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| name = Chevy Chase |
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| image = Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni by David Shankbone.jpg |
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| caption = Chase and his wife Jayni at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in 2007 |
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| birth_name = Cornelius Crane Chase |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|8}} |
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| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], [[United States of America|USA]] |
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| occupation = Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer |
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| yearsactive = 1973 - present |
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| spouse = Jayni Luke |
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| genre = [[Physical comedy]] |
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| influences = [[Ernie Kovacs]] |
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| influenced = [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Tim Allen]], [[Will Arnett]] |
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| emmyawards = '''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program|Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series]]'''<br>1976 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<br> 1978 ''[[The Paul Simon Special]]''<br>'''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music]]''' <br> 1976 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' |
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== October 2008 == |
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'''Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase''' (born October 8, 1943) is an [[United States|American]] [[Emmy Award|Emmy Award-winning]] [[comedian]], [[writer]], and television and film [[actor]]. Born into a prominent family, Chase became a sensation as a cast member in the inaugural season of ''[[Saturday Night Live]],'' where his ''[[Weekend Update]]'' skit quickly became a staple of the show. Chase is also well known for his portrayal of the character [[Clark Griswold]] in four ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' films. In addition to his numerous movie roles, he has hosted the [[Academy Awards]] twice (1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night [[talk show]], ''[[The Chevy Chase Show]]''. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life === |
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Chase was born in [[Lower Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. His father, Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, was a prominent Manhattan book editor and magazine writer. His mother, Cathalene Parker ([[married and maiden names|née]] Browning), a [[concert pianist]] and [[librettist]], was the daughter of [[Miles Browning]], who served a critical role at the [[Battle of Midway]] in [[World War II]]; she was adopted as a child by Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, and took the name Cathalene Crane. Chase's maternal grandmother was an [[opera]] singer who performed several times at [[Carnegie Hall]]. Chase is a fourteenth-generation New Yorker, and was listed in the [[Social Register]] at an early age. His mother's ancestors arrived in Manhattan starting in 1624. Among his ancestors are New York City mayors [[Stephanus Van Cortlandt]] and [[John Johnstone]]; [[John Morin Scott]], General of the New York Militia during the [[American Revolution]]; [[Anne Hutchinson]], dissident [[Puritan]] [[preacher]] and [[healer]]; and ''[[Mayflower]]'' pilgrim leader [[William Brewster (Pilgrim)|William Brewster]]. Chase's paternal grandfather was artist/illustrator [[Edward Leigh Chase]], and his great-uncle was painter/teacher [[Frank Swift Chase]]. |
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Chase was named for his adoptive grandfather Cornelius, who lived at [[Castle Hill, Ipswich, Massachusetts|Castle Hill]], [[Ipswich, Massachusetts|Ipswich]], [[Massachusetts]], which was later used in the filming of ''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]''. |
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The name Chevy was a nickname bestowed by his grandmother, derived from the medieval English [[Ballad of Chevy Chase]]. As a descendant of the Scottish [[Clan Douglas]], the name "Chevy" seemed appropriate to her.<ref name = "I'm Chevy Chase...and You're Not"/> |
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Chase's parents divorced when he was four; his father remarried into the [[Folgers]] coffee family, and his mother was remarried twice. Both his parents died in 2005. His mother, who later married [[Juilliard]] professor and composer Lawrence Widdoes, is buried at the Artists' Cemetery in [[Woodstock, New York|Woodstock]], [[New York]]. He made recent claims that he was [[child abuse|abused]] as a child by his mother and stepfather, John Cederquist.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=cf4e7b49-d1f4-438e-ae78-bb9bb4aa4b15&entry=index E! News - Chevy Chase: Mom and Stepdad Abused Me - Chevy Chase | Mel Gibson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Chase was expelled from private schools like New York City's [[Dalton School]] and [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] in [[New Hampshire]]. He did well at the Stockbridge School in [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts]], and attended [[Riverdale Country School]] in [[The Bronx]]. He was [[valedictorian]] of his senior class and entered [[Haverford College]], but was expelled (or 'separated') from it after one semester. He then transferred to [[Bard College]] in [[Annandale-on-Hudson, New York]], where he studied a [[Pre-medical|pre-med curriculum]], dated actress [[Blythe Danner]] for several years, and graduated in 1967 with a [[bachelor of arts]] degree in English. |
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Chase did not enter [[medical school]], which meant he would be subject to [[Conscription in the United States#Vietnam War|the military draft]] only months before the [[Tet Offensive]], at a time when public support was dwindling for the [[Vietnam War#Escalation and ground war|escalating ground war]] in which U.S. troops were involved. Chase was not drafted; when Chase appeared in January 1989 as the first guest of the just-launched [[The Pat Sajak Show|late-night ''Pat Sajak Show'']], he revealed why: he had convinced his draft board he deserved a [[Selective Service System#Classifications|4-F classification]] by admitting he was a homosexual."<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE7DE173AF932A25752C0A96F948260&pagewanted=print Late-Night Chitchat Additions: Pat Sajak and Arsenio Hall], a January 11, 1989 review from ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> |
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Instead Chase played [[Drum kit|drums]] for a time with the college band The Leather Canary, headed by school friends [[Walter Becker]] and [[Donald Fagen]]. At the time, Chase called the group "a bad [[jazz]] band", but Becker and Fagen went on to success after they changed their band's name to [[Steely Dan]]. Chase is gifted with [[absolute pitch]].<ref name="I'm Chevy Chase...and You're Not">Fruchter, Rena. ''I'm Chevy Chase...and You're Not. Virgin Books, 2007.</ref> He played drums and [[keyboards]] for a [[rock music|rock]] band called Chamaeleon Church, which recorded one album for [[MGM Records]] before disbanding in 1969. Before becoming famous as a writer, actor and comedian, Chase worked in many jobs including as a [[cab driver]], [[truck driver]], [[motorcycle]] messenger, [[construction worker]], [[waiter]], [[busboy]], fruit picker, [[produce]] manager of a [[supermarket]], [[audio engineer]], [[sales]]man in a [[wine]] store, and a [[theater]] usher. |
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===Early career=== |
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Chase began to branch out into comedy (he cited [[Ernie Kovacs]] as one of his biggest influences), making it a full time career by 1973, when Chase became a cast member of ''The [[National Lampoon Radio Hour]]'', a syndicated satirical series aired on Sunday nights. (prior to this, he had been in an early underground comedy ensemble called ''Channel One'' which he co-founded in 1967, he had written a one-page spoof on ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' for ''[[Mad Magazine]]'' in 1970 and was a writer for the short lived ''[[Smothers Brothers]]'' TV show comeback in the early 1970s among other things) The Lampoon Radio Hour also featured [[John Belushi]], another future "Not-Ready-For-[[Prime Time]] Player" on ''NBC's Saturday Night''. The two also appeared at this time in National Lampoon's [[off-Broadway]] production of ''[[National Lampoon's Lemmings|Lemmings]]'', a sketch and musical send-up of popular [[youth culture]] (in which Chase also played the drums during the musical numbers). He appeared in theaters in ''[[The Groove Tube]]'' which was directed by another co-founder of the aforementioned ''Channel One'' comedy group, [[Ken Shapiro]] which featured several ''Channel One'' sketches. |
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====''Saturday Night Live''==== |
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Chase was one of the original cast members of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', [[NBC]]'s late-night comedy television show. During the full first season, he introduced every show except one by saying, "Live from New York, it's ''[[Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night!]]''" The remark was often preceded by a [[pratfall]], known as "The Fall of the Week." Chase has since become known as a genius of [[physical comedy]]. In one [[sketch comedy|comedy sketch]], he mimicked a real-life incident in which [[President Gerald Ford]] accidentally tripped while disembarking from [[Air Force One]] in [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]].<ref>{{cite news |
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| format = Obituary |
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| publisher = The Washington Post Company |
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| date = 1996 |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Bush’s Tribute to a Lofty Symbol |
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| url = http://articles.latimes.com/2005/oct/22/local/me-reagan22 |
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| publisher = Los Angeles Times |
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| date = 2005-10-25 |
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}}</ref> This portrayal of President Ford as a bumbling klutz became a favorite device of Chevy Chase and helped form the popular concept of Ford as being a clumsy man.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = 'SNL' returns with spotlight on prez impersonators |
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| publisher = Post Bulletin |
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| location = Rochester, Minnesota |
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| date = 2008-09-12 |
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}}</ref> In later years, Chase met and became friendly with President Ford.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Mr. Ford Gets the Last Laugh |
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}}</ref> Chevy Chase's physical stunts led to at least one self-injury. During a skit in the second season of SNL, the comedian was injured when he fell on an unpadded podium and bruised a testicle. This injury forced him to broadcast two of the show's segments live from his hospital bed. Chase was the original anchor for the ''[[Weekend Update]]'' segment of SNL, and his catchphrase introduction—"I'm Chevy Chase… and you're not"—became well known. His trademark conclusion—"Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow"—was later resurrected by [[Tina Fey]]. Chase also wrote comedy material for ''Weekend Update.'' For example, he wrote and performed "The News For The Hard Of Hearing." In this skit, Chase would read the top story of the day, aided by [[Garrett Morris]], who would repeat the story by loudly shouting it. Chase claimed that his version of Weekend Update would later be the inspiration for shows such as ''[[The Daily Show]]'' and ''[[The Colbert Report]].''<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = A delusional Chevy Chase says he created The Daily Show |
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}}</ref> ''Weekend Update'' was later revived by ''[[The Chevy Chase Show]],''<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = With Pratfalls, Chevy Chase's Plans For Late-Night TV |
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| date = 1993 |
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}}</ref> a short-lived late-night talk-show produced by Chase and broadcast by [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. Chase also performed a recurring gag as [[Landshark]]. His racially-charged "word association" skit opposite Richard Pryor from SNL's first season is frequently cited by television critics as one of the funniest (and most daring) skits in the history of SNL. [[Image:Chevy Chase 1976.jpg|thumb|Chevy Chase at the private party after the premiere of the movie ''[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|A Star is Born]]'', on the third floor of Dillon's Disco, December 18, 1976]] |
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In a 1975 ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine cover story which called him "The funniest man in America", NBC executives referred to Chase as "The first real potential successor to [[Johnny Carson]]" and claimed he would begin guest-hosting ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' within six months of the article. Chase actually never did guest host the Tonight Show during his early peak years of success, and in fact, didn't even appear on the program until 1978, when he was promoting a prime time special for NBC (his whirlwind success even got to the point where he was labelled "the next [[Cary Grant]]", a label to which he took exception). He was the first breakout star of ''SNL'', largely because he was the only cast member who identified himself by name in every episode of the first season, in the "Update" sketches, which helped his immediate visibility. (The opening credits in the first few episodes only showed the names of the cast members on the same title card without their faces and without being introduced by [[Don Pardo]] by name). Chase was committed contractually to ''Saturday Night Live'' for only one year as a writer, not an ''SNL'' cast member. He had signed a one year writing [[contract]] and became a cast member during rehearsals just before the show's [[premiere]]. Nonetheless, he received two [[Emmy Awards]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]] for his comedy writing and live comic acting. |
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====Feuds==== |
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Chase was the first member of the original ''SNL'' cast to leave the show in 1976, and has said that he regretted leaving after just a year-and-a-half. However, Chase was never friendly with most of the cast; a rivalry with [[John Belushi]] went all the way back to their work on the ''[[The National Lampoon Radio Hour|National Lampoon]]'' radio show. By the time he left, early in the second season, Chase couldn't even get along with [[Lorne Michaels]], the show's creator and producer. After leaving ''SNL'', Chase moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and married his girlfriend, Jacqueline Carlin (Carlin had appeared in some sketches with Chase on ''SNL's'' first season). Chase continued to make the cameo appearance here and there as the second season wound down; one of the more memorable ones was when he appeared on "Jeopardy 1999", a sketch in which the popular game show was set in the future (at that time, 1976) and hosted by [[Steve Martin]], who was that week's SNL host. One of the questions on the show was "His Career Fizzled After Leaving Saturday Night". The punchline was that nobody could answer the question, because no one could remember who that person was whose career fizzled after leaving SNL, even the character played by Chase. SNL didn't stop there at poking fun at his sudden departure; an episode featured a sketch in which [[Paul Simon]] is outside the NBC Studios in [[Rockefeller Center]] to find Chase begging for change. A "Weekend Update" segment began with announcer [[Don Pardo]] saying "and now, Weekend Update with Chevy Chase" at which point WU anchor [[Jane Curtin]] reminded Pardo that Chase isn't on the show anymore to which Pardo replied: "sorry, old script." |
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Eventually, Chase was replaced by [[Bill Murray]], who got into a legendary backstage brawl with Chase moments before Chase's scheduled 1978 hosting stint on ''SNL''. Witnesses report that Murray initially provoked Chase about his "hated" status on the show, leading Chase to make fun of Murray's bad skin condition (comparing it to the surface of the moon). [[Laraine Newman]], discussing the incident for authors [[Tom Shales]] and [[James Andrew Miller]] in their history of the show, ''[[Live From New York]]'', said Murray took a shot at Chase's reported marital problems. Newman quoted Murray as saying, "Why don't you fuck your wife once in a while? She needs it." The two men were pulled apart by [[Dan Aykroyd]] and Belushi. Though the altercation occurred off the air, the story became so widely known that Chase and Murray duetted together during Chase's next hosting appearance, singing a "unity" medley including "[[I Write the Songs|We Write the Songs]]", "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction|We Can't Get No Satisfaction]]", "[[I Shot the Sheriff|We Shot the Sheriff]]" and "[[I am the Walrus|We Are the Walrus]]". Chase claims he and Murray have long since buried the hatchet on the incident, and appeared in ''[[Caddyshack]]'' together in a famous unscripted scene. |
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Chase also had a long running feud with [[Howard Stern]], prompted by Stern calling Chase's home and speaking with his housekeeper on the air. However, Chase's continued harassment from Stern fans at public events led Chase to initiate ending their feud. On September 18, 2008 Chevy appeared on Howard Stern's show on Sirius XM Radio. In his interview with Stern, Chase largely denied having any problems with his SNL costars and offered that if Stern asked any of the surviving cast members, or producer Michaels, they would concur that the first year of SNL was a positive experience. He did validate, with some discrepancies, the story of his fight with Bill Murray. Chevy Chase was a guest and gave a raucous toast at the wedding of Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky on October 3, 2008. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231130,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines] |
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====Hosting stints==== |
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Chase hosted ''SNL'' nine times after he left, most recently in 1997. Although Chase has not hosted the show since then, he appeared on the show's twenty-fifth anniversary special in 1999 and was interviewed for a 2005 NBC special on ''SNL'''s first five years. He also has made four cameo appearances: once in a ''Caddyshack'' skit (featuring Bill Murray), the October 25, 1997 episode with guest host [[Chris Farley]], as the Land Shark in Weekend Update during the October 6, 2001 episode, and again on Weekend Update, delivering a political news/commentary, on the October 6, 2007 episode. |
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As of 2008, Chase admits that leaving ''SNL'' so soon was the biggest mistake of his career. He said as much when he appeared at the unveiling of Michaels' star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. To Shales and Miller he put it this way: "I'm still hurting, I still grieve for all those years that I could have had there." Chase clarified to [[David Letterman]] that the reason he left SNL was for his girlfriend, Jacqueline. He stated that he was "infatuated" with her and moved to Los Angeles to marry her, because she wouldn't move to New York where ''SNL'' is performed. SNL castmate Jane Curtin, with whom Chase was never close, dubbed this excuse "blame-the-bitch" syndrome. |
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====Film career==== |
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Chase's early film roles included ''[[Tunnel Vision (film)|Tunnel Vision]]'', ''[[Foul Play]]'', and ''[[Oh Heavenly Dog]]''. The role of Eric 'Otter' Stratton in ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]'' was originally written with Chase in mind, but he turned the role down to work on ''Foul Play''. Chase said in an interview that he chose to do ''Foul Play'' so he could do "real acting" for the first time in his career instead of just doing "schtick".<ref name="Live From New York">Shales, Tom. ''Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live. Back Bay Books, 2003.</ref> The role went to [[Tim Matheson]] instead. Chase followed ''Foul Play'' with the successful [[Harold Ramis]] comedy ''[[Caddyshack]]'', in 1980. He also starred with [[Goldie Hawn]] in Neil Simon's [[Seems Like Old Times]] in 1980. |
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[[Image:Chevy Chase 1980.jpg|thumb|Chevy Chase at the premiere of the movie ''[[Seems Like Old Times (film)|Seems Like Old Times]]'', December 10, 1980]] |
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Chase narrowly escaped death by electrocution during the filming of ''[[Modern Problems]]'' in 1980. During a sequence in which Chase's character wears 'landing lights' as he dreams that he is an airplane, the current in the lights short-circuited and arced through Chase's arm, back, and neck muscles. The near-death episode caused Chase to experience a period of deep depression, as his marriage to Jacqueline had ended just prior to the start of filming. Chase continued his film career in 1983's ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', directed by Ramis and written by [[John Hughes (film director)|John Hughes]]. He married Jayni Luke in 1983, and in 1985, he starred in ''[[Fletch (film)|Fletch]]'', the first of two films based on [[Gregory Mcdonald]]'s ''[[Fletch (novel)|Fletch]]'' books. Chase joined ''SNL'' veterans [[Steve Martin]] and [[Martin Short]] in the Lorne Michaels-produced comedy ''[[¡Three Amigos!]]'' in 1986, admitting in an interview that making ''¡Three Amigos!'' was the most fun he has had on a film. The trio hosted ''SNL'' that year, the only time the show has had three hosts on one show. |
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At the height of his career in the late 1980s, Chase earned around [[United States dollar|$]]7 million per film and was a highly visible celebrity. He appeared alongside Paul Simon, one of his best friends, in Simon's 1986 second video for "[[You Can Call Me Al]]", in which he lip-syncs all of Simon's lyrics. Chase hosted the [[Academy Awards]] in 1987 and 1988, signing on to the proceedings in 1987 with the opener, "Good evening, Hollywood phonies!" Chase filmed a sequel to ''Vacation'', 1985's ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'' and then a third, ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', in 1989, which, thanks to its holiday theme, has become his most durable film, airing on [[NBC]] every December. He played saxophone onstage at Simon's free concert at the Great Lawn in [[Central Park]] in the summer of 1991. Later in 1991, he helped record and appeared in the music video "[[Voices That Care]]" to entertain and support U.S. troops involved in [[Operation Desert Storm]], and supported the [[International Red Cross]]. |
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====Later work==== |
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In 1980, Chase released a self-titled record album with cover versions of songs by [[Randy Newman]], [[Barry White]], [[Bob Marley]], [[the Beatles]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]], [[The Troggs]], and the [[Sugarhill Gang]]. The album was co-produced by Chase and Tom Scott. Among "short people" Chase names in his version of Newman's "Short People" is his friend [[Paul Simon]], who features Chase in the video of "[[You Can Call Me Al]]". The Beatles' "[[Let It Be]]" is recorded a la [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]. |
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Chase's career took a downturn in the late 1980s. Few of Chase's subsequent films have been able to duplicate the critical or commercial success of his early career. As fellow ''SNL'' personality [[Paul Shaffer]] later joked, "You made us laugh so much... and then you inexplicably stopped in about 1978." In fact, Chase's film successes, ''[[Caddyshack]]'', ''[[Fletch (film)|Fletch]]'', and ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', all were products of the 1980s. Chase had three consecutive film flops from his later period: 1991's [[Razzie|Razzie award]]-nominated ''[[Nothing But Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing But Trouble]]'', 1992's ''[[Memoirs of an Invisible Man]]'', and 1994's ''[[Cops and Robbersons]]''. The three releases grossed $34 million in the U.S., combined. Even the durable ''Vacation'' series ground to a halt, following 1997's ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' installment, the only one without the ''National Lampoon'' imprimatur. Some of the more recent movies starring Chase (e.g., ''Vacuums'', ''[[Rent-a-Husband]]'', ''[[Goose!]]'') have not been released in the United States. |
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In September 1993, Chase hosted ''[[The Chevy Chase Show]]'', a weeknight [[talk show]], for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The show was cancelled by FOX after only six weeks. Chase later appeared in a commercial for [[Doritos]], airing during the [[Super Bowl]], in which he made humorous reference to the show. He was [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals|Hasty Pudding's]] 1993 Man Of The Year, and received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1994. He starred with [[Farrah Fawcett]] in ''[[Man of the House (1995 film)|Man of the House]]'', which immortalized the [[YMCA]] [[Indian Guides]] program in 1995, and received [[Harvard Lampoon]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. |
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In 1998, Chase was offered the lead role of Lester Burnham in the [[Academy Award]]-winning drama, ''[[American Beauty (film)|American Beauty]]'', but he turned it down, fearing that it would tarnish his family-friendly image. The role went on to win [[Kevin Spacey]] the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. |
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He was roasted by the [[New York Friars' Club|Friars Club]] in 2002. Chase was visibly upset by the tone of his fellow comedians, who were unmerciful in their skewering of Chase's slumping career. The roast was televised in 2002, but has not been repeated, nor has it been made available on DVD like similar Comedy Central roasts. In 2005, Chase was the keynote speaker at [[Princeton University]]'s Class Day, part of commencement activities for the graduating class of 2005. Though he mentioned that he "left his written speech on the corner of the [[bathtub]] at home", he spoke for about 15 minutes about sense of humor and the perspective on life that it creates, while also proclaiming, "I strapped my dong down this morning", and discussing deleted scenes from the movie ''[[Dirty Work (film)|Dirty Work]]''. Chase returned to mainstream movie-making in 2006, co-starring with [[Tim Allen]] and [[Courteney Cox]] in the comedy ''[[Zoom (film)|Zoom]]''. |
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Chase returned for a series of cameos on SNL's Weekend Update segment for the Fall 2007 season, saying "it's a perfect political year" for him "to get in there and raise a little heck." His first appearance on the segment was on the October 6, 2007 episode. |
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[[Image:Chevy Chase with FEMA.jpg|thumb|Chevy Chase with [[Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 7|CA-TF7]] [[FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force|Search and Rescue]]. He thanks them for their work at [[World Trade Center]] after [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].]] |
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Chase is an active [[environmentalism|environmentalist]] and charity fundraiser. He raised money and campaigned for [[Bill Clinton]] in the 1990s and [[John Kerry]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004 Presidential Election]]. Chase has harshly criticized [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] with comments like, "This guy in office is an uneducated, real lying schmuck... and we still couldn't beat him with a bore like Kerry." In the same speech he allegedly stunned the crowd at a [[People For the American Way]] benefit at the [[Kennedy Center]], referring to the President as a "dumb fuck". Several Bush detractors present at the event distanced themselves from Chase's comments, with [[Norman Lear]] remarking, "he'll live with it, I won't".<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3216-2004Dec15.html It's the F-Time Show With Chevy Chase (washingtonpost.com)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In September of 2008, Chase appeared on MSNBC to discuss [[Tina Fey]]'s protrayal of [[Sarah Palin]] on the [[SNL]]. Chase stated that her impersonation was good, but that it didn't go far enough and that he "personally" wants Tina Fey to "decimate this woman."{{Fact|date=October 2008}} He also stated that [[John McCain]] has "lost his mind" (in reference to McCain choosing Palin as his running mate){{Fact|date=October 2008}}. |
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Chase [[guest-star]]red as an [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] murder suspect in "In Vino Veritas", the November 3, 2006 episode of ''[[Law & Order]]'', which was apparently inspired by actor/director [[Mel Gibson]]'s notorious [[Mel Gibson DUI incident|arrest]] for drunk driving in 2006. Chase himself was arrested for drunk driving in 1995 with a blood alcohol level of more than double the legal limit. |
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Most recently, Chase guest-starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama series ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'', in two episodes as a former love interest of [[Sally Field]]'s character. September 18th, 2008, he made his first in-studio appearance on the [[Howard Stern Show]]. |
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===Personal life=== |
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Chase is the father of three girls, Cydney, Caley, and Emily. He lives with his wife, Jayni, in [[Bedford, New York]]. He took part in [[Amnesty International]]'s ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006)|The Secret Policeman's Ball]]'' in 2006. |
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Chase is an avid fan of [[jazz]] music, recently manifested when he hosted the 2007 [[Newport Jazz Festival]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. |
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Chase is a registered Democrat, and is an outspoken left wing liberal. He has endorsed third party candidate Ralph Nader for the 2008 Presidential election. However, he also endorsed Barack Obama on his appearance on the Howard Stern Show on Sept 18, 2008. |
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==Filmography== |
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* ''[[Walk... Don't Walk]]'' (1968) (short subject) |
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* ''[[The Groove Tube]]'' (1974) |
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* ''[[Tunnel Vision (film)|Tunnel Vision]]'' (1976) |
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* ''[[Foul Play]]'' (1978) |
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* ''[[Oh Heavenly Dog]]'' (1980) |
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* ''[[Caddyshack]]'' (1980) |
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* ''[[Seems Like Old Times (film)|Seems Like Old Times]]'' (1980) |
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* ''[[Under the Rainbow]]'' (1981) |
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* ''[[Modern Problems]]'' (1981) |
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* ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' (1983) |
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* ''[[Deal of the Century]]'' (1983) |
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* ''[[Fletch (film)|Fletch]]'' (1985) |
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* ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'' (1985) |
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* ''[[Spies Like Us]]'' (1985) |
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* ''[[¡Three Amigos!]]'' (1986) |
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* ''[[The Couch Trip]]'' (1988) |
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* ''[[Funny Farm (film)|Funny Farm]]'' (1988) |
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* ''[[Caddyshack II]]'' (1988) |
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* ''[[Fletch Lives]]'' (1989) |
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* ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'' (1989) |
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* ''[[Nothing But Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing But Trouble]]'' (1991) |
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* ''[[Memoirs of an Invisible Man]]'' (1992) |
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* ''[[Hero (1992 film)|Hero]]'' (1992) |
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* ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (1993) (cameo) |
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* ''[[A Century of Cinema]]'' (1994) (documentary) |
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* ''[[Cops and Robbersons]]'' (1994) |
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* ''[[Man of the House (1995 film)|Man of the House]]'' (1995) |
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* ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' (1997) |
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* ''[[Dirty Work (film)|Dirty Work]]'' (1998) |
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* ''[[Snow Day (film)|Snow Day]]'' (2000) |
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* ''Vacuums'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Bad Meat]]'' (2003) |
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* ''[[Bitter Jester]]'' (2003) (documentary) |
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* ''[[Rent-a-Husband]]'' (2004) |
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* ''[[Ellie Parker]]'' (2005) |
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* ''[[Funny Money]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Doogal]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Goose on the Loose]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Zoom (film)|Zoom]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' (2008) (post-production) |
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* ''[[Stay Cool]]'' (2009) (filming) |
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==Further reading== |
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* ''I'm Chevy Chase...and You're Not'' (The Authorized Biography) by Rena Fruchter. Virgin Books, 2007. ISBN 1-85227-346-1. |
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* ''Who's Who in Comedy'' by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 102-103. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0-8160-2338-7. |
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* ''Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live'' by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller. Back Bay Books. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.chevychasecentral.com Chevy Chase Central] |
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* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/forum/chevy-chase/386 The Chevy Chase Show - Jump The Shark.com] |
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* [http://www.movieactors.com/actors/chevychase.htm Short Bio] |
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* [http://www.teenink.com/Past/1999/11146.html Interviewed by his daughter] |
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* [http://www.laurabush.info/chase/interviews/interview3.html discography] |
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* [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/chase%20considers%20another%20vacation%20%20down%20under Chase Considers Another Vacation Movie] |
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