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Also Known As Cornelius Crane Chase
Born October 8, 1943 (age 83) • New York City • New York

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Chevy Chase smiles while wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie at the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Celebration in New York City.
Chevy Chase sits at a news desk holding papers, wearing a suit and striped tie, with a rotary phone beside him and a sign reading Weekend Update in the background.
Chevy Chase and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson crouch behind a striped sofa with a tennis bag in a scene from the comedy film Fletch (1985).
Chevy Chase as Ty Webb, Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik, Dan Resin, Ted Knight as Judge Smails, and Brian Doyle-Murray as Lou Loomis stand together on a golf course in Caddyshack.
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Martin Short smiling and wearing a dark pinstripe jacket at an event, with a dark background and other people partially visible behind him.
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Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.
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Andy Samberg smiling, wearing glasses and a red and black plaid shirt, with a blurred blue and red background.
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Will Ferrell smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark suit, gray shirt, and matching tie against a plain backdrop.
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Dennis Miller sits at a news desk in a suit and patterned tie, smiling slightly, with a map background behind him in a black and white publicity photo from Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update.
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Jason Sudeikis smiling, wearing a blue sweater over a gray shirt, with a trimmed beard and styled hair, photographed in 2017.
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Fred Armisen
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Maya Rudolph smiles at the camera wearing a black blazer and shirt with large white polka dots at the Los Angeles premiere of Poker Face.
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