With the words, “Good evening – I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not,” Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with... (Learn more)
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Chevy Chase’s Milestones
| 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) | |
| 1968 | Signed as recording artist with MGM Records |
| 1969 | Wrote for MAD magazine |
| 1971 | TV acting debut in "The Great American Dream Machine" |
| 1972 - 1974 | Was a writer and actor with the National Lampoon "Lemmings" Theatre Company |
| 1974 | Screen acting debut in "The Groove Tube" |
| 1975 - 1976 | Was a regular on NBC latenight variety show, "Saturday Night Live"; also was a contibuting writer |
| 1975 | Wrote for "The Smothers Brothers Show" |
| 1978 | First film in a leading role, "Foul Play", co-starring opposite Goldie Hawn |
| 1980 | Again played opposite Hawn in the Neil Simon-scripted "Seems Like Old Times" |
| 1980 | Starred in the comedy "Caddyshack" opposite Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray and Michael O'Keefe |
| 1981 | Played a man who is exposed to toxic waste and develops telekinesis in the comedy "Modern Problems" |
| 1983 | First played Clark Griswold in "National Lampoon's Vacation"; went on to appear in several sequels |
| 1985 | Co-starred with Dan Aykroyd in "Spies Like Us" as government employees who think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys |
| 1985 | Had title role in "Fletch" as a Los Angeles journalist |
| 1985 | Revised role as Clark Griswold in "European Vacation" |
| 1988 | Film producing debut, "The Funny Farm" |
| 1988 | Hosted the telecast of "The 60th Annual Academy Awards" |
| 1988 | Revised role as Ty Webb in "Caddyshack II" |
| 1989 | Returned to play Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher in "Fletch Lives" |
| 1991 | Starred opposite Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Demi Moore in "Nothing But Trouble" written and directed by Dan Aykroyd |
| 1993 | Debuted on the Fox-TV network with his own latenight chat show, "The Chevy Chase Show", on September 7; Final airing of "The Chevy Chase Show", October 15 |
| 1993 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 1995 | Co-starred in "The Man of the House" |
| 1997 | Reprised Clark Griswold for "Vegas Vacation" |
| 2000 | Hosted several "The Great American History Quiz" specials on The History Channel |
| 2000 | Portrayed a weatherman in the surprise hit "Snow Day" |
| 2002 | Cast as Principal Harbert in the teen comedy "Orange County" |
| 2006 | Guest-starred as a murder suspect on "Law & Order" (NBC), which was inspired by actor/director Mel Gibson's notorious arrest for drunk driving in 2006 |
| 2006 | Played the head scientist in "Zoom," based on Jason Lethcoe's graphic novel "Zoom's Academy for the Super Gifted" |
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