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With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, Caesar's Hour (1954–1957), both of which influenced later generations of comedians. [1]
Sid Caesar was a comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician who performed in live shows and movies. He created and starred in Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and wrote songs like "I Wrote This Song for Your Birthday".
- Actor, Producer, Production Manager
- September 8, 1922
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- February 12, 2014
Feb 13, 2014 · By FRAZIER MOORE. Published 6:08 PM PDT, February 12, 2014. 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.
Feb 12, 2014 · 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...
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- Mervyn Rothstein,Peter Keepnews
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.
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Learn about the life and career of Sid Caesar, a comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician who performed in radio, TV and Broadway. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trademark, trivia, quotes and more.
Feb 12, 2014 · Comedian Sid Caesar, one of early network TV's biggest stars, died Wednesday morning at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 91. Caesar didn't do smut, putdowns or smarmy remarks. Instead, he did...
