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Line 16: \| website = }} '''Isaac Sidney Caesar''' (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American ~~comic~~ actor, comedian and writer. 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.<ref>{{YouTube\|78KZl_j8YiM\|"Sid Caesar remembered as one of TV s early kings of comedy"}}, ''CBS This Morning'', February 13, 2014</ref> ''Your Show of Shows'' and its cast received seven [[Emmy]] nominations between the years 1953 and 1954 and tallied two wins. He also acted in films; he played Coach Calhoun in ''[[Grease (film)\|Grease]]'' (1978) and its sequel ''[[Grease 2]]'' (1982) and appeared in the films ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963), ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (1976), ''[[History of the World, Part I]]'' (1981), ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984), and ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' (1997). Caesar was considered a "sketch comic" and actor, as opposed to a stand-up comedian. He also relied more on body language, accents, and facial contortions than simply dialogue. Unlike the slapstick comedy which was standard on TV, his style was considered "avant garde" in the 1950s. He conjured up ideas and scene and used writers to flesh out the concept and create the dialogue. Among the writers who wrote for Caesar early in their careers were [[Mel Brooks]], [[Neil Simon]], [[Larry Gelbart]], [[Carl Reiner]], [[Michael Stewart (playwright)\|Michael Stewart]], [[Mel Tolkin]], [[Lucille Kallen]], [[Selma Diamond]], and [[Woody Allen]]. "Sid's was the show to which all comedy writers aspired. It was the place to be," said [[Steve Allen]].

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