Chevy Chase – 1943

Chevy Chase became one of the biggest cinematic stars of the 1980s. He made a big splash as part of the original Saturday Night Live cast and starred in comedies like National Lampoon’s Vacation. He recently appeared in the NBC cult hit Community and Hot Tub Time Machine and the Vacation revival.

Hollywood only casts actors in prominent parts who can carry a film and “put butts in seats,” as the saying goes. Chase could accomplish that in the 1980s, and Hollywood kept placing him on the big screen. In 2000, he had more than a cameo in a smash hit, playing a weather reporter in Snow Day. Since then, a spate of credits has followed, including Zoom, Shelby, and Before I Sleep.