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Sid Caesar. Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American actor, comedian and writer.
Sid Caesar. Actor: Grease. Comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, he performed within the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Shep Fields and Claude Thornhill as saxophonist. Later, as super-hip jazz musician "Cool Cees" in television skits, he played tenor saxophone, and sang with the satirical trio "The Hair Cuts" (with Carl Reiner ...
Feb 13, 2014 · Sid Caesar, comic genius of 1950s television, dies. NEW YORK (AP) — Sid Caesar, who died Wednesday at 91, invented TV sketch comedy, gathering a dream team of fellow performers and writers — among them Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen — whose own impact on comedy will be lasting.
A channel devoted to sharing as much of the incomparable legacy of Sid Caesar as is currently available from his groundbreaking TV work of the late 1940s and 1950s, including more than 15 hours...
Feb 12, 2014 · Sid Caesar, a comedic force of nature who became one of television’s first stars in the early 1950s and influenced generations of comedians and comedy writers, died on Wednesday at his home in...
Feb 12, 2014 · Caesar died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 91 years old. A family spokesman, the AP reported, confirmed the comedian and actor’s death. He was born Isaac Sidney Caesar on Sept. 8...
Apr 5, 2024 · Sid Caesar (born September 8, 1922, Yonkers, New York, U.S.—died February 12, 2014, Beverly Hills, California) American comedian who pioneered the television variety show format with the programs Your Show of Shows (1950–54) and Caesar’s Hour (1954–57). Caesar was the son of European immigrants.
