Chevy Chase Enters Rehab for 'Tune-Up' After Alcohol-Related Issues

The 72-year-old 'wants to be the best that he can be.'

Chevy Chase is focusing on his health. The seasoned comedic actor has checked into the Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center his rep tells ET.


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The 72-year-old actor’s rep says that Chase is being treated for alcohol-related issues, calling the visit a “tune-up.”

“[Chevy] wants to be the best that he can be."

The Saturday Night Live alum previously received treatment at the Betty Ford clinic in 1986 due to drug dependence.


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In a 2010 interview with Esquire, Chase described his past drug use, saying, “I never shot things up or freebased. I was pretty low-level when it came to drug abuse. I checked myself into the Betty Ford Clinic after my nose started to hurt.”

He most recently was working on filming the movie, Dog Years, with Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter.