'Saturday Night Live' Season 1 Cast: Where Are They Now?

Chevy Chase

The first cast member to host Weekend Update, Chevy Chase, returns SNL For its second season but partially gone. Although brief, Chase's time on the show won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1976 for Outstanding Acting and Outstanding Writing. Chase returned to host the show eight times between 1978 and 1997.

after SNLChase, now 80, continues his acting career in both television and film. He has acted on the big screen Foul play (1978), Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Holiday (1983) and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). On the small screen, her most notable role was in the 2010 NBC sitcom communityAs Piers Hawthorne.

During the making of the 1981 film Under the rainbowChase met Jenny Luke, a production assistant. After dating for two years, the two tied the knot in June 1982. This year, the couple celebrated 42 years of marriage on Instagram.

In August, the three friends The star became a grandfather after his daughter Emily gave birth to her first child.

Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin remained SNL For five seasons until 1980, he took over for Chase as host of Weekend Update after he left in season 2. Her iconic roles include Enid Lupner and Primate Conhead, a role she later reprized in 1993. Coneheads film

After her departure, Curtin, now 77, began starring opposite Susan St. James in the CBS sitcom Kate and Ally. The show ran for six seasons from 1984 to 1989. Curtin's performance as Ally Lowell earned her two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1984 and 1985, and she was nominated again in 1987.

His television career continued with hit shows 3rd rock from Sun. From 1996 to 2001, she played Dr. Mary Albright alongside John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, French Stewart and Kristen Johnston.

In 1975, Curtin married producer Patrick Lynch. Together they have one daughter, Tess Curtin Lynch.

Garrett Morris

A musically trained graduate of the Juilliard School, Garrett Morris was recruited by Lorne Michaels to join SNL After spending years on Broadway, she became the show's first black cast member. He left in 1980 after five seasons.

“Some producers didn't want black cast members but Lorne Michaels knew the show needed it,” Morris told PEOPLE earlier this year. “I dealt with some racism there, but never with Lorne. He doesn't have a racist bone in his body.

Morris, now 87, was addicted to cocaine during his time SNL And then ten years ago, Morris got sober and stopped using drugs after going to Alcoholics Anonymous, he told PEOPLE in February 2024.

after SNLMorris' acting career includes roles in Jefferson, Martin And The Jamie Foxx Show. Most recently, he played Williamsburg Diner Cashier Earl Washington 2 Break Girls.

Earlier this year, Morris was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on his 87th birthday.

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman is gone SNL Five seasons later. Her famous characters include Connie Conhead and Valley Girl.

after SNLNewman built an extensive career in voice acting, including roles in films and TV shows Hysteria!, Madagascar, As told by Ginger, Dawn of the Croods, Doc McStuffins and more

Newman, now 72, married actor Chad Einbinder in 1991; They split in 2015. Together they have two children, actor Spike and Hannah Einbinder.

Newman made the news after this year's Emmy Awards.

“F—. BEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” he wrote in a post after X the bearIts Liza Colon-Zayas won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Also nominated in this category was Newman's daughter, Hannah, for her role Hacks.

and Aykroyd

Famously one half of the Blues Brothers was played by Dan Aykroyd, who played Elwood. Aykroyd was a member of SNL Cast for four seasons. In 1977, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for his work on the show.

after SNLAykroyd reprized his most popular characters in the 1980s film The Blues Brothers And in 1993 cone, Although his most significant role may be Dr. In Raymond Stantz Ghostbusters (1984) and its subsequent sequels. He earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his work Driving Miss Daisy (1989), And heartbreak in 1991 My daughter. Most recently, he reunited with his former castmate Chevy Chase Zombie Town (2023).

In 1983, Aykroyd, now 72, married her The Twilight Zone: The Movie costar Donna Dixon. After almost 40 years, the couple announced their separation. Together, they have three daughters: Danielle (known professionally as singer-songwriter Vera Sola), Belle and Stella.

John Belushi

During four seasons of John Belushi SNLHe was able to create some of the show's most iconic characters, including Captain Kirk, the “Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger” owner of The Olympia restaurant, Samurai Futaba, and of course, Jake Blues, 'Joliet' of the Blues Brothers.

After her run on the show, she went into acting in 1978 National Lampoon's Animal House and the 1980s The Blues Brothers film

Belushi was addicted to cocaine for most of his career. In 1982, he died after an apparent drug overdose. It came as a shock to family, friends and former costars.

“John was always the guy who went a little too far and wanted to party too long,” Belushi's widow Judy told People in 2020. “It felt right, but then he got into things like cocaine and it's not a sustainable drug people are starting to worry about.” (Judy died in 2024.)

Belushi's fellow cast member Chevy Chase said, “He was one of the funniest men I've ever known.” The New York Times Obituary “I feel lucky to have known him.”

“I'm lamenting that he's not around,” Aykroyd told People in 2024. “It's more than melancholy: it's a real lament.”

Gilda Radner

For five seasons, Gilda Rasner entertained viewers with iconic characters like Emily Litella, Roseanne Rosannadanna, Baba Wawa, Lisa Lupner and many more. Her work on the show even earned her an Emmy Award in 1978 for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor.

Radner left the show in 1980 to star in films. At this time he got married SNL Band leader GE Smith. In 1982, Radner starred alongside her future husband, the late Gene Wilder Hanky ​​Panky. The two married in 1984 and starred in two more films together: The Woman in Red (1984) and Haunted Honeymoon (1986).

“Gilda was the most generous and compassionate and genuine person I've ever met,” Wilder says in the documentary. Remembering Gene Wilder. “It was wonderful to be with Gilda most of the time. She was so strong-willed and yet so fragile.”

Shortly after the couple married, Radner's health began to deteriorate. After several misdiagnoses, doctors discovered in October 1986 that Radner had stage IV ovarian cancer. After nine rounds of chemotherapy and 30 radiation treatments, Radner died on May 20, 1989 at the age of 42.

After Radner's death, Wilder helped establish the Gilda Radner Hereditary Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA. She also launched Gilda's Club in 1995, a NYC center for people with cancer and their families to find support. In 2000, the club went global and in 2009 merged with the Wellness Community to form the Cancer Support Community.