Sid Caesar

Birth Name:

Isaac Sidney Caesar

Birth Place:

Yonkers, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Production manager, Writer, Music department

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

1954Primetime Emmy - Best Male Star of Regular Series:Nominated
1957Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series:Winner
1958Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself:Nominated
1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2005DVDX Award - Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie):Winner

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