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Chevy Chase (Ty Webb)
Born Cornelius Crane Chase in New York City, Chase wrote for Mad Magazine. Originally hired as a writer for "Saturday Night Live," Chase officially joined the cast of the Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Players after the second show. He received two Emmy® Awards for "SNL," one for Continuing Single Performance by a Supporting Actor and the other for Writing. |
| Rodney Dangerfield (Al Czervik)
Born Jacob Cohen in Babylon, NY, Dangerfield performed in night clubs as Jack Roy. After a dozen years of living a "normal life" as a businessman, he worked the Greenwich Village comedy clubs for free. Dangerfield crashed "The Ed Sullivan Show." Sullivan liked Dangerfield so much, he signed him as a regular guest. |
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Ted Knight (Judge Smails)
Born Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka, the Connecticut native's screen debut was as a prison guard at the end of "Psycho." Knight is probably best known for his performance as the foot-in-his-mouth anchorman Ted Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." He won two Supporting Actor/Comedy Emmys® for his work. |
| Michael O'Keefe (Danny Noonan)
Larchmont, NY, native O'Keefe helped build an off-Broadway theater out of an old warehouse and won the Dramatists Guild Award for one of its productions. O'Keefe received Best Supporting Actor Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominations for "The Great Santini." He was a regular on "Roseanne" as the father of Jackie's baby. O'Keefe starred in "Life's Work." |
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Bill Murray (Carl Spackler)
The Chicago native began his professional career working with his brother ("Caddyshack" co-writer Brian Doyle-Murray) in the improvisational troupe Second City. He attracted national attention as Chevy Chase's replacement on "Saturday Night Live." Murray won an Emmy® for writing in the show's second year. He co-directed the feature "Quick Change." |
| Harold Ramis (Director)
Ramis, like Murray, hails from Chicago. Likewise, he also wrote for Second City and the National Lampoon radio show. Ramis segued to TV as head writer for "Second City TV," in which he also performed. Ramis' acting performances include "Stripes," "Ghostbusters," Ghostbusters II, "Baby Boom," "Stealing Home," and "Love Affair." |
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