'National Lampoon's Vacation' celebrates 40th anniversary: The cast then and now
foxnews.com"National Lampoon's Vacation" is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The movie follows the Griswold family as they embark on a road trip across the country, starting in the suburbs of Chicago and ending at a Southern California amusement park.
Along the way, the family goes through one mishap after the other, while visiting kooky family members along the way. Here is what the movie's stars have been up to since the film's release in 1983.
Chevy Chase Chevy Chase was already an accomplished comedian, having been a part of the original cast of "Saturday Night Live," before taking on the role of the family patriarch, Clark Griswold, in "National Lampoon's Vacation." Along with reprising the role in a number of "National Lampoon" movies, he also appeared in "Fletch" and "Man of the House." In 2009, Chase returned to television with a starring role in "Community," playing Pierce Hawthorne.The show also starred Joel McHale, Alison Brie and Donald Glover.
He left the show in 2013, and has since starred in "Hot Tub Time Machine," "Lovesick" and "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee." Chase first married Susan Hewitt in February 1973, however the two got divorced a few years later in February 1976.
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