Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase
Chase at PaleyFest in March 2010
Birth name	Cornelius Crane Chase
Born	(1943-10-08) October 8, 1943 (age 73) New York City, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1968–present
Genres	Sketch comedy, improvisational comedy, physical comedy, slapstick
Spouse	Suzanne Chase (m. 1973; div. 1976) Jacqueline Carlin (m. 1976; div. 1980) Jayni Luke (m. 1982)
Children	3

Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (/ˈtʃɛvi/; born October 8, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Born into a prominent New York family, he worked a plethora of strange jobs before moving into comedy and began acting with National Lampoon. He immediately became a key cast member in the debut season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring Weekend Update segment soon became a staple of the show.

Chase is well known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in five National Lampoon's Vacation films, and for his roles in comedies including Foul Play (1978), Caddyshack (1980), Seems Like Old Times (1980), Fletch (1985), 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. He became a regular cast member as the character Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC comedy series Community, which began in 2009, though he left the show in 2012 after filming most of the episodes of the fourth season.