Chevy Chase
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Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, actor and writer.
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Chevy Chase, born Cornelius Crane Chase in Lower Manhattan on October 8, 1943, is an American actor, screenwriter, comedian, and voice actor. He began his professional work period in 1968. Chase is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East, and speaks English. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and an Emmy Award, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He was nominated 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. Chase was educated at the Dalton School, Haverford College, and Bard College. His written works include *Spies like us*.
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- Works
- 2
Top works
- Spies like us
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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
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- 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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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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