Chris Farley

@Saturday Night Live Cast, Life Achievements and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chris Farley was an American comedian and actor who made millions of people laugh with his lively comic acts Drug Overdose Depression Died Young Saturday Night Live Cast American Film & Theater Personalities Actors Aquarius Celebrities The much adored comedian and actor, Chris Farley was born as Christopher Farley in a middle class American household. His love for comedy stemmed from his childhood desire to amuse his parents and siblings with his clumsy and idiotic antics. He is most well-known for the series of different characters he portrayed on the television show ‘Saturday Night Live’ on NBC. Farley had first been cast on ‘Saturday Night live’ in 1990 with fellow comedian Chris Rock. He performed an ensemble of roles on the show winning the hearts of millions as he went about his comic buffoon acts. He became a significant member of a group of comedians including Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and David Spade - a group lovingly nicknamed ‘Bad Boys of SNL’. His biggest influence was John Belushi, one of the original cast members of the ‘Saturday Night Live’ show. In order to leverage his success as an SNL star cast, he entered movies doing small roles at first. He acted in about ten movies and appeared in several television shows in cameo appearances before his untimely death at the age of 33. An on-screen comedian, Farley was also known to have played pranks in real life.

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Birthday: February 15, 1964 Died on: December 18, 1997 Nationality: American Famous: Died Young, Saturday Night Live Cast, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors Siblings: Barbara, John, Kevin, Tom Jr. Known as: Chris Farley Universities: Marquette University Information Detail Birthday February 15, 1964 Died on December 18, 1997 Nationality American Famous Died Young, Saturday Night Live Cast, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors Siblings Barbara, John, Kevin, Tom Jr. Known as Chris Farley Universities Marquette University Cause of death Drug Overdose Birth Place Madison Religion Roman Catholic Gender Male Father M Mother Mary Anne Net Worth $5 million Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Madison Died at Age 33

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He led a very wild and undisciplined life. He regularly hired prostitutes and was notorious for his gluttony and heavy drinking problems. He also had a history of drug abuse. Unsplash Personal Life

He died of a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33. Unsplash Personal Life

Chris Farley was born to Irish-Americans Thomas Farley Sr. and Mary Anne. His father owned an oil company while his mother was a housewife. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart among other Catholic schools. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He enrolled at Marquette University and graduated with a degree in communications and theater in 1986. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

The first job he did after the completion of his college degree was at the Scotch Oil Company where he worked with his father. Unsplash Career

His professional stage career started at Chicago’s Improv Olympic Theatre’s Ark improvisation troupe where he performed comedies with the theatre’s group. Unsplash Career

Eventually, he got an opportunity to perform at Chicago’s Second City Theatre as part of their touring group. His goofy performances soon ensured that he got promoted to the main stage. Unsplash Career

During a stage performance, he caught the eye of Lorne Michaels, the producer of NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ show, who decided to cast the young man for the 1990-91 season of the show. Unsplash Career

He made his television debut along with Chris Rock in the 1990-91 season of the ‘Saturday Night Live’ where he collaborated with other actors like Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade. They appeared together quite often, earning the name ‘Bad Boys of SNL’. Unsplash Career

He is mainly known for the ensemble of roles he portrayed in NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ show from 1990 till 1995. He appeared in 100 episodes of the show, performing a variety of parodies in several hilarious sketches. Unsplash Major Works

His 1995 movie ‘Tommy Boy’ is one of his better known movies. The movie opened at No.1 in the U.S. and went on to become a commercial success. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 15, 1964
Died on	December 18, 1997
Nationality	American
Famous	Died Young, Saturday Night Live Cast, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
Siblings	Barbara, John, Kevin, Tom Jr.
Known as	Chris Farley
Universities	Marquette University
Cause of death	Drug Overdose
Birth Place	Madison
Religion	Roman Catholic
Gender	Male
Father	M
Mother	Mary Anne
Net Worth	$5 million
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Madison
Died at Age	33

Chris Farley

American

Feb 15, 1964

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