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Chevy Chase

1943 - Today

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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.After leaving Saturday Night Live early in its second season, he established himself as a leading man, starring in some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s, starting with his Golden Globe–nominated role in the romantic comedy Foul Play (1978). Most famously, he portrayed Ty Webb in Caddyshack (1980), Clark W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chevy Chase has received more than 18,936,365 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Chevy Chase is the 9th most popular comedian, the 1,278th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,121st in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Comedian.

Chevy Chase is best known for his role as the character, Clark Griswold, in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies.

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  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Chevy Chase ranks 9 out of 91Before him are Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen DeGeneres, and Dick Van Dyke. After him are Lucille Ball, George Carlin, Bob Saget, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, and Ricky Gervais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Chevy Chase ranks 82Before him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Wolfgang Overath, Yohji Yamamoto, Arthur B. McDonald, Lucio Dalla, and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. After him are Ralph M. Steinman, Johann Deisenhofer, Chantal Mouffe, Max Wright, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, and Holland Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chevy Chase ranks 1,278 out of 18,182Before him are Joseph Kosuth (1945), John Brown (1800), John Foster Dulles (1888), J. J. Cale (1938), Sam Cooke (1931), and Raymond Davis Jr. (1914). After him are Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Mike Shinoda (1977), Julius Axelrod (1912), John Payne (1912), and Yonatan Netanyahu (1946).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Chevy Chase ranks 9Before him are Bill Cosby (1937), Adam Sandler (1966), Steve Martin (1945), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), and Dick Van Dyke (1925). After him are Lucille Ball (1911), George Carlin (1937), Bob Saget (1956), Bob Newhart (1929), Joan Rivers (1933), and Harpo Marx (1888).

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