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1964-1997

Who Was Chris Farley?

Comedian Chris Farley studied improv before joining Saturday Night Live in 1990.

He turned his small-screen success into a film career with movies like Wayne’s World and Coneheads, and later took the lead in Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, and Beverly Hills Ninja. Farley abused drugs and alcohol heavily and was found dead at age 33 from an overdose in December 1997.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Christopher Crosby Farley
BORN: February 15, 1964
DIED: December 18, 1997
BIRTHPLACE: Madison, Wisconsin
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aquarius

Early Life

Actor and comedian Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, the middle child of five siblings in an Irish Catholic family.

A boy who took to making other students laugh during his Catholic grade school years, he later studied theater and communications at Marquette University.

Post-graduation, Farley performed with the Ark Improv theater group and the Improv