Born Cornelius Crane Chase, his grandmother gave him the name Chevy when he was two years old and has gone by that name ever since. Chevy Chase, who was a part of the Saturday Night Live crew, embarked on a highly successful movie career. Chase scored in the eighties with hits such as
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Home Economics
(2009)
(performer: "Gettin' Rid of Britta", "Pearce Battle Rap")
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Advanced Criminal Law
(2009)
(performer: "The Way It Is" - uncredited, "She'll Be Coming 'round the Mountain" - uncredited, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - uncredited)
1994Cops and Robbersons
(performer: "One for My Baby And One More for the Road")
1989Christmas Vacation
(performer: "O Come, All Ye Faithful" - uncredited, "Deck the Halls" - uncredited, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - uncredited)
1986¡Three Amigos!
(performer: "THE BALLAD OF THE THREE AMIGOS", "MY LITTLE BUTTERCUP", "BLUE SHADOWS")
1979The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards
(TV movie)
Himself - Host and Nominee: Best Motion Picture Acting Debut - Male/Best Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy
1978The 30th Annual Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special & Presenter: Best Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special
1976The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music
[on his professional regrets] I turned down
Forrest Gump, I turned down
American Gigolo, there are many films - like
Ghostbusters - that I turned down... the first one I did was
Foul Play with Goldie Hawn, but I turned down
Animal House - I turned that down. So all those I regret only because they made huge amounts of money and I would be very wealthy...
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Trivia:
Used to run five miles a day to stay fit and healthy.
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