Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar (Isaac Sidney Caesar; September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comedian and actor. Caesar stared in Your Show of Shows from 1950 until 1954 and in Grease as Coach Calhoun. Before becoming a comedian, Caesar was a musician. He won two Emmy Awards during his career.

Caesar was born on September 8, 1922 in Yonkers, New York. He was of Polish-Russian-Jewish descent. Caesar was married to Florence Levy from 1943 until her death in 2010. They had three children.

Caesar died on the morning of February 12, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California from natural causes, aged 91.  

References

Other websites

 Official Sid Caesar website 



 Sid Caesar Biography from Museum of Broadcast Communications 
 Sid Caesar Biography from New York Times 
 Archival Television Audio on Sid Caesar

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Category:American Emmy Award winning actors
Category:Jewish American actors
Category:Musicians from New York (state)