Chevy Chase’s turbulent life and career are profiled in the CNN documentary I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not.
The comedian became the breakout star on the first-ever season of Saturday Night Live in 1975 — later becoming the first major cast member to leave the comedy institution the following year. (George Coe was technically the first SNL cast member to leave. He was billed as a “Not Ready for Prime Time Player” in SNL’s October 1975 premiere but was quickly phased out of the show.)
Chase became one of the most bankable movie stars of the 1980s until he struggled with personal problems, substa...
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