Chevy ChaseAKA:
Cornelius Crane Chase
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American Birthdate:
10/08/1943 Birthplace:
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With the words, “Good evening – I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not,” Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with 1970’s era television audiences who delighted each week as the handsome yet accident-prone goofball stumbled his way through sketches on the new late night sensation, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ). With his aloof wit and detached demeanor, he represented a radical departure from angry comics of the day like George Carlin and Richard Pryor. Leaving “S.N.L.” at the height of his fame, Chase segued smoothly from behind the Weekend Update desk to superstardom on the big screen in such
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Year
Milestone
1968
Signed as recording artist with MGM Records
1969
Wrote for MAD magazine
While still at school, teamed with Kenny Shapiro and Lane Sarasohn to write underground TV show which became off-off Broadway show and later movie, "The Groove Tube" (1974)
1971
TV acting debut in "The Great American Dream Machine"
1972
Was a writer and actor with the National Lampoon "Lemmings" Theatre Company
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