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My Take
What I respect most about Chevy Chase is that he was a writer before he was a star. His 1976 Emmy came for writing, not performing, and that explains everything about his comedy — the precision of Weekend Update, the deadpan timing that countless anchors-turned-comedians have copied since. He essentially invented a template on the first season of Saturday Night Live and then spent decades watching others profit from it. He can be a prickly figure by reputation, but I think prickliness often comes with people who see the mechanics of comedy too clearly. For me, he belongs in the small club of performers who changed the grammar of television humor.
Overview
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase ( ; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer on the series, he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chevy Chase
- Name (Japanese)
- チェビー・チェイス
- Reading
- ちぇびー・ちぇいす
- Born
- October 8, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- Lower Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / comedian / voice actor / television presenter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Bard College
Awards & achievements
- 1976 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.