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Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964
– December 18, 1997) was an United
States|American actor and comedian, best known as
one of the cast members of the popular Saturday
Night Live television series. 

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Farley got his start
with Chicago, Illinois|Chicago's The Second
City|Second City comedy group. Soon, Farley was
discovered by Lorne Michaels, producer of NBC's
Saturday Night Live. Michaels hired Farley to join
the cast and he immediately became one of the most
popular cast members during the 1991 to 1995
seasons. Appearing on Saturday Night Live was a
dream come true for Farley, who idolized comedian
and former cast member, John Belushi. Some of his
most memorable characters were Matt Foley, Bennett
Brauer, Barney (with Patrick Swayze in the
Chippendale sketch), Todd O'Connor (in Bill
Swerski's Superfans), Drinking Buddy (in Mike
Myers (actor)|Mike Myers' Middle Aged Man skit)
and himself in The Chris Farley Show.

Farley left the show in 1995 and made several
movies with fellow former SNL cast member David
Spade. The two starred in 1995's Tommy Boy and
1996's Black Sheep (movie)|Black Sheep. Farley
also made appearances in other films, such as
Coneheads in 1993, Wayne's World 2 in 1993, Adam
Sandler's Billy Madison in 1995, Beverly Hills
Ninja in 1997, Almost Heroes with Matthew Perry
(actor)|Matthew Perry in 1998, and Norm
MacDonald's Dirty Work (movie)|Dirty Work in 1998.
Farley was popular with young audiences not only
as a physical comedian but also as a comic actor,
but few critics warmed to him.

Farley, who had struggled with obesity, alcohol,
and drug addiction for years, was found dead in
his Chicago apartment in the John Hancock Center
on December 18, 1997. An autopsy revealed that
Farley had died of an accidental overdose of
cocaine and heroin, with coronary arteriosclerosis
being a contributing factor. By the time of his
last SNL appearance, as a guest host on October
25,
1997http://www.saturday-night-live.com/snl/reviews
/97-98/farley.html, he was evidently in trouble
— his voice was unbearably hoarse, he looked
bloated, sweated profusely, and was grossly
overweight. A tabloid reported that Farley had
been drinking heavily during the week of
rehearsals and needed an oxygen tank. Reportedly
on the set of Almost Heroes, he required almost
constant hands-on caretaking.

It should also be mentioned that he was 33 years
old at his death, the same age John Belushi was
when he died 15 years before. David Spade, dealing
with a memory of another close friend dying,
didn't come to Farley's funeral.

Farley was in some ways a contradictory character:
completely uninhibited onstage and known to be
willing to do anything for a laugh, he could be
shy and insecure in private. His friends have
stated that they knew about and worried about his
excessive behavior, but were unable to get him to
stop. Following his death the tabloid press
exploited the lurid details; however, people who
knew Farley said he was a very kind, decent human
being.

Before Farley's death, he was selected by the
producers of Shrek as the voice of the title
character, but the studio was unable to cast him
as he was considered uninsurable
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