Rising Star on Secret to Playing Chevy Chase and ‘Elon Musk’
Photo Illustration by The Daily / Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/NBC Cory Michael Smith, 39, has perfected the art of playing real people—or, in some cases, real-ish people—on the big screen. His repertoire includes SNL icon Chevy Chase and a brash tech bro who shared a...
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What happenedRising Star on Secret to Playing Chevy Chase and ‘Elon Musk’.
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Left / center-leftRising Star on Secret to Playing Chevy Chase and ‘Elon Musk’
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Rising Star on Secret to Playing Chevy Chase and ‘Elon Musk’
Photo Illustration by The Daily / Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/NBC Cory Michael Smith, 39, has perfected the art of playing real people—or, in some cases, rea...
