Sid Caesar, whose comedy work featured prominently in the so-called "Golden Age of Television" in the 1950's and beyond, has died. He was 91.
Caesar was born Isaac Sidney Caesar in 1922. His first big hit, "Show of Shows," brought movie parodies, pantomimes, and comedy routines to television screens in the 1950's, after which he worked on the sketch comedy "Caesar's Hour" and earned a Grammy nomination for his performance in 1962's "Little Me." He worked with writers who later became famous and went on to write their own shows, including Neil Simon, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. He also appeared in films, including "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," "Airport 1975" and "Grease" (1978).
Close friend and biographer Eddy Friedfeld said: "If it weren't for [him] there might not be television as we know it. He and his co-stars and writers revolutionized television comedy, and really comedy in general."
Caesar's cause of death has not been revealed, though the actor had suffered from respiratory problems for several years. He is survived by his three children with Florence Levy, to whom he was married for 67 years until her death in 2010.
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