Chevy Chase
- Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
- Birthday: October 8, 1943
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 beh…more
