EntertainmentKevin Winter/Getty Billy Crystal presents the Pioneer Award to Sid Caesar onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards in Los Angeles.Sid Caesar, the writer, actor and comedian who shaped American comedy from the early days of television is dead at age 91.
Larry King first announced the news via Twitter:
Sorry to learn about the passing of Sid Caesar-a dear friend, a comic genius & an American classic- there will never be another one like him
- Larry King (@kingsthings) February 12, 2014
A representative for Carl Reiner, one of Caesar's longtime collaborators, has since confirmed Caeser's death.