1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Ca es ars ▁moved ▁to ▁Hollywood . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁produced ▁a ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁T ars ▁and ▁S par s ▁in ▁which ▁Ca esar ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁acted ▁in ▁The ▁Gu ilt ▁of ▁Jan et ▁Am es . ▁He ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁The ▁J ol son ▁Story ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁imp erson ator , ▁and ▁turned ▁down ▁several ▁other ▁offers ▁to ▁play ▁side k ick ▁roles . ▁He ▁soon ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁Joe ▁E . ▁Lewis ▁at ▁the ▁Cop ac ab ana ▁night club . ▁He ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Lie b man , ▁who ▁gu ided ▁his ▁stage ▁material ▁and ▁presentation . ▁That ▁job ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁William ▁Morris ▁Agency ▁and ▁a ▁nation wide ▁tour . ▁Ca esar ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁Broadway ▁rev ue , ▁Make ▁Mine ▁Manh attan , ▁which ▁featured ▁The ▁Five ▁D ollar ▁Date — one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁original ▁pieces , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁sang , ▁acted , ▁double - t alk ed , ▁p antom im ed , ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁music . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Donald son ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁musical . ▁ ▁Television ▁Ca esar ' s ▁television ▁career ▁began ▁with ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁Mil ton ▁Ber le ' s ▁Tex aco ▁Star ▁Theater ▁in ▁the