Sid Caesar Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Career Achievement Award at the 2001 Television Critics Association Awards
• Started his career as a musician, playing saxophone in the dance band at the Vacationland Hotel and gradually incorporating comedy into his act
• On television, performed sketch comedy on variety shows, incorporating his skills on the tenor saxophone into his comedy
• Could mimic the rhythm and accent of any dialect, a skill that he used to appear fluent in a number of languages outside of his native English and Yiddish
• Audited classes at the Julliard School of Music after failing to join the musician's union in New York City
• Served as a musician after enlisting in the United States Coast Guard