Weekend Update: Chevy Chase reveals he’s going to be a grandfather!
The 80-year-old actor and comedian shared the exciting news in a sweet post on social media over the weekend.
On Saturday, the National Lampoon star announced his youngest daughter, Emily Chase, 36, is expecting her first child.
“I can’t wait to be a Grandad!” he wrote alongside a photo of himself, Emily, and her partner, Alex Baglieri. “Congrats to my daughter @em_chases and @alex.baglieri ❤️.”
Family, friends, and fans were quick to react to the news.
“Wonderful❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ congratulations! Clark if a boy, ellen if a girl?” Beverly D’Angelo wrote.
While one fan put in a “vote for Rusty if it’s a boy.”
“Your Grandad Era is going to be wonderful. Lucky little baby. ❤”
“Are you serious Clark?” someone wrote, using a line from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Congratulations to Emily, Alex, and the rest of the Chase family!