.

6.   There were also comments by Frank A. Bennack Jr., chairman of the museum and president of Hearst Corp., as well as appearances by television performers.

7.   The singer-songwriter, comedian, tap-clog dancer, television performer and riverboat enthusiast had cancer for more than a decade.

8.   The prime minister will try to use his advantage as a television performer, analysts said.