The new CNN documentary “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not” will reveal more details about the period when the actor had to be revived from an eight-day coma in 2021 following heart failure.
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“He basically came back from the dead,” said Caley Chase, daughter of the SNL star, while explaining why her father “doesn’t remember certain things.”
The case was widely reported at the time, but little was known about the severity of the situation. The CNN documentary, which airs on January 1, features interviews about this delicate moment in the actor’s life.
Jayni Chase, Chevy Chase’s wife, said her husband felt that “something was wrong, but he couldn’t explain what was wrong.” During a visit to the emergency room, the heart of the “Community” star stopped.
She explains that the actor developed cardiomyopathy, a condition that weakens the heart muscles and prevents the heart from pumping a sufficient amount of blood with each beat.
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Doctors’ solution was to place Chevy Chase in a coma that lasted eight days.
“The doctor warned us that we might not get him back: ‘We don’t know how present he will be. Prepare for the worst.’ He woke up and all he could do was use his voice,” Caley reported.
As a result of the incident, the comedian suffers from memory lapses, which becomes evident when film director Marina Zenovich questions him about his reputation for being difficult.
The documentary chronicles the life and career of Chevy Chase, a three-time Emmy winner, from his early days as a musician, his time on “Saturday Night Live”, to his successful films such as “Seems Like Old Times” and “Fletch”.
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