Chevy Chase, 77, is recuperating at home after five-week stay at the hospital due to heart issue: ‘I have no need to go out and meet COVID’
- The 77-year-old Saturday Night Live alum is currently recovering at his home in Westchester, New York following the medical complication
- He told iconic Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams on Monday: ‘I can only say how happy I am to now be back with my family. I’m feeling good’
- The star of classic 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation revealed he spends time reading and watching the news but is no fan of what he has been seeing
- Chase is one of the biggest names there has ever been in American comedy as he became a key cast member in the very first season on Saturday Night Live in 1975
- He left the show in the middle of the second season in late 1976 but was definitely recognized for his work on the program as he has earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations
- Chase later found success on the big screen as he portrayed Clark W. Griswold in the series of National Lampoon’s Vacation films beginning in 1983
- His last recurring television role came on NBC comedy series Community as he starred alongside Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, Yvette Nicole Brown, Dani Pudi, and Gillian Jacobs from 2009 to 2014
Comedy legend Chevy Chase is at home recuperating after a five-week stay at the hospital due to a heart issue.
The 77-year-old Saturday Night Live alum is currently recovering at his home in Westchester, New York following the medical complication.
He told iconic Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams on Monday: ‘These are my first few days home. I can only say how happy I am to now be back with my family. I’m feeling good.
‘I was in the hospital five weeks. A heart issue. So, for now, I’m around the house. Not going anywhere.’
‘I’m feeling good’: Comedy legend Chevy Chase (seen in July 2010) is at home recuperating after a five-week stay at the hospital due to a heart issue he told iconic Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams on Monday
Chase has done comedy for over 50 years but has no itch to get back on stage or in front of the camera anytime soon.
He explained: ‘I used to go out and do anything. I’d do slapstick in front of 3,000 people. But at this moment I have no need to go out and meet COVID.’
The star of classic 1983 comedy National Lampoon’s Vacation revealed that he spends his time reading and watching the news but is no fan of what he has been seeing.
‘I have no need to go out and meet COVID’: Chase (seen in 2019) has done comedy for over 50 years but has no itch to get back on stage or in front of the camera anytime soon
Chase told Adams: ‘I read. Turn on TV. Watch the news. All drek. I see actors, comedians, producers, screenwriters working and, God bless them, but I don’t see anything great on television.
‘It all became a generation of s**theads laughing at the world. The humor today’s giving the next generation worse stuff than they already have in their own lives. It drives me nuts.’
Chase is one of the biggest names there has ever been in American comedy as he became a key cast member in the very first season on Saturday Night Live in 1975.
Trailblazer: Chase (seen February 2015) is one of the biggest names there has ever been in American comedy as he became a key cast member in the very first season on Saturday Night Live in 1975
His Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show and is performed weekly to this day,
He left the show in the middle of the second season in late 1976 but was definitely recognized for his work on the program as he has earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations.
Chase later found success on the big screen as he portrayed Clark W. Griswold in the series of National Lampoon’s Vacation films beginning in 1983 and continuing with European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), and Vegas Vacation (1997).
He also reprised the role in the 2015 film Vacation starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate.
Signature role: Chase later found success on the big screen as he portrayed Clark W. Griswold in the series of National Lampoon’s Vacation films beginning in 1983 (pictured) and continuing with European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), and Vegas Vacation (1997)
He’s back: He also reprised the role in the 2015 film Vacation starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate
He also made the role of Irwin ‘Fletch’ Fletcher famous in 1985’s Fletch and 1989 sequel Fletch Lives.
Chase also starred in Caddyshack (1980), Modern Problems (1981), Spies Like Us (1985), Three Amigos (1986), Man of the House (1995), and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010).
His last recurring television role came on NBC comedy series Community as he starred alongside Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, Yvette Nicole Brown, Dani Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, and John Oliver from 2009 to 2014.
Most recently he made a cameo appearance in The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee starring Paul Hogan which was released in December.
Squad: His last recurring television role came on NBC comedy series Community as he starred alongside Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, Yvette Nicole Brown, Dani Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, and John Oliver from 2009 to 2014
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