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I Am Chris Farley (2015) 6 Videos. 99+ Photos. Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company. Among his siblings are actors Kevin P. Farley and John Farley. He was of Irish heritage. Farley studied theatre and communications on Marquette University.
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- Tommy Boy. It's not every day that a film about brake pad salesmen tops a 'greatest movies' list, but when it comes to the output of Chris Farley, typical rules go out the window.
- Black Sheep. Eager to cash in on the success of pairing Chris Farley with David Spade in 1995's "Tommy Boy," Paramount Pictures hastily ordered the creation of a new script that'd send the duo on another adventure.
- Coneheads. Another Chris Farley movie with heavy links back to "Saturday Night Live," 1993's suburban comedy "Coneheads" was based on the sketch of the same name starring original not-yet-ready-for-prime-time players, Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.
- Beverly Hills Ninja. "Beverly Hills Ninja" marked a major turning point in Chris Farley's career. For starters, it was the first film where he played the sole leading role following co-starring stints with fellow "Saturday Night Live" cast member David Spade in 1995's "Tommy Boy" and 1996's "Black Sheep."
8. Airheads. 1994 1h 32m PG-13. 6.2 (57K) Rate. 46 Metascore. Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.
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Released shortly after his death, 1998's underrated comedy Almost Heroesstars Chris Farley as Bartholomew Hunt, an explorer competing against the famed Lewis and Clark team after the Louisiana Purchase by the United States in the early 1800s. Bartholomew is hired to travel all the way west and cross the country before Lewis and Clark are able to do...
Farley’s other posthumous film was his small role in 1998's Dirty Work, which starred fellow SNL alum Norm McDonald. Based on Roald Dahl’s story, this hilarious, dark buddy comedy follows losers and long-time friends, Mitch and Sam (played by McDonald and Artie Lange), who find success in the revenge-for-hire business. In Dirty Work, Farley played ...
In 1994's well-cast comedy Airheads, Farley plays Officer Wilson, who’s trying to stop Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler), and Rex (Steve Buscemi) during a radio station hostage situation. The band began holding the employees inside the building hostage in a desperate bid to have their band’s Lone Rangers demo played on the air. The most me...
The long-time Saturday Night Live skit became a big-screen film Coneheads in 1993. Chris Farley played Ronnie the mechanic, who begins a relationship with the Coneheads' daughter, Connie (Michelle Burke). This greatly upsets Connie’s Dad Beldar (played by Dan Aykroyd), who tears the roof off Ronnie’s car with him in it to show his displeasure. Desp...
Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, the 1992 oddball party-down comedy Wayne's World centers on a pair of rock and heavy metal fans and slacker friends, Wayne and Garth (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey), who promote their television show. It is one of the funniest films of the early 90s and Farley’s big-screen debut. In Wayne’s Wor...
Farley got a significantly larger role in the sequel of Wayne’s World. In 1993's Wayne’s World 2, Farley is a wannabe roadie for Wayne and Garth’s concert extravaganza, named 'Wayne Stock.' Farley (playing the role of Milton) is clearly unqualified for the job but states he 'has no place else to go' and ultimately gets the gig anyway.
The 1995 comedy Billy Madison stars Adam Sandler as an immature and lazy 27-year-old man who must repeat grade school all over again to take over his father's hotel empire. In a small role as the angry school bus driver, Farley channels his inner rage against the young school kids. During a school field trip, the bus driver takes it upon himself to...
Chris Farley shines as Haru, a clearly not-so-typical ninja, in Beverly Hills Ninja. Taken in as a baby by an elder group of ninjas, as an adult, he helps an American woman investigate the criminal dealings of her boyfriend. In order to do this, Haru must travel from Asia all the way to Beverly Hills, California to get to the bottom of the issue. T...
In order to capitalize on the obvious chemistry between Chris Farley and David Spade in Tommy Boy, a second film with the two was quickly made. In 1996's comedy Black Sheep, Farley stars as Mike Donnelly, the brother of a gubernatorial candidate. The candidate (played by Tim Matheson) hires a special assistant (played by David Spade) whose only job...
Ranked by Rolling Stone Magazine readers as one of the Top 25 Comedy Films of all-time, Tommy Boyis without question Chris Farley’s best film in a lead role. The amount of quotable jokes here is likely in the dozens and this is by far Farley’s funniest film role overall. Farley (as Tommy Callahan) must save his family business when his father unexp...
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Dec 18, 1997 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Farley was a member of Chicago's The Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995.
