Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase
Chase in 2010
Birth name	Cornelius Crane Chase
Born	(1943-10-08) October 8, 1943 (age 81)[1] New York City, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up film television
Alma mater	Bard College (BA)
Years active	1967–present
Genres	Sketch comedy improvisational comedy physical comedy slapstick
Spouse	Suzanne Hewitt ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1976)​ Jacqueline Carlin ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1980)​ Jayni Luke ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	3
Relative(s)	Miles Browning (maternal grandfather) Frank Swift Chase (granduncle) Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane (adoptive maternal grandfather) Edward Leigh Chase (paternal grandfather)

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.^[2][3]

After leaving Saturday Night Live early in its second season, he 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).^[3] Most famously, he portrayed Ty Webb in Caddyshack (1980) and Caddyshack II (1988), Clark W. Griswold in five National Lampoon's Vacation films, and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989). He also starred in Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980), 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 popularity resurgence with his role as Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2014).^[4][5]