Chevy Chase
AKA: Cornelius Crane Chase
Birthday: 1943-10-08
Birthplace: Woodstock, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Character: Clark Griswold
Character: Clark Griswold
Character: Principal Marshall
Character: Clark Griswold
Character: Clark Griswold
Character: General Nuisance
Character: Emmett Fitz-Hume
Character: Norman Robberson
Character: Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Character: The Fingers / Geritan / Four Leaf Clover
Character: Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Character: Congreve Maddox
Character: Principal Harbert
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Clark Griswold
Character: Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Carlo Christopher (uncredited)
Character: Self - Interviewee
Character: Congressman Bernard P. Greely
Character: Preston Bullock
Character: Deke - Channel 4 News Director
Character: Dennis Swartzbaum
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: ThinkMan (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self / Ty Webb
Character: Various (archive footage)
Character: Clark Griswold (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Self - Actor (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: King Karoth (voice)
Character: Self - Choir Member
Character: Various characters
Character: Clark Griswold
Character: Grandpa Geoffrey
Character: Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Character: Pierce Hawthorne (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)