Actors Who Vehemently Hate Chevy Chase

Actor, comedian, and writer Chevy Chase has a long and rocky history of being a jerk, and the number of stories detailing his transgressions against his fellow cast and crew members are too numerous to count.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Ticking Off The Entire Season One Saturday Night Live Cast
01:35 - Lorne Michaels
02:19 - Johnny Carson
02:51 - Bill Murray
04:14 - Robert Downey Jr.
04:41 - Terry Sweeney
05:14 - Howard Stern
05:54 - Kevin Smith
06:27 - Rob Huebel
06:58 - Dan Harmon
07:43 - Donald Glover
08:25 - Outro

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Looking back on his prolific life in the spotlight, the fact that his career basically ran out of steams in the 90s might be a bit surprising, at least on the surface. But the stories from the TV and films sets on which he worked make a pretty case for why Hollywood eventually grew tired of his antics.

In this video, we will dissect the many reasons why Chevy Chase has developed such a bad reputation in show business and who some of his biggest enemies are, and why. We'll also discuss Chase's notorious feud with fellow comic Bill Murray and how it eventually came to a head and resulted in a fistfight while on the set of Saturday Night Live back in the late 70s.

Actors Who Vehemently Hate Chevy Chase

[sabersroommate]

This is why Pierce is a great character. It's basically Chevy with a different backstory.

[leeswift]

"Couldn't ad lib a fart following a baked bean dinner" really is a next-level insult

[ionryan]

He came to my college in 2005 and was incredibly uninterested in being there. It was disappointing for me at the time but I later learned that this was the authentic Chevy Chase experience.

[thethYearSeniors]

I actually worked on Community and can 100% vouche that Chevy Chase is a dick. There were whole scenes shot from behind him with a double because he threw a fit and left the set. The crew always had to appologize for his behavior. I ran into Dan Harmon once at cafe and he didn't seem to be a jerk at all. He seemed nice to me.

[amandadean]

He’s one of the few actors in Hollywood that almost everyone claims is a true a_hole to work with.

[questfortruth]

I was probably one of the twenty people who was unfortunate enough to watch Chase's first late night talk show attempt. It was so bad that his guest star (Carrie Fisher) ended up asking HIM questions because he literally froze and just sat there and said nothing. It was cancelled by the third week. It was traumatic! Not for HIM, but for ME!

[DrRockso]

“Actors who hate Chevy Chase.”

I don’t think 9 minutes is enough time to cover that long list.

[NinjaPickle]

I still think it's hilarious how Chevy got pissed at Dan Harmon for making his character out to be a vile, insensitive, and aggressive old man, when Pierce legitimately was nicer than the actor who played him.

[ewetoobblowzdogg]

I've never heard a single good word about him. That has to say something for someone that's been around so many years

[samanthanickson]

if i’ve said it once, i’ve said it a thousand times, the best thing to ever happen to snl, was when chevy chase left to pursue that fledgling movie career, and they picked up bill murray.

[snmiller]

What a paradox regarding Chase's known arrogance and over confidence yet he literally froze with fear as a host of his own late night TV show - it was so embarrassing and was cancelled after a few weeks. It made an indelible mark in many minds and will be his part of his legacy.

[shinigami]

The quote, "I'm Chevy Chase and you're not", should have a new and eye opening meaning to those previously unaware of his infamous reputation.

[stevenbass]

I was always surprised that Chevy Chase never had an "accident" while filming or just an old fashioned beat down.

[ThePete]

No one could fall or make any simple task look life threatening like Chevy. He was a master at it - even in his Community days. Its too bad he burned so many relationships down.

[imnotkatheryn]

I’ve never believed anyone could actually make fun of someone for having a dead parent, but hearing this about Chevy and RDJ, I know it’s true just from hearing the shit Chevy has done. And it’s very sad to know that he meant it.

[pastense]

It seems out of everyone on this list, only Donald Glover was unshaken by Chevy’s antics. Says a lot coming from someone who’s not only a comedian but also a musician, rapper, producer and a million other things!

[alikikiza]

Narcissists sooner or later self destruct. In Chevy's case, it was sooner.

[JackDManheim]

If you listen to the audio commentaries on the Community episodes, you get to hear volumes on the difficulties of working with Chevy Chase.
Most of the cast/crew are rather coy and playfully joke around about his behavior, but Dan Harmon is often very blunt about his issues with Chase and is usually very eager to vent.
It's all very informative.

[writerb]

So let me get this straight, you have one of the most SOLID records in Hollywood history. No scandals, never got caught with your pants down, nothing. You have some of the most beloved movies under your belt (my wife and I watch Christmas Vacation every year) and yet you decide to live your life being a total dick to people? Like seriously what is his problem? And it’s not like he doesn’t know, he HAS to know. And I think the fact that he doesn’t give af is worst of all.

[cordellhurst]

I worked at a restaurant, Spice Market, in New York City around 2009. There were private rooms in the back of the downstairs dining area and we saw a lot of celebrities. There were usually two servers for the rooms and I worked one of those sections this particular night. Chase came in with his family and sat in my coworkers section. As their dinner progressed, my coworker told me Chase had been drinking and ripping on his family the entire time. I chalked it up to him being a mean drunk. Seeing this, it seems that wasn't the case. This totally makes sense.