Chevy Chase, Fellow 'National Lampoon's Vacation' Stars to Attend FAN EXPO Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - March 21, 2024 - PRLog -- The Griswold family may not have been able to enjoy Walley World as planned (spoiler alert!) but the stars of National Lampoon's Vacation are set to have a great time greeting fans, posing for photo ops, signing autographs and conducting interactive Q&As at FAN EXPO Philadelphia, set for May 3-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Chevy Chase ("Clark"), Beverly D'Angelo ("Ellen"), Randy Quaid ("Cousin Eddie") and Dana Barron ("Audrey") will make their new "family" trip to Center City Philadelphia a memorable one for fans of the 1983 hit and its sequels.

Chase transitioned from a writer to one of the breakout on-camera stars on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in its first season in 1975-76, moving on to films like Caddyshack and Foul Play before the original Vacation, Fletch (1985) and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) and Three Amigos (1986) made him one of the most prolific leads of the 1980s. He continued that success into the next decade with several new iterations of the Vacation franchise as well as family films like Man of the House and Snow Day. Chase also found new audiences with a run as a regular on the series "Community."

D'Angelo has more than 130 film and TV roles on her resume, including Vacation and three sequels. She had starring and co-starring parts in The Miracle (1991), Eye for an Eye (1996) American History X (1998) and many others, and dozens of TV movies and guest appearances on hit shows like "Frazier," "The Simpsons" and "Cougar Town" as well as a six-season recurring run on "Entourage."

Quaid first gained notice for a co-starring role opposite Jack Nicholson in the 1973 light comedy-drama The Last Detail. In addition to the "Cousin Eddie" turns in Vacation, Christmas Vacation and Vegas Vacation and Amish bowler "Ishmael" alongside Woody Harrison and Bill Murray in Kingpin, Quaid has had supporting roles in such favorites as Independence Day and Brokeback Mountain. He won a Golden Globe Award and Peabody Award for his portrayal of President Lyndon Johnson in the TV Movie LBJ: The Early Years and has been nominated for Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA Awards.

Barron portrayed Griswald daughter "Audrey" in both the original Vacation and Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure, among more than 40 credits. She had a three-year supporting role in the adventure series "Crossbow" and played "Nikki Witt" in the original "Beverly Hills, 90210" as well as guest spots on "Murder, She Wrote," "Babylon 5" and "Dream On."

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