Chevy Chase
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Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, actor and writer.
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Chevy Chase is an American actor, screenwriter, comedian, and voice actor. Born Cornelius Crane Chase in Lower Manhattan in 1943, he began his work period in 1968. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East, and resides in Bedford. Chase speaks and writes in English.
He was educated at the Dalton School, Haverford College, and Bard College. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, an Emmy Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor.
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Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon. He quickly became a key cast member in the inaugural season of Saturday Night Live, where his Weekend Update skit soon became a staple of…
Known for
- Lorne — Self2026
- Marty, Life Is Short — Self (archive footage)2026
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not — Self2025
- John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor, National Lampoon's Vacation (archive footage)2025
- Breakdown: 1975 — Self (Saturday Night Live- archive footage)2025
- The Christmas Letter — Norm De Plume2024
- Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)2024
- Glisten and the Merry Mission — Santa (voice)2023
- Zombie Town — Mezmerian2023
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1943
Discography
- Chevy Chase1980
Member of
- Saturday Night Live1975–1976
- Chamaeleon Church
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Key facts
- Born
- Cornelius Crane Chase , ( 1943-10-08 ) October 8, 1943 (age 82) , New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Bard College (BA)
- Occupations
- Comedian actor writer
- Political party
- Democratic
- Spouses
- Suzanne Hewitt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Jacqueline Carlin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 ) Jayni Luke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
- Relatives
- Miles Browning (maternal grandfather) Frank Swift Chase (granduncle) Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane (adoptive maternal grandfather) Edward Leigh Chase (paternal grandfather)
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Medium
- Stand-up film television
- Genres
- Sketch comedy improvisational comedy physical comedy slapstick
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Chase
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lower Manhattan
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Haverford College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Chevy Chase at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.JPG
- Height
- 1.92
- Residence
- Bedford
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- nominated for
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- name in native language
- Chevy Chase
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- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
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Encyclopedic overview
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (/ˈtʃɛvi/ ; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer.
He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer on the series, he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations. After leaving Saturday Night Live early in its second season, Chase established himself as a leading man, starring in some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s, starting with his Golden Globe-nominated role in the romantic comedy Foul Play (1978). Most famously in the 1980s, he portrayed Ty Webb in Caddyshack (1980), Clark Griswold in three National Lampoon's Vacation films from 1983 to 1989, and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989). He also starred in Seems Like Old Times (1980), Spies Like Us (1985), ¡Three Amigos! (1986), and Funny Farm (1988). He hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988). After a string of flops in the 1990s, Chase's career dwindled until he had a popularity resurgence with his role as Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2014).
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