10 Fun Facts About Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase was the original anchor of which recurring SNL segment in the 1975–76 season?

He also opened every show that season but two with 'Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!', usually after a pratfall dubbed the Fall of the Week.

Which hapless family man did Chevy Chase play in five 'Vacation' films between 1983 and 2015?

The 1989 Christmas instalment pulled in $71 million and, thanks to its holiday theme, has become one of his most durable films.

Chevy Chase played golfer Ty Webb in which 1980 comedy directed by Harold Ramis?

It drew mixed reviews at the time but pulled in $39 million from a $6 million budget.

In which 1985 film, based on Gregory Mcdonald's novels, did Chevy Chase play a disguise-loving reporter?

It grossed more than $50 million on an $8 million budget, and the 1989 sequel added another $35 million.

Chevy Chase played the character Pierce Hawthorne in which NBC sitcom?

Chase grew unhappy with Pierce's arc and clashed with creator Dan Harmon; the rest of season four was rewritten around his departure.

By 1973 Chevy Chase was writing and performing on a satirical radio hour produced by which humor brand?

The show's cast also included John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray, who all went on to Saturday Night Live's original troupe.

For his writing and performing on Saturday Night Live, Chevy Chase won how many Primetime Emmys?

They came from four nominations, and he left the show early in its second season to become a film lead.

Chevy Chase turned down 'Animal House' to lead which 1978 Goldie Hawn thriller-comedy?

It made more than $44 million and earned him a Golden Globe nomination; he said he took it to do 'real acting' rather than schtick.

Chevy Chase's grandmother gave him his nickname from an English ballad; what is his actual first name?

He was born Cornelius Crane Chase in 1943, named for the adoptive grandfather who was heir to the Crane plumbing fortune.

Chevy Chase starred alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short in which 1986 Western comedy?

Chase later called it the most fun he ever had making a film, and the trio reunited in Justin Timberlake's 2013 SNL monologue.