Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (/ˈtʃɛvi/; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (SNL), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations.
After the success of SNL he established himself as a leading man starring in a string of successful comedy films including the romantic comedies Foul Play (1978) and Seems Like Old Times (1980) opposite Goldie Hawn. He portrayed Clark W. Griswold in five National Lampoon's Vacation films including Vacation (1983), European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997) and the 2015 reboot. His other famous characters include portraying Ty Webb in Caddyshack (1980) and Caddyshack II (1988) and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989). He also starred in Modern Problems (1981), Spies Like Us (1985), and Three Amigos! (1986).
He has hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show (1993). Chase had a career resurgence with his lead role as Pierce Hawthorne on...More about Chevy Chase...
