Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 â€" December 18, 1997)
was an American actor and comedian. Farley was known for his loud,
energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City
Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday
Night Live between 1990 and 1995. He then went on to pursue a film
career, starring in films such as Coneheads, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep,
Beverly Hills Ninja, Billy Madison, Dirty Work, and Almost Heroes
(1998). He died of a drug overdose at the age of 33.Farley was born on
February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up in Maple Bluff.
His father, Thomas John Farley, Sr. (1936â€"1999), owned an oil
company, and his mother, Mary Anne (née Crosby), was a homemaker. He
had four siblings: Tom Jr., Kevin, John, and Barbara. His cousin, Jim,
is Chief Executive Officer at Ford Motor Company.The Farley family are
Irish-American and are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Farley
attended parochial schools in Madison, including Edgewood High School
of the Sacred Heart. According to Joel Murray, a fellow Second City
cast member, Farley would "always make it to Mass."Many of his summers
were spent as a camper and counselor at Red Arrow Camp, near Minocqua,
Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University in 1986, with a
double major in communications and theater. At Marquette, he played
rugby and discovered a love of comedy.
was an American actor and comedian. Farley was known for his loud,
energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City
Theatre and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday
Night Live between 1990 and 1995. He then went on to pursue a film
career, starring in films such as Coneheads, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep,
Beverly Hills Ninja, Billy Madison, Dirty Work, and Almost Heroes
(1998). He died of a drug overdose at the age of 33.Farley was born on
February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up in Maple Bluff.
His father, Thomas John Farley, Sr. (1936â€"1999), owned an oil
company, and his mother, Mary Anne (née Crosby), was a homemaker. He
had four siblings: Tom Jr., Kevin, John, and Barbara. His cousin, Jim,
is Chief Executive Officer at Ford Motor Company.The Farley family are
Irish-American and are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Farley
attended parochial schools in Madison, including Edgewood High School
of the Sacred Heart. According to Joel Murray, a fellow Second City
cast member, Farley would "always make it to Mass."Many of his summers
were spent as a camper and counselor at Red Arrow Camp, near Minocqua,
Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University in 1986, with a
double major in communications and theater. At Marquette, he played
rugby and discovered a love of comedy.
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