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Chris Farley
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American actor and comedian (1964–1997)
Film & TV
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Farley was a member of Chicago's The Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. He died on December 18, 1997 in Chicago of a cocaine intoxication and morphine overdose.
Known for
- Lorne — Self (Uncredited)2026
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)2024
- Tom Hanks: The Nomad — Self (archive footage)2023
- Dark Side of Comedy — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us — Self (archive footage)2020
- Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh — Self (archive footage)2019
- Biography: Comedy Icons2019
- Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2018
- I Am Chris Farley — Self (archive footage)2015
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Christopher Crosby Farley , ( 1964-02-15 ) February 15, 1964, Madison, Wisconsin , U.S.
- Died
- December 18, 1997 (1997-12-18) (aged 33), Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Burial place
- Resurrection Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Marquette University
- Occupations
- Actor comedian
- Years active
- 1984–1997
- Relatives
- John Farley (brother) Kevin Farley (brother) Jim Farley (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Madison
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Sibling
- John Farley
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Tommy Boy
- Student of
- Del Close
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1964-02-15
- name in native language
- Christopher Crosby Farley
- Commons category
- Chris Farley
- influenced by
- John Belushi
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- date of death
- 1997-12-18
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- accidental death
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for five seasons, from 1990 to 1995. He went on to pursue a film career, appearing in films such as Airheads, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Almost Heroes.
Influenced by John Belushi, Farley was widely known for his physical performance/comedy and athleticism (similar to Curly Howard and Roscoe Arbuckle). This was used to great effect during his time on Saturday Night Live, and continued through many of his films. From his early acting days, and through the height of his fame, Farley struggled with obesity, alcoholism, and substance abuse. He died of a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33.
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