Chase was born into wealth. Both his parents—Cathalene (née Crane) Chase, a concert pianist, and Edward Tinsley (“Ned”) Chase, a book editor—came from prominent f… See more

Chase then shifted his focus to comedy. In 1973–74 he was a writer and actor on The … See more

In 1978 Chase starred with Goldie Hawn in the crime comedy Foul Play. Two years later he had a breakthrough role in the cult classic Caddyshack, a golf comedy that also featur… See more

Chase’s career subsequently entered a period of decline. He had a string of box-office failures—Nothing but Trouble (1991), Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), and Cops & Ro… See more