Chevy Chase
- Acting
- October 8, 1943 · New York City, New York, U.S
Biography
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 the show. As both a performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations. Chase is also well-known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in four National Lampoon's Vacation films, and for his roles in other successful comedies such as Caddyshack (1980), Fletch (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. He played the character Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC comedy series Community from 2009 to 2014.
Known for
Filmography
- Marty, Life Is Short · Self
- Lorne · Self
- Breakdown: 1975 · Self
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not · Self
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- The Christmas Letter · Norm De Plume
- Jim Henson Idea Man · Self
- Glisten and the Merry Mission · Santa (Voice)
- Zombie Town · Mezmerian
- Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair · Self
- Panda vs. Aliens · King Karoth (Voice)
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee · Chevy
- Belushi · Self
- The Last Laugh · Al Hart
- Wildchat
- Love, Gilda · Self
- Basketball: A Love Story · Self
- Minnesota Experience · Self
- Norm Macdonald Has a Show · Self
- The Last Movie Star · Sonny
- A Christmas in Vermont · Preston Bullock
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · Self
- Vacation · Clark Griswold
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2 · Repairman
- Wishin' and Hopin' · Adult Felix
- Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas · Grandpa Geoffrey
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) · Self
- Life Itself · Self
- Lovesick · Lester Horn
- The Kumars · Self
- Before I Sleep · Gravedigger
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic · Self
- Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis · Self
- A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · Self
- Not Another Not Another Movie · Max Storm
- Stay Cool · Principal Marshall
- Someplace with a Mountain · Narrator (Voice)
- Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation · Self, Executive producer
- The Women of SNL · Various (archive footage)
- Hot in Cleveland · Ross
- Hot Tub Time Machine · Repairman
- Presidential Reunion · Gerald Ford
- Hotel Hell Vacation · Clark Griswold
- This Emotional Life · Self
- Jack and the Beanstalk · Antipode
- Community · Pierce Hawthorne
- Water and Power · Chevy Chase
- Cutlass · Stan
- Chuck · Ted Roark
- Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest · Clark Griswold (Voice)
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation · Self
- Hjälp! · Dan Carter
- The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall · General Nuisance
- Brothers and Sisters · Stan Harris
- Zoom · Dr. Grant
- The Karate Dog · Cho-Cho (Voice)
- Funny Money · Henry
- Doogal · Train (Voice)
- Goose on the Loose · Congreve Maddox
- Ellie Parker · Dennis Swartzbaum
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi · Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found · Self
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live · Self
- Charity Jam · Self
- Celsius 41.11 · Self
- Our Italian Husband · Paul Parmesan
- Bad Meat · Congressman Bernard P. Greely
- Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 · Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher · Self
- Stealing Bess · Mr. Punch
- The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase · Self
- Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. · Self
- The Hamptons · Self
- The Hamptons · Self
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story · Narrator (Voice)
- Orange County · Principal Harbert
- Primetime Glick
- Ellie Parker · Dennis