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Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; 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 the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2012. He also acted in Man of the House (1995), Dirty Work (1998), Zoom (2006), The Last Movie Star (2017) and The Last Laugh (2019).

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    On This Day March 17 1989, Fletch Lives: A Comedy Classic Was Released

    On this day March 17, 1989, "Fletch Lives" hit the screens, directed by Michael Ritchie and featuring Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, and Julianne Phillips. The film was made with a budget of $8 million and went on to gross $39.4 million at the box office.

  2. Seems Like Old Times (1980)

    Title: Seems Like Old Times Tagline: alone - at last... Genre: Comedy,Romance Director: Jay Sandrich Cast: Goldie Hawn,Chevy Chase,Charles Grodin,Robert Guillaume,Harold Gould,George Grizzard,Yvonne Wilder,T.K. Carter,Judd Omen,Marc Alaimo,Bill Zuckert,Jerry Houser,David...
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  3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

    Title: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Tagline: Yule crack up. Genre: Comedy Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Cast: Chevy Chase,Beverly D'Angelo,Juliette Lewis,Johnny Galecki,John Randolph,Diane Ladd,E.G. Marshall,Doris Roberts,Randy Quaid,Miriam Flynn,Cody Burger,Ellen Hamilton...
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  4. Deal of the Century (1983)

    Title: Deal of the Century Tagline: Chevy Chase and his partners are arms dealers. They sell second-rate weapons to third world nations. But they're not out to stick it to anyone. Genre: Comedy Director: William Friedkin Cast: Chevy Chase,Sigourney Weaver,Gregory Hines,Vince...
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    National Lampoon’s Vacation Movie Facts

    One of my favorite 80s comedy movies is National Lampoon’s Vacation. Chevy Chase and the whole cast were hilarious. The laughs started right from the take off and finished with them. It’s a movie that never gets old for me. Anyway I found some interesting facts about the movie and I’m going to...
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