United Kingdom, Dec. 27 -- Chevy Chase came "back from the dead" after suffering heart failure.

The 82-year-old comedian spent five weeks in hospital due to heart issues during the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent of his health problems have now been revealed for the first time.

Speaking in new documentary I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, his daughter Caley Chase explained: "He has basically come back from the dead. He had heart failure."

His wife Jayni Chase added: "Something was wrong, and he couldn't explain to me what was wrong. So, we go to the ER. His heart stops. During those years he was drinking, he got cardiomyopathy; when the heart muscles get weaker, and they can't pump as much blood out with each beat."

Chevy's friend, Pet...