Over the course of his short, 33-year life, "Saturday Night Live" star Chris Farley went to rehab a whopping 17 times. But in the end, it wasn't enough for the comedian, who died in 1997 after overdosing on cocaine and morphine. Derik Murray, one of Before Mike Myers took on the role of big green … Read more
This month has brought Chris Farley back to the forefront thanks to the release of Brent Hodge and Derik Murray's new documentary. It's a softhearted homage that depicts Farley's triumphant yet tragic career through archival But, like Chevy Chase's pratfalls as President Gerald Ford or Tina Fey's turn as GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, … Read more
"The (original) concept was the Shrek character was a little bit more like Chris, like a humble, bumbling innocent guy," said Kevin Farley, who is executive producer of a new documentary, "I Am Chris Farley," about the life and career of his famous Chris Farley's voice work as "Shrek" has long been the stuff of … Read more
There's an obscure 1994 Saturday Night Live sketch called “Pepper Boy” that at least one friend of Chris Farley's now uses to explain the late comedian's incredible talent. He didn't have a huge part in that "The (original) concept was the Shrek character was a little bit more like Chris, like a humble, bumbling innocent … Read more
This month has brought Chris Farley back to the forefront thanks to the release of Brent Hodge and Derik Murray's new documentary. It's a softhearted homage that depicts Farley's triumphant yet tragic career through archival With the recent release of a documentary chronicling the life and times of comedian Chris Farley, many people have been … Read more
This month has brought Chris Farley back to the forefront thanks to the release of Brent Hodge and Derik Murray's new documentary. It's a softhearted homage that depicts Farley's triumphant yet tragic career through archival “I Am Chris Farley,” which joins “I Am Dale Earnhardt,” “I Am Steve McQueen,” “I Am Evel Knievel,” and “I … Read more
Chris Farley, who's been in the news recently because the new documentary, I Am Chris Farley, hit theaters this summer, was apparently originally cast as the animated ogre, according to his brother Kevin Farley. He told Yahoo: “Originally the Shrek When the words “Chris Farley in Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation” first appeared on our screen, we … Read more
This month has brought Chris Farley back to the forefront thanks to the release of Brent Hodge and Derik Murray's new documentary. It's a softhearted homage that depicts Farley's triumphant yet tragic career through archival It was a cold Chicago night back in 1990 when a relatively unknown Chris Farley stood outside of the famed … Read more
This month has brought Chris Farley back to the forefront thanks to the release of Brent Hodge and Derik Murray's new documentary. It's a softhearted homage that depicts Farley's triumphant yet tragic career through archival Chris Farley's voice work as "Shrek" has long been the stuff of legend, and for the first time ever we … Read more
Chris Farley's last official movie credit is 1998's Western comedy Almost Heroes with Matthew Perry. But the late comedy legend was working on another role at the time of his death, which would be one of the most Before he passed away, Saturday Night Live veteran and Tommy Boy star Chris Farley was slated to … Read more