Chevy Chase
Real Name: Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase, (born:
October 8, 1943
)
Chase was born in Lower Manhattan, New York City. His father, Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, was a prominent Manhattan book editor and magazine writer. His mother, Cathalene Parker (née Browning), a concert pianist and librettist, was the daughter of Miles Browning, who served a critical role at the Battle of Midway in World War II; she was adopted as a child by Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, and took the name Cathalene Crane. Chase's maternal grandmother was an opera singer who performed several times at Carnegie Hall. Chase is a fourteenth-generation New Yorker, and was listed in the Social Register at an early age. His mother's ancestors arrived in Manhattan starting in 1624. Among his ancestors are New York City mayors Stephanus Van Cortlandt and John Johnstone; John Morin Scott, General of the New York Militia during the American Revolution; Anne Hutchinson, dissident Puritan preacher and healer; and Mayflower pilgrim leader William Brewster. Chase's paternal grandfather was artist/illustrator Edward Leigh Chase, and his great-uncle was painter/teacher Frank Swift Chase.
Where are they now?
Currently lives in Bedford Corners, N.Y. and has a place in L.A. He is quoted as saying "I moved to NY because my daughters were about to reach puberty and I wanted to get them out of L.A."
Chase is the father of three girls, Cydney Cathalene, Caley Leigh, and Emily Evelyn. He lives with his wife, Jayni (nee Luke), in Bedford, New York. He took part in Amnesty International's The Secret Policeman's Ball in 2006.
Chase is an avid fan of jazz music, recently manifested when he hosted the 2007 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Chase is a registered Democrat, and is an outspoken liberal. He has endorsed Barack Obama on his appearance on the Howard Stern Show on Sept 18, 2008.
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Birth name: Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase
Born: October 8, 1943
Height: 6ft 4in
Stage Name(s):
Chevy Chase
Origin: New York City
Career years:
Biography
Born Cornelius Crane Chase, he changed his name to Chevy Chase, joined the Saturday Night Live crew, and embarked on a highly successful movie career. Chase scored in the eighties with hits such as Caddyshack (1980), the National Lampoon movies and the Fletch movies. All his films show his talent for deadpan comedy. Sadly, his career has generally worsened throughout the nineties, starring in flops such as the wholly mediocre Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), and Cops and Robbersons (1994).
Reference/Source(s):
Chevy Chase. (2008, November 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:37, November 2, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chevy_Chase&oldid=249020957
