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Chris Farley

Born Christopher Crosby Farley
February 15, 1964(1964-02-15)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died December 18, 1997 (aged 33)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation Actor, Comedian
Years active 1990-1998

Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He was a member at Chicago's Second City Theatre[1] and later went on to join the cast of the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City He starred in a string of successful comedic films in the 1990s before his death of a drug overdose in late 1997. The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities

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Early life

Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States His family consists of three brothers (Tom Farley, Jr. , and actors Kevin and John), his sister, Barbara, and his parents, Mary Anne, a homemaker, and Thomas, Sr. Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American Actor, Production designer, singer dancer and sometime Composer John P Farley (born October 29, 1968) is an American Actor and Comedian. , who owned an oil company. [2][3] Jim Farley, group vice president for marketing and communication at Ford Motor Company, is his cousin. James Aloysius "Jim" Farley ( May 30, 1888 &ndash June 9, 1976) was an American Politician, business executive Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following cousin in Kinship terminology is a relative with whom one shares a common Ancestor, but in modern usage the term is rarely used when referring to a [4]

Farley graduated from Edgewood High School. Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart is a private High school located in Madison Wisconsin. He also attended La Lumiere School in Indiana for one semester in his junior year, after a brief suspension for misbehavior. La Lumiere School, in La Porte, Indiana, United States, is a private College preparatory boarding and Day school founded in He then went on to graduate from Marquette University in 1986 with a concentration in communications and theatre. Marquette University is a private coeducational Jesuit, Roman Catholic University located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Communication studies is an Academic field that deals with processes of communication commonly defined as the sharing of Symbols over distances in space and time Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one [5] Many of his summers were spent as a camper and as a counselor at Red Arrow Camp, outside of Minocqua, Wisconsin. Red Arrow Camp is a boys camp on Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin. Minocqua is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States After Marquette, he worked with his father at the Scotch Oil Company in Madison. [6] Farley got his start in professional comedy at the Ark Improv Theatre in Madison and the Improv Olympic theater in Chicago. iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as "ImprovOlympic" is a theater located at 3541 N He then went on to perform at Chicago's Second City Theatre. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. He was initially part of Second City's touring group, but was eventually promoted to their main stage. While working at Second City, he was discovered by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, [7]

Career

Saturday Night Live

Farley was one of two new SNL (Saturday Night Live) cast members announced in the spring of 1990, the other being Chris Rock. Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television [3][7] On the show, Farley frequently collaborated with fellow cast members David Spade, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and Rob Schneider, among others. David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and This group came to be known as the "Bad Boys of SNL. Comment -->The period of 1990 to 1995 was a time of great transition for Saturday Night Live "[8] Popular characters performed by Farley included himself on "The Chris Farley Show" (a talk show in which Farley would often "interview" the host and get very nervous and ask very simple-minded or irrelevant questions), an over-the-top motivational speaker named Matt Foley (who constantly reminded characters that he lived in "a van down by the river")[9], Todd O'Connor of Bill Swerski's Superfans (a group of stereotypical Chicagoans who constantly yell out "da Bears!")[10], a Chippendale's dancer (in a famous skit that paired him with guest host Patrick Swayze)[11], one of the "Gap Girls" (who hung out together at a local mall), a stereotypical lunch lady (to the theme of Lunchlady Land performed by Adam Sandler)[12] and Bennett Brauer (a Weekend Update commentator who would often divulge his personal and hygienic problems via air quotes). A motivational speaker is a professional speaker who makes speeches intending to lift up and motivate their audiences Matt Foley was a fictional motivational speaker on the American Sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live performed by Chris Farley and created Bill Swerski's Superfans was a recurring sketch about Chicago sports fans on the American Sketch comedy program The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Lunch lady is an American Slang term for a woman who serves food in a School (or other institutional Cafeteria; the equivalent British English Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies Current events. Air quotes, also called fingerquotes or Ersatz quotes (pronounced [[IPA|ɛɐ'zats] ] refers to using one's fingers to make virtual Quotation marks in Some of these characters were brought to SNL from his days at Second City. Farley also performed impersonations of Tom Arnold, (who gave the eulogy at his funeral), Andrew Giuliani, Jerry Garcia, Meat Loaf, Norman Schwarzkopf, Roger Ebert, Carnie Wilson, and Newt Gingrich. Thomas Duane "Tom" Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American Actor and Comedian. KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician General H Norman Schwarzkopf (also known as '''"Stormin' Norman"''' and '''"The Bear"''') (b Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer and television host best known as Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich, (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the Speaker [13]

Off-screen, Farley was well-known for his pranks in the offices of Saturday Night Live. A March 13, 1995, New York magazine article references Farley and Adam Sandler making late-night prank phone calls from the SNL offices in Rockefeller Center, with Sandler speaking in an old woman's voice and Farley then farting into the phone, as well as Farley mooning cars from a limousine. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. [14][15]

Film career

Farley started his film career making cameo appearances in several comedy films, including Wayne's World in 1992, Coneheads in 1993, Wayne's World 2 in 1993, Airheads in 1994 and Adam Sandler's Billy Madison in 1995. Wayne's World is a 1992 Comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar hosts of the Aurora The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The Coneheads was originally a sketch on Saturday Night Live which originated on the January 15 1977 episode and starred Dan Aykroyd The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Wayne's World 2 is a 1993 Comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Airheads is a Comedy Film released on August 5, 1994. It was written by Rich Wilkes and directed by Michael Lehmann. The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Billy Madison is a 1995 Comedy film starring Adam Sandler in the title role about a slacker who must go back to school in order to take The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris

After Farley and most of his fellow cast members were released from their contracts at Saturday Night Live following the 1994-1995 season, Farley focused on his film career. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City His first two major films co-starred fellow SNL cast member and close friend David Spade. David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality Together, the duo made the films Tommy Boy and Black Sheep in consecutive years 1995 and 1996. Tommy Boy is a 1995 Comedy movie starring Chris Farley and David Spade. Black Sheep is a 1996 Comedy film, directed by Penelope Spheeris ( ''Wayne's World'') and starring the comedy duo Chris Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) These two films were successes at the domestic box office, earning around $32 million each and gaining a large cult following on home video. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment [16][17] These films established Farley as a relatively bankable star and he was given the sole leading role in 1997's Beverly Hills Ninja, which finished in first place at the box office on its opening weekend. A bankable star is an Actor famous or charismatic enough to be "capable of guaranteeing box-office success simply by showing up in a movie" The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 comedy Film starring Chris Farley as a bumbling Ninja in Beverly Hills. [18] However, drug and alcohol problems began interfering with his work and production of his final film, Almost Heroes, was held up several times so Farley could attend rehab. Almost Heroes is a 1998 Comedy film starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry and directed by Christopher Guest. [19] After his sudden death in December 1997, his last completed films, Almost Heroes and Dirty Work, were released posthumously. Dirty Work is a 1998 comedy Buddy film starring Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange, and directed by Bob Saget The following is a list of works that were published or distributed Posthumously (after the parties involved in its creation died

Unfinished projects

Farley had recorded vocals for the title character in the Dreamworks film Shrek, but his death necessitated that the role be recast. DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and He was replaced by his former SNL castmate Mike Myers. Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer [20]

Death

In early 1997, a decline in Farley's health was frequently noted in the press. Following his guest appearance on SNL for the last time on October 25, 1997,[21] his hoarse voice and apparent perspiration were the subject of public scrutiny. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [22][23] In the years before his death, Farley had attempted to seek treatment for alcohol and drug abuse on seventeen separate occasions, as well as numerous visits to weight reduction treatment centers. [24]

On December 18, 1997, his younger brother John found Farley dead in his apartment on the sixtieth floor of the John Hancock Center in Chicago. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The John Hancock Center at 875 N Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, is a 100- story, 1127-foot (344 m tall Skyscraper He was 33 years old, coincidentally the same age Farley's idol John Belushi was when he died. John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician [25] An autopsy later revealed that Farley had overdosed on a combination of cocaine and morphine[26] with atherosclerosis cited as a "significant contributing factor" in his death. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Medical uses Morphine can be used as an analgesic in hospital settings to relieve pain in Myocardial infarction pain in Atherosclerosis is a Disease affecting arterial Blood vessels It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries in large part due to the accumulation [19]

Funeral

Farley's funeral was held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 23, 1997. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, also located in Madison, Wisconsin. Over five hundred people attended his funeral, and many of these were actors who worked with Farley in the past such as Adam Sandler, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, George Wendt, Norm Macdonald, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock and his wife. Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. George Robert Wendt (born October 17, 1948) is an American Actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the classic Television Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television [27] Attending their friend's funeral proved to be unbearable for some; most notably absent was his former SNL castmate and frequent film co-star David Spade. David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality Spade was later quoted as saying that he did not attend Farley's funeral because he "could not be in a room where Chris was in a box. "[13] However, Spade did appear on the special 25th Anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live to call for a moment of remembrance for Farley.

Honors

Farley has been memorialized in many different ways. On August 26, 2005, Farley was awarded the 2,289th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that The star is located in front of Improv Olympic West. [28] In Adam Sandler's 2000 film Little Nicky, Little Nicky's mother, an angel played by Reese Witherspoon, is mentioned at the end of the film to be dating her new fitness instructor in Heaven, who turns out to be Chris Farley. Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Little Nicky ( 2000) is a Comedy film written produced by and starring Adam Sandler. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as

In his book Gasping for Airtime, former castmember Jay Mohr recalled a surreal moment involving Farley and fellow castmember Phil Hartman. Gasping for Airtime Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live is an autobiographical book by former Saturday Night Live featured player Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr on August 23, 1970) is an American actor and Stand-up comedian. Phil Hartman (September 24 1948 &ndash May 28 1998 was a Canadian -born American Emmy Award -winning Writer as well as an Actor, In the SNL cast's goodbye song-and-dance performance to Hartman, the final scene featured Farley (in his Matt Foley costume) and Hartman embracing each other as the latter sang "Goodbye" to the camera. [29] They died within six months of each other. This can be seen on the "Best of Chris Farley" SNL special.

On May 6, 2008, the authorized biography of Chris Farley was published. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The book, titled The Chris Farley Show (Viking Press), was written by Farley's' brother Tom Farley Jr. The Chris Farley Show was a sketch from the American comedy Saturday Night Live, which involved comic actor Chris Farley, as a Parody and Tanner Colby. [30]

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1990-1995 Saturday Night Live Various characters TV, 100 episodes
1992 Wayne's World Security guard
The Jackie Thomas Show Chris Thomas TV, 1 episode
1993 Roseanne Man in Clothing Store TV, 1 episode
Coneheads Ronnie the Mechanic
Wayne's World 2 Milton
1994 Tom Chris TV, 1 episode
Airheads Officer Wilson
1995 Billy Madison Bus Driver Uncredited
Tommy Boy Thomas "Tommy" Callahan III
1996 Black Sheep Mike Donnelly
1997 All That The Chicago Ketchup Chef TV, 1 episode
Beverly Hills Ninja Haru
1998 Almost Heroes Bartholomew Hunt Released posthumously
Dirty Work Jimmy Uncredited, released posthumously

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Film or series
1996 Nominated MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance Tommy Boy
Won MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Duo Tommy Boy (Shared with David Spade)
1997 Nominated MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance Beverly Hills Ninja

References

  1. ^ The Second City: Chicago Alumni
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NAME Farley, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farley, Christopher Crosby
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor, comedian
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Madison, Wisconsin, United States
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1997
PLACE OF DEATH Chicago, Illinois, United States
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