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Sid Caesar(1922-2014)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Sid Caesar in Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009)
A humorous, melancholy and affectionate look at the global obsession with movies, "TINSEL - The Lost Movie About Hollywood" explores the magic of stories told by a flickering light in a dark room.
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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 and Howard Morris). He sang the lead role in "Little Me" on Broadway. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his popular song compositions include "I Wrote This Song for Your Birthday" and "Was That You?".
BornSeptember 8, 1922
DiedFebruary 12, 2014(91)
BornSeptember 8, 1922
DiedFebruary 12, 2014(91)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys

Photos112

Eve Arden, Tab Hunter, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Dick Patterson, and Connie Stevens in Grease 2 (1982)
Sid Caesar in The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
Sid Caesar in The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
Sid Caesar in The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
Henry Gibson and Sid Caesar in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Larry Hagman, Jeff Altman, Sid Caesar, Mie, and Teddy Pendergrass in Pink Lady (1980)
Sid Caesar in Pink Lady (1980)
Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar, Nanette Fabray, and Howard Morris in Caesar's Hour (1954)
Sid Caesar in Grease (1978)
Larry Hagman, Jim Varney, and Sid Caesar in Pink Lady (1980)
Sid Caesar, Keiko Masuda, and Mie in Pink Lady (1980)
Sid Caesar and Cheri Steinkellner in Pink Lady (1980)

Known for

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Coach Calhoun
  • 1978
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
7.5
  • Melville Crump
  • 1963
Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport 1975
5.7
  • Barney
  • 1974
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Chief Caveman
  • 1981

Credits

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Actor

  • Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
    Comic Book: The Movie
  • Globehunters (2002)
    Globehunters
    • (voice)
  • Joe Mantegna, Edward James Olmos, Clifton Collins Jr., and Esai Morales in The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
    The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
  • Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Ethan Embry, and Marisol Nichols in Vegas Vacation (1997)
    Vegas Vacation
  • Life with Louie (1994)
    Life with Louie
    • (voice)
  • Shelley Fabares, Valerie Harper, Mary Kate Schellhardt, and Hillary Tuck in The Great Mom Swap (1995)
    The Great Mom Swap
  • Annie Potts and Jay Thomas in Love & War (1992)
    Love & War
  • Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Danny Thomas in Side by Side (1988)
    Side by Side
  • Freedom Fighter (1988)
    Freedom Fighter
  • The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
    The Emperor's New Clothes
  • Katherine Helmond, Melissa Joan Hart, Sid Caesar, and Kimble Joyner in Christmas Snow (1986)
    Christmas Snow
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
  • Natalie Gregory in Alice in Wonderland (1985)
    Alice in Wonderland
  • Cloris Leachman, Mare Winningham, Sid Caesar, and Phyllis Frelich in Love Is Never Silent (1985)
    Love Is Never Silent

Producer

  • Sid Caesar Presents Comedy Preview

Production Manager

  • Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (2003)
    Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
  • Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (2003)
    Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar
  • The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (2001)
    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy
  • The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001)
    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns
  • The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000)
    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
  • The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (2000)
    The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
  • The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (2000)
    The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

Videos12

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Clip 2:15
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Clip 2:20
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:35
Official Trailer
The Cheap Detective
Trailer 3:02
The Cheap Detective
Silent Movie
Trailer 1:08
Silent Movie
When Comedy Went to School
Trailer 2:14
When Comedy Went to School
Lunch
Trailer 0:46
Lunch
Airport 1975
Trailer 2:52
Airport 1975
The Roy Rogers Collection
Trailer 1:21
The Roy Rogers Collection
The Best Of Sid Caesar
Trailer 1:13
The Best Of Sid Caesar
Celebrity Billiards
Trailer 2:26
Celebrity Billiards
Official Trailer | TINSEL THE LOST FILM ABOUT HOLLYWOOD
Trailer 1:57
Official Trailer | TINSEL THE LOST FILM ABOUT HOLLYWOOD

Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • September 8, 1922
    • Yonkers, New York, USA
    • February 12, 2014
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • Florence CaesarJuly 17, 1943 - March 3, 2010 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Sid joined ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers) in 1955, and his songs include "I Wrote This Song for your Birthday", and "Was That You?".
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He gave up alcohol "cold turkey". His autobiography, "Where Have I Been", published in 1983 and his second book, "Caesar's Hours", both chronicle his struggle to overcome alcoholism and barbiturates.
  • Quotes
    After all those years of doing a live, hour-and-a-half show every week, I've got nothing more I need to prove.
    • Comedy acts involving ordinary people in unrealistic situations
    • Your Show of Shows
      (1950)
      $5,000 /week

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