Deadpan comedian Charles Sydney Grodin (originally Grodinsky) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Russian/Polish ancestry and raised in a Jewish orthodox home. He attended the University of Miami but dropped out, opting instead for the life of a struggling actor. The movie A Place in the Sun (1951) was said to have steered him towards his chosen profession. In his own words: "It was two things. One is I think I developed an overwhelming crush on Elizabeth Taylor. And two, Montgomery Clift made acting look like 'Gee, well that looks pretty easy - just a guy talking.'".

After a spell with Uta Hagen (1956-59), he attended Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio before making his stage debut on Broadway in 1962. Though he appeared on screen from as early as 1954, Grodin did not make a great deal of headway in this medium until he attracted critical notice playing the small but crucial role of obstetrician Dr. C.C. Hill in Rosemary's Baby (1968). More substantial roles soon followed. His first major starring turn was in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), a black comedy written by Neil Simon and directed by Elaine May. Grodin managed to inject charm and humanity in what was essentially an egotistical central character. Film reviewer Roger Ebert praised his performance, describing the actor as a "kind of Dustin Hoffman-as-overachiever", an opinion which was echoed by Vincent Canby of the New York Times. Ironically, Grodin had earlier turned down the pivotal role in The Graduate (1967) which propelled Hoffman to stardom (he also -- probably unwisely -- spurned the role of oceanographer Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975) which instead went to Richard Dreyfuss).

Grodin's ultimate breakthrough came on the Broadway stage in "Same Time Next Year" (1975) (opposite Ellen Burstyn), a hugely successful romantic comedy about two people, each married to someone else, who conduct an extramarital affair for a single day over the course of 24 years in the same room of a northern Californian inn. Though the two leads left the show after seven months, Grodin was now much sought-after in Hollywood as a droll comic actor and cast in a string of hit comedies: Heaven Can Wait (1978), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Lonely Guy (1984) and Midnight Run (1988). He also appeared to sterling effect in the underrated farce The Couch Trip (1988), in which he co-starred with Walter Matthau and Dan Aykroyd as the brittle psychiatrist and radio host Dr. George Maitlin. Arguably his most popular box office success was opposite the titular Saint Bernard canine in the family-oriented comedy Beethoven (1992). Despite less than enthusiastic critical reviews, the film was a hit with audiences, grossed $147.2 million worldwide and spawned a sequel.

In the mid-1990s, Grodin reinvented himself as a television host (Charles Grodin (1995)) and political commentator. He made frequent guest appearances on talk shows with Carson or Letterman, typically adopting the persona of a belligerent tongue-in-cheek character to facilitate "comically uncomfortable situations on the set". Grodin was also a prolific author, both of fiction and non-fiction. An autobiography was entitled "It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here: My Journey Through Show Business" (1989). Charles Grodin died at age 86 of bone marrow cancer on May 18, 2021 at his home in Wilton, Connecticut.

歌蒂·韩,美国女演员、导演、电影监制。她生于美国华盛顿特区一个音乐之家，三岁开始习舞，十六岁时即登台表演莎翁名剧中的茱丽叶。十八岁只身前往纽约寻梦，起初在一个舞蹈团里表演康康舞，后来又做过一阵子阿哥哥女郎。后因在电视综艺节目中担任伴舞而打进电视圈，1968年因在情景剧《开怀大笑》中饰演了一个傻呼呼、又带有点三八的金发女郎而赢得观众喜爱。并顺势踏上大银幕，1969年又以影片《仙人掌花》中的迷糊护士角色，赢得了奥斯卡最佳女配角殊荣。1978年歌蒂•韩开始以票房大片《小迷糊闯七关》树立起“小迷糊”这一经典银幕形象，并逐渐成为80年代好莱坞头号喜剧女星。从影至今主演的大多是这类开心果的角色。近年主演的《大老婆俱乐部》和《城里城外》也均为喜剧佳作。曾与Gus Trikonis、Bruno Wintzell、Bill hudson有过三段婚姻，与后者育有一子一女(凯特•哈德森)，但均以离婚收场。1983年开始与男星科尔特•拉赛尔同居，1986年育有一子，至今感情甚笃。

原名科尼利厄斯·克瑞·切斯（Cornelius Crane Chase），把名字改为简捷易记的切维·切斯后，他加盟《周六夜现场》剧组，随后开始在电影界春风得意，大获成功。在80年代的《疯狂高尔夫》（Caddyshack）、《动物屋》（National Lampoon）等影片中，切维大放异彩，充分展现了自己面无表情却令人忍俊不禁的喜剧天份。但是随着90年代《穿墙隐形人》（Memoirs of an Invisible Man）和《条子与妙家庭》（Cops and Robbersons）等影片的接连失利，他的事业陷入低谷。1993年：土星奖 最佳男演员(提名) 穿墙隐形人[1]

1979年：金球奖(Golden Globe) 最佳男主角（音乐/喜剧类）(提名)小迷糊闯七关[2]

2009年NBC电视台放映的情景喜剧片《废柴联盟》Community中 切维·切斯Chevy Chase扮演 “坏脾气青春期问题老爷子” 富翁皮尔斯Pierce 有人说那个脑子一直处于烧焦状态的骚老头子 这个角色简直就是他自己在现实生活中的真实写照 作为剧中的“麻烦制造者” 七人学习小组成员之一，这位集奸商、嗑药、色鬼、种族歧视、信奉邪教、同性恋歧视、7次离婚记录等等诸多毛病于一身的老毒物，在某种程度上映射了老年版的主角杰夫。

《废柴联盟》获得2011年艾美奖 和2012年艾美奖最佳喜剧奖的提名

不过切维·切斯本人因为在剧组内爆粗口（Negro）而退出第四季拍摄（但还是在打打酱油）

《废柴联盟》第4季开播之际，主演之一乔尔·麦克哈尔(Joel McHale)在霍华德·斯特恩周三访谈节目中首度公开就切维·蔡斯(Chevy Chase)去年11月离开剧组的传闻作出公开回应。

麦克哈尔称蔡斯“就是不想再待着了”，还补充说不论自己如何试图与这位同事讲理，“他就一副要揍我的样子。不是说说而已，他是真心想痛扁我。”

　　麦克哈尔还确认了蔡斯确实在拍摄现场说过“N word”（对黑人的蔑称），这也是导致他离开剧组的主要原因。“你无论如何都不该在剧组里说这个词啊，”麦克哈尔称，“他说出那个词后，我当时说，‘现在我们进入1级警戒状态了’。