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12 unusual facts about Chevy Chase


A Futile and Stupid Gesture

As the book recounts, at that time the National Lampoon's performers included John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner, all of whom subsequently went on to appear on Saturday Night Live and have careers in other media including film.

Bethesda Magazine

Despite its name, the magazine also covers areas like Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, Kensington, Potomac, Rockville, and Silver Spring.

Chevy Chase Bank

In 1969, the charter was purchased and the Chevy Chase Savings And Loan Association was established, taking the name from Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Chevy Chase was unincorporated farmland in the years before 1890, during which time Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada and his partners began the aggressive acquisition of land in northwestern Washington, D.C., and southern Montgomery County, Maryland, for the purpose of developing a residential streetcar suburb for Washington, D.C..

Its name in turn, according to the Village of Chevy Chase's official history, can be traced to the larger tract of land called "Cheivy Chace" that was patented to Colonel Joseph Belt from Lord Baltimore on July 10, 1725.

Herb Sargent

During his tenure at Saturday Night Live, he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest running sketches on television.

Hsiao Li Lindsay, Baroness Lindsay of Birker

Lord Lindsay's career brought them to Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., in 1959, where they remained after his retirement in 1975.

M41 highway

In the 1985 film Spies Like Us, the decoy GLG-20s played by Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd are told to meet their contacts on the "road to Dushanbe," a reference to the M41 highway.

Martin's Additions, Maryland

In 1896, Harry M. Martin began buying land from the Chevy Chase Land Company and others and called his holdings "Martin's Additions to Chevy Chase".

National Lampoon White Album

Most of the tracks were by comedians who were not very well known, but the track Hollywood Gay Alliance (which originally aired on the National Lampoon Radio Hour in 1974) featured John Belushi, Chevy Chase, and Christopher Guest.

South Fork, Colorado

In the 1983 movie National Lampoon's Vacation starring Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, the Griswold family spend the night at a camping ground in South Fork.

Zoo York

The show (which starred future comic notables John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Christopher Guest) lampooned the Woodstock Festival, which had taken place upstate two years earlier—calling it "Woodchuck" and equating the entire hippie generation with lemmings bent on self-destruction.


Aflac

Celebrities have starred in the Aflac ads, including Chevy Chase (2003); Yogi Berra; Yao Ming; Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (2008–); the United States Olympic synchronized swimming team (2004); and Wayne Newton playing at Stardust Hotel and Casino for the 2003 commercial.

Benny 'Ben' Harris

In 2007 he moved to Los Angeles and has since appeared in movies with Chevy Chase and Michael Madsen, worked as a live television host, starred in music videos for Natasha Bedingfield and also famous American TV shows such as The Young and the Restless.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Avalon Family Entertainment's film entitled Jack and the Beanstalk (released on home video April 20, 2010) is a live-action adaptation starring Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, James Earl Jones, Gilbert Gottfried, Katey Sagal, Wallace Shawn and Chloë Grace Moretz.

John Clay Wolfe

Some of the guests that have joined Wolfe in his private studio for in-depth interviews on both The Real Deal and 'The Daily Nooner are recognizable names such as, Simon Cowell, Chevy Chase, Cheech and Chong, Weird Al Yankovic, Henry Hill, Tom Green, Pauly Shore, Sinbad, Alan Parsons, Ted Nugent, Rob Schneider, Tony Robbins, Adam Carolla, Baba Booey and numerous others.

Julia Compton Moore

Compton was a graduate of Chevy Chase Junior College, Chevy Chase, Maryland and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, prior to her marriage.

L.A. Story

There are uncredited cameo appearances by Chevy Chase, Woody Harrelson, Paula Abdul, Martin Lawrence, Rick Moranis (This would be the fourth and final film Moranis starred with Martin) and Terry Jones.

Manfred Baumann

After that he set up shootings with international celebrities like: Jaimie Alexander, Paul Anka, Tony Curtis, Steve Guttenberg, Juliette Lewis, Bai Ling, Dolph Lundgren, Hayley Hasselhoff, John Malkovich, Sofia Milos, Kathleen Turner, Madeline Zima, William Shatner, Holly Madison, Chevy Chase, Jay Mohr, Michelle Rodriguez, Leah Remini, Barbara Eden, Tobin Bell, Rachel Hunter, Bruce Willis and a lot more.

Pig in a poke

The name of the TV game show hosted by John Astin in the Chevy Chase sequel National Lampoon's European Vacation in which the Griswolds win what they think is a deluxe vacation to England (London), France (Paris), Germany (Bavaria) and Italy (Rome).

Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1979–1980

Only two sketches appeared, on December 8, 1979 (host: Howard Hesseman) and February 9, 1980 (host: Chevy Chase).

Steve Binder

In addition to working with Petula Clark and Elvis, Binder also worked on numerous TV shows and specials with Steve Allen, Chevy Chase, Patti LaBelle, Barry Manilow, Wayne Newton, Mac Davis, Liza Minnelli, and Pee-Wee Herman.

Studies in Modern Movement

Troy damages the apartment's electrical outlet, and Pierce (Chevy Chase) offers to help her fix it before her landlord comes.