The Biggest Problem with Telling a Story
“The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.” —Sid Caesar
Quote Author: Sid Caesar, Nationality: American, Sex: Male
Profession(s) | Comic Actor | Writer |
Born: September 8, 1922, Died: February 12, 2014
Isaac Sidney “Sid” Caesar was an American comic actor and writer, best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows, which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, Caesar’s Hour, both of which influenced later generations of comedians. 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 movies; he played Coach Calhoun in 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), and Cannonball Run II (1984). (Source + full bio: Wikipedia.org)
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