2 , ▁Ca esar ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Florence ▁Le vy , ▁at ▁the ▁Av on ▁L odge ▁in ▁the ▁Cat sk ills ▁village ▁of ▁Wood ridge , ▁New ▁York . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children : ▁M iche le , ▁Rick ▁and ▁Kar en . ▁After ▁joining ▁the ▁mus icians ' ▁union , ▁he ▁briefly ▁played ▁with ▁She p ▁Field s , ▁Claude ▁Th orn hill , ▁Charlie ▁Sp iv ak , ▁Art ▁Mo oney ▁and ▁Ben ny ▁Good man . ▁Later ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁performed ▁" Sing , ▁Sing , ▁Sing " ▁with ▁Good man ▁for ▁a ▁TV ▁performance . ▁ ▁Still ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁Ca esar ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁Florida , ▁where ▁Vern on ▁Duke ▁and ▁Howard ▁Diet z ▁were ▁putting ▁together ▁a ▁service ▁rev ue ▁called ▁T ars ▁and ▁S par s . ▁There ▁he ▁met ▁the ▁civil ian ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁Max ▁Lie b man . ▁When ▁Ca esar ' s ▁comedy ▁got ▁bigger ▁app la use ▁than ▁the ▁musical ▁numbers , ▁Lie b man ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁do ▁stand - up ▁bits ▁between ▁the ▁songs . ▁T ars ▁and ▁S par s ▁tou red ▁nation ally , ▁and ▁became ▁Ca esar ' s ▁first ▁major ▁gig ▁as ▁a ▁com ed ian . ▁Lie b man ▁later ▁produced ▁Ca esar ' s ▁first ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁