Chris Farley

Comedian, TV Actor

1964 – 1997

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Who was Chris Farley?

Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley was an American comedian and actor. Farley had a loud, energetic comedy style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live between 1990 and 1995. Farley and Chris Rock were introduced as two of the show's new cast members in early 1990. Similar to his idol, John Belushi, Farley died of a drug overdose at the age of 33.

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Born
Feb 15, 1964
Madison
Also known as
  • Christopher Crosby Farley
  • Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley
Parents
Siblings
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Irish American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Marquette University
    Communication
    ( - 1986)
  • Theatre
  • Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart
Lived in
  • Madison
  • Chicago
Died
Dec 18, 1997
Near North Side

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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