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27 years ago, comedian Chris Farley’s life came to a tragic end.. The Wisconsin-born star was discovered dead in his Chicago apartment from an apparent drug overdose on Dec. 18, 1997. He was 33 ...
Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. He was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre [1] and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for six seasons from 1990 to 1995.
Farley died on December 18, 1997, of a drug overdose. By the time the film was released in May 1998, Chris Farley had been dead nearly six months. [2] Post-production
Six weeks after he came back to host, Chris Farley became the fifth SNL cast member to die. Influenced by his idol, John Belushi , Farley died of a speedball overdose at the age of 33. Two weeks after the season finale, long-time performer Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife who then committed suicide.
He died a year and a half later, on May 16, 1984, at the age of 35, due to complications from lung cancer. ... Chris Farley displayed his physical-comedy genius for five seasons of Saturday Night ...
Chris Farley is coming back to the big screen via a biopic about the late comedian’s life ... a 2009 biography penned by Tanner Colby and Farley’s brother Tom Farley Jr. Farley died on Dec. 18 ...
Chris Farley: 33: December 18, 1997: Influenced by Belushi, Farley died of a drug overdose from a speedball injection. Farley's death occurred less than two months after he came back to host SNL, which turned out to be his final television appearance. Phil Hartman: 49: May 28, 1998
The new documentary, I Am Chris Farley, honors the comedic icon's life. At the Hollywood premiere, 18 years after drug overdose death, Chris Farley remembered: 'He was actually a shy, sensitive guy'