Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (/ˈtʃɛvi/; born October 8, 1943) is
an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born into a
prominent family, he had a variety of jobs before moving into comedy
and started acting with National Lampoon. He became a key cast member
in the first season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring
Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a
performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of
five nominations.Chase had his first leading film role in the comedy
Foul Play (1978), earning two Golden Globe Award nominations. He is
further known for his portrayals of Clark W. Griswold in five National
Lampoon's Vacation films and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in Fletch (1985)
and its sequel Fletch Lives (1989). Other prominent titles include
Caddyshack (1980), Modern Problems (1981), Spies Like Us (1985), Three
Amigos (1986), Man of the House (1995), and Hot Tub Time Machine
(2010). He has hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and
briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show (1993).
He played the character Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC comedy series
Community from 2009 to 2014.Cornelius Crane Chase was born in the
Lower Manhattan area of New York City on October 8, 1943. He grew up
in Woodstock, New York. His father, Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase
(1919â€"2005), was a Princeton-educated Manhattan book editor and
magazine writer. His mother, Cathalene Parker (née Browning;
1923â€"2005), was a concert pianist and librettist whose father,
Admiral Miles Browning, served as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's
Chief of Staff on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at the
Battle of Midway in World War II. Cathalene was adopted as a child by
her stepfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, heir to The Crane Company,
and took the name Catherine Crane. Chase's paternal grandfather was
artist and illustrator Edward Leigh Chase, and his great-uncle was
painter and teacher Frank Swift Chase. His maternal grandmother,
Cathalene, was an opera singer who performed several times at Carnegie
Hall.
an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born into a
prominent family, he had a variety of jobs before moving into comedy
and started acting with National Lampoon. He became a key cast member
in the first season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring
Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a
performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of
five nominations.Chase had his first leading film role in the comedy
Foul Play (1978), earning two Golden Globe Award nominations. He is
further known for his portrayals of Clark W. Griswold in five National
Lampoon's Vacation films and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in Fletch (1985)
and its sequel Fletch Lives (1989). Other prominent titles include
Caddyshack (1980), Modern Problems (1981), Spies Like Us (1985), Three
Amigos (1986), Man of the House (1995), and Hot Tub Time Machine
(2010). He has hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and
briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show (1993).
He played the character Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC comedy series
Community from 2009 to 2014.Cornelius Crane Chase was born in the
Lower Manhattan area of New York City on October 8, 1943. He grew up
in Woodstock, New York. His father, Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase
(1919â€"2005), was a Princeton-educated Manhattan book editor and
magazine writer. His mother, Cathalene Parker (née Browning;
1923â€"2005), was a concert pianist and librettist whose father,
Admiral Miles Browning, served as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's
Chief of Staff on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at the
Battle of Midway in World War II. Cathalene was adopted as a child by
her stepfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, heir to The Crane Company,
and took the name Catherine Crane. Chase's paternal grandfather was
artist and illustrator Edward Leigh Chase, and his great-uncle was
painter and teacher Frank Swift Chase. His maternal grandmother,
Cathalene, was an opera singer who performed several times at Carnegie
Hall.
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