Biography
A pioneer of television comedy, Sid Caesar was the prodigiously talented star of such legendary variety series as "Your Show of Shows" (NBC, 1950-54) and "Caesar's Hour" (NBC, 1954-57). Gifted beyond compare in so many aspects of comic performance - from physical humor, improvisation and pantomime to mimicry and his specialty, double-talk - Caesar wowed post-war audiences with his energy and keen eye for the absurd aspects of everyday life and …
Career Milestones
| Began career as musician | ||
| Served in Coast Guard during WWII; first appeared in "Tars and Spars" | ||
| Star of "Caesar's Hour" | ||
| Starred in "The Sid Caesar Show" | ||
1946 | Film acting debut, "Tars and Spars" | |
1948 | Stage debut, "Tars and Spars" on Broadway | |
1949 | Star of "The Admiral Broadway Revue" | |
1950 | Star of "Your Show of Shows" | |
1958 | Star of "Sid Caesar Show Invites You" | |
1962 | Starred on Broadway in Neil Simon's musical "Little Me" | |
1963 | Returned to features after fifteen year absence in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" | |
1977 | TV-movie debut, "Flight to Holocaust" | |
1978 | Played the Coach in "Grease" | |
1982 | Published autobiography detailing addictions and substance abuse | |
1982 | Reprised role of coach in "Grease 2" | |
Awards
1954 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Star of Regular Series in Your Show of Shows |
1956 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedian |
1957 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance By a Comedian In a Series in Caesar's Hour |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Love & War |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Mad About You |