Chevy Chase revealed a deep and personal side of his life in the new documentary from CNN, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, titled after his SNL catchphrase. The 82-year-old detailed how his childhood was filled with physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his mother and stepdad. Chevy Chase talks about suffering abuse […] The post Chevy Chase Shares Harrowing Details About Childhood Abuse appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Chevy Chase revealed a deep and personal side of his life in the new documentary from CNN, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, titled after his SNL catchphrase. The 82-year-old detailed how his childhood was filled with physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his mother and stepdad.
Chevy Chase talks about suffering abuse from mother and stepfather as a child
Chevy Chase rose to fame in the mid-1970s and went on to have a brilliant career in comedy. However, before his stardom, he suffered from a very rough childhood in New York. As detailed in his latest documentary, Chase had a problematic mother and stepfather.
“Not a lot of people knew about [the abuse],” the 82-year-old comedian said, “Some did, and some came close. But it was my true life.” His biological father divorced his mother, whom he called an “out-of-control woman,” when he was only four.
The scars of this childhood stretched far as his career was plagued with depression, cocaine and alcohol addiction, and heart failure. He has also had a negative image in the industry for his frequent clashes with colleagues and co-workers.
The documentary explored this in detail and suggested that a lot of Chase’s issues stemmed from this twisted childhood. “My father had a flash anger, and he could lash out with a single blow and no talk before or after,” Chase’s half-brother, John Cederquist, said in the documentary. “He did not take to anything that he perceived as insolence. Chevy was insolent.”
His wife of 43 years, producer Jayni Chase, also recalled an incident from the early days of their relationship that gave a glimpse at how Chase’s childhood followed him. “The first time we stayed together, the first time I went to wake him up, he shuddered,” she explained, “He explained, ‘Well, my mother would wake me up slapping me.’ From the time he was a little guy: Wham!”
Despite the challenges, Chase went on to enjoy a stellar career and will leave behind a great legacy.
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not premieres on January 1, 2025, on CNN.
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