‘Christmas Vacation’ Cast Then & Now: See Chevy Chase & More 33 Years Later

• ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ came retired connected December 1, 1989.
• The movie starred Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, and more.
• It’s astir the Griswold household who walk Christmas abrogation astatine location with their relatives.

After each these years, nary 1 tin lucifer Clark Griswold’s dedication to his Christmas lights. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was the 3rd movie successful the Vacation franchise and 1 of the precise best. The movie was released connected Dec. 1, 1989, and has go a Christmas classical for families each vacation season. In fact, the movie was the most-watched Christmas movie successful 2022, viewed by 8.6 cardinal US households, according to Forbes. 

All of the main Christmas Vacation stars person continued to enactment done the years. Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki, the Griswold kids in Christmas Vacation kids, are each grown up present truthful hole to consciousness precise old. See what the formed is up to aft 33 years.

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase arsenic Clark Griswold vs. now. (Everett Collection/MEGA)

Chevy Chase, 79, is wide recognized for his portrayal of Clark Griswold successful 5 National Lampoon’s Vacation films. He past played the quality successful the 2015 movie Vacation, which starred Ed Helms and Christina Applegate. Chevy, who roseate to fame connected Saturday Night Live, went connected to concisely big his ain late-night speech show, The Chevy Chase Show, successful 1993.

The histrion notably played Pierce Hawthorne connected the NBC drama bid Community from 2009 to 2014. Chevy precocious starred successful the 2020 movie The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. Chevy reunited with immoderate of his National Lampoon’s Vacation co-stars successful December 2022, which helium documented connected Instagram.

Chevy has been joined 3 times. His archetypal 2 marriages were to Susan Hewitt and Jacqueline Carlin. He’s presently joined to Jayni Luke and they’ve been unneurotic since 1982. Chevy has 4 children.

Beverly D’Angelo

Beverly D’Angelo arsenic Ellen Griswold vs. now. (Everett Collection/MEGA)

Beverly D’Angelo‘s quality in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation marked her 3rd clip playing Ellen Griswold. She continued to play the quality successful Vegas Vacation and the 2015 movie Vacation. Beverly, present 71, went connected to prima successful galore films, TV films, and TV bid aft Christmas Vacation.

She notably recurred arsenic Barbara “Babs” Miller connected Entourage. Her caller TV roles see playing Patricia successful USA Network’s Shooter and Stella Rose Buckley successful Netflix’s Insatiable. She caller starred successful the Christmas movie Violent Night. The histrion dated Al Pacino, 82, from 1997 to 2003. Their twins, Anton and Olivia, conceived done IVF, were calved successful 2001.

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis arsenic Audrey Griswold vs. now. (Everett Collection/MEGA)

Juliette Lewis‘ archetypal large movie relation was playing Audrey Griswold, Clark and Ellen’s daughter. The relation of Audrey had been antecedently played by Dana Barron and Dana Hill. Just a mates of years later, Juliette earned an Academy Award and Golden Globe information for Best Supporting Actress for her show successful Cape Fear.

The 49-year-old’s different well-known movies see What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Natural Born Killers, Strange Days, August: Osage County, Conviction, and more. She precocious appeared successful Tate Taylor’s fearfulness movie Ma. The histrion has besides had respective widely-recognized movie roles successful bid similar The Firm, Wayward Pines, and Secrets and Lies. Juliette presently stars successful the deed Showtime series Yellowjackets. She besides stars successful the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales.

Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki arsenic Rusty Griswold vs. now. (Everett Collection/MEGA)

Johnny Galecki, 47, starred arsenic Rusty Griswold, Clark and Ellen’s son, successful Christmas Vacation. The relation had been antecedently played by Anthony Michael Hall and Jason Lively. Johnny appeared successful a fig of movies and TV bid successful the years aft Christmas Vacation, but his large interruption was playing David Healy successful the TV bid Roseanne. He joined the amusement successful play 4.

His adjacent large TV relation was playing Leonard connected The Big Bang Theory. He earned an Emmy information for Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Comedy Series successful 2011. The amusement ran for 12 seasons and aired 279 episodes. Johnny became 1 of the highest-paid TV actors, earning astir $1 cardinal per occurrence betwixt 2017 and 2019. Since The Big Bang Theory ended, helium returned to the relation of David Healy and guest-starred connected the Roseanne spinoff The Conners.

Johnny and his Big Bang Theory co-star Kaley Cuoco, 37, secretly dated for astir 2 years portion they were filming the show. Despite their breakup, they stay friends. Johnny started dating Alaina Meyer successful 2018. Their lad was calved successful Dec. 2019. The mates split successful Nov. 2020.

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid arsenic Cousin Eddie vs. now. (Everett Collection/AP)

Randy Quaid, 72, played Cousin Eddie Johnson, Catherine’s husband, successful the film. He played the relation of Cousin Eddie successful 3 retired of the 5 movies successful the National Lampoon’s Vacation movie series. After Christmas Vacation, Randy’s best-known roles were successful movies specified arsenic Independence Day and Brokeback Mountain, arsenic good arsenic tv roles successful the Elvis miniseries. Randy received an Emmy information for his show arsenic Colonel Tom Parker.

Randy has faced a batch of ineligible occupation implicit the years. Randy and his wife, Evi Motolanez, were archetypal arrested successful 2009 for allegedly defrauding an innkeeper. They were arrested again and charged with burglary successful 2010 aft spending 5 days surviving successful the impermanent location of a location they erstwhile lived in. The mates failed to look successful tribunal and near for Canada seeking asylum. They were arrested successful Canada and aboriginal released connected bail. They’ve continued to person ineligible issues since. His past relation was successful the 2018 movie All You Can Eat. Randy’s member is celebrated actor Dennis Quaid.

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