Comedian Sid Caesar Dies [VIDEO]
Actor and Comedian Sid Caesar has died. He was 91.
FOX’s Anita Vogel takes a look back at his life and career:
Isaac Sidney Caesar was born September 8th 1922, in Yonkers, New York.
In 1947, Caesar starred in “Make Mine Manhattan” on Broadway, which led to a live TV special called “The Admiral Broadway Revue” — a precursor to the vehicle that made him a TV legend:
(skit audio) “Your Show Of Shows” debuted in 1950. Caesar starred and led a writing team that included Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. Reiner, Howard Morris and Imogene Coca starred in skits, spoofs and sketches:
Carl Reiner: “Sid was gifted with this ability to do sense memory like no other actor that I have ever known, and he wasn’t trained.”
(skit audio) And his groundbreaking work set the stage for everything from the “Carol Burnett Show” to “Saturday Night Live”
Ceasar: “And now on with our show…” (laughter)
In Los Angeles, Anita Vogel, FOX News.
Editor’s Note: Caesar played the role of Coach Calhoun in the movie “Grease” and was Melville Crump in the classic film “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World”
WATCH Sid Caesar in a sketch from “Your Show of Shows”:
