Editing Chris Farley (section)

==Career==

===''Saturday Night Live''===
Along with [[Chris Rock]], Farley was one of the new ''Saturday Night Live'' cast members announced in early 1990.<ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="whs"/> On ''SNL'', Farley frequently collaborated with fellow cast members [[Chris Rock]], [[Adam Sandler]], [[Tim Meadows]], [[Rob Schneider]] and [[David Spade]]. This group came to be known as the "[[Bad boy archetype|Bad Boys of SNL]]."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Andrew|title=The Story Behind Chris Rock's Firing From 'Saturday Night Live'|url=http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/11/the-story-behind-chris-rocks-firing-from-saturday-night-live/|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|access-date=November 5, 2015|date=November 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Fallon|first1=Kevin|title=The Secrets of 'Saturday Night Live': Where Comedy Legends Are Born|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/14/the-secrets-of-saturday-night-live-where-comedy-legends-are-born.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=November 5, 2015|date=June 14, 2015}}</ref>

Popular characters performed by Farley included [[Matt Foley]], an over-the-top [[motivational speaker]] who frequently reminded other characters that he was "living in a van down by the river!" The character was created by [[Bob Odenkirk]] when he and Farley were performers at Second City. The character's name came from a longtime friend of Farley's who became a Catholic priest and currently serves as pastor at St. James Catholic Church in [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]], Illinois.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150801/news/150809920/ | title=The real Matt Foley remembers his friend Chris Farley|work=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]]| date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> In early renditions of the character, Farley used other names, depending on whom he knew in the audience, until the real-life Foley went to the show and had his name used, at which point Farley felt the name best suited the character and refused to change it. Some of the mannerisms of the character were a combination of the positions Farley noticed his rugby teammates took on the pitch coupled with his high school football coach's habit of squatting down when giving pep talks and the voice his father used when he was angry.<ref name="dada">{{cite news|first=Sam|last=Anderson|url=https://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/47039|title=Dada's Boy|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=May 16, 2008|access-date=June 8, 2008|archive-date=August 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819112936/https://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/47039/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other famous Farley characters included Todd O'Connor of [[Bill Swerski's Superfans]], a group of stereotypical Chicagoans who repeatedly shouted [[Chicago Bears|"da Bears!"]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2008/05/farley_exhibit.asp|title=New Exhibit: Chris Farley Remembered|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|access-date=June 8, 2008|archive-date=November 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106094908/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2008/05/farley_exhibit.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> a would-be [[Chippendales]] dancer, in [[Chippendales Audition|a famous sketch]] that paired him with guest host [[Patrick Swayze]];<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/3/31/21200801/chris-farley-chippendales-patrick-swayze-skating-snl-sketch|title=Chris Farley Should Be Remembered for His Grace, Not His Falls|first=Nate|last=Rogers|date=March 31, 2020|work=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]}}</ref><ref name=cnn>{{cite news|first=Henry|last=Goldblatt|url=https://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/05/07/chris.farley/|title='Chris Farley Show' stuffed with gossip|publisher=[[CNN]] |location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=May 7, 2008|access-date=June 8, 2008}}</ref> one of the "[[Gap Girls]]", who worked together at a local mall; a stereotypical [[lunch lady]], to the theme of "Lunchlady Land"' performed by Adam Sandler;<ref>{{cite book|first=Bill|last=Crawford|title=Adam Sandler: America's Comedian|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]|location=New York City|date=2000|page=75|isbn=0-312-26282-5}}</ref> [[Bennett Brauer]], a ''[[Weekend Update]]'' commentator who often divulged his personal and hygienic problems via [[air quotes]]; and himself on ''[[The Chris Farley Show]]'', a talk show in which Farley "interviewed" the guest with poorly conceived questions or trailed off about subjects not germane to the guest.

Some of these characters were brought to ''SNL'' from his days at Second City. Farley also performed impersonations of [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] (who gave Farley's eulogy at his private funeral), [[Andrew Giuliani]], [[Jerry Garcia]], [[Meat Loaf]], [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]], [[Dom DeLuise]], [[Roger Ebert]], [[Carnie Wilson]], [[Newt Gingrich]], [[Mindy Cohn]], [[Mama Cass]], [[Hank Williams Jr.]], and [[Rush Limbaugh]].<ref name=wisconsin>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003176.asp|title=Chris Farley's Black Sheep Jacket|publisher=wisconsinhistory.org|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=June 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610103041/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003176.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Off-screen, Farley was well known for his pranks in the offices of ''Saturday Night Live''. Sandler and Farley would make late-night prank phone calls from the ''SNL'' offices in [[Rockefeller Center]], with Sandler speaking in an old woman's voice and Farley farting into the phone and [[mooning]] cars from a limousine, and even once defecating out a 17th floor window. He was also known to frequently get naked and do various stunts for laughs, including imitating [[Jame Gumb|Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb]] from the then-current film ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''. Rock once claimed that he probably saw Farley's genitals more than Farley's girlfriend did.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/47548/index6.html|title=Comedy Isn't Funny|last=Smith|first=Chris|date=March 15, 1995|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|page=7|access-date=June 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Shales|first1= T. |last2=Miller|first2= J.A. |year=2002|title=Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live|location=New York|publisher=Back Bay Books|pages= 379–380}}</ref> Farley, alongside Sandler, was [[Dismissal (employment)|fired]] by NBC in 1995.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_youre_not_alone_conan_obrien_adam_sandler_says_nbc_fired_him_and_chris_farley_fr.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124044753/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_youre_not_alone_conan_obrien_adam_sandler_says_nbc_fired_him_and_chris_farley_fr.html | archive-date=2010-01-24 | title=You're not alone, Conan O'Brien: Adam Sandler says NBC fired him and Chris Farley from 'SNL' | website=[[New York Daily News]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/adam-sandler-talks-getting-fired-from-snl-bad-reviews-and-his-desire-to-play-a-villain?ref=scroll | title=Adam Sandler Talks Getting Fired from 'SNL,' Bad Reviews, and His Desire to Play a Villain | newspaper=The Daily Beast | date=12 September 2014 | last1=Stern | first1=Marlow }}</ref>

===Film career===
During his time on ''SNL'', Farley appeared in the comedy films ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/10-things-that-the-waynes-world-movies-gave-us-6396262|title=10 Things That the Wayne's World Movies Gave Us|last=Hlavaty|first=Craig|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'', ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/coneheadspghowe_a0afe0.htm|title=''Coneheads''|last=Howe|first=Desson|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 23, 1993|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Airheads]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501E5DA1031F936A3575BC0A962958260|title=FILM REVIEW; 'Airheads.' Yes, Indeed. That and Even Less.|last=Maslin|first=Janet|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 5, 1994|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> and had an uncredited role in ''[[Billy Madison]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/billy-madison/review/130553/|title=Billy Madison|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> He also appeared in the music video for the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] single "[[Soul to Squeeze]]", which was featured on the soundtrack to ''Coneheads''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-red-hot-chili-peppers-music-videos-20160622/soul-to-squeeze-20160622|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Videos|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=September 25, 2016|archive-date=October 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029200847/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-red-hot-chili-peppers-music-videos-20160622/soul-to-squeeze-20160622|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After Farley and most of his fellow cast members were released from their contracts at ''Saturday Night Live'' following the [[Saturday Night Live (season 20)|1994–95 season]], Farley began focusing on his film career. In his first two major films, ''[[Tommy Boy]]'' and ''[[Black Sheep (1996 film)|Black Sheep]]'', he starred with ''SNL'' colleague and close friend [[David Spade]]. These were a success at the domestic [[box office]], earning around $32 million each and gaining a large [[cult following]] on [[home video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blacksheep.htm|title=Box Office Mojo data for ''Black Sheep''|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=March 15, 1996|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tommyboy.htm|title=Box Office Mojo data for ''Tommy Boy''|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=May 16, 1995|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> The two films established Farley as a relatively [[bankable star]], and he was given the title role of ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]'', which finished in first place at the box office on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=beverlyhillsninja.htm|title=Box Office Mojo data for ''Beverly Hills Ninja''|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=January 17, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref>

Farley was particularly dissatisfied with ''Black Sheep'', an attempt by the studio to recapture the chemistry in ''Tommy Boy'', and which was only 60 pages into the script when the project was green-lit. As a result, he relapsed on the night of the premiere, which required further rehab before he could begin work on ''Beverly Hills Ninja''.<ref name=nypost>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/entertainment/that_was_awesome__816891.htm?page=0|title=That Was Awesome!|last=Tucker|first=Reed|date=December 16, 2007|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=January 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103194239/http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/entertainment/that_was_awesome__816891.htm?page=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> His final completed films — ''[[Almost Heroes]]'' and ''[[Dirty Work (1998 film)|Dirty Work]]'' — were posthumously released in May and June 1998, respectively.

===Unfinished projects===
Farley was originally cast as the voice of the [[Shrek (character)|title character]] in the animated film ''[[Shrek]]'' (2001), recording 85% of the character's dialogue, but he died just before the voice-over was completed.<ref name=fastcompany>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3049545/chris-farley-was-originally-the-voice-of-shrek-and-footage-has-finally-surfaced|title=Chris Farley Was Originally The Voice of Shrek–And Footage Has Finally Surfaced|last=Berkowitz|first=Joe|date=August 6, 2015|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/chris-farley-shrek/|title=Hear What a Chris Farley Shrek Would Have Sounded Like in 1997|date=August 7, 2015|website=/Film|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> The filmmakers considered having a Farley impersonator record the remaining lines, but Shrek's dialogue was eventually re-recorded by former ''SNL'' castmate [[Mike Myers]].<ref name=fastcompany/> A story reel and [[Shrek – I Feel Good Animation Test|animation test featuring a sample of Farley as Shrek]] was released in 2015 and 2022 respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Griggs|first1=Brandon|title=Hear Chris Farley's Shrek in newly unearthed clip|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/06/entertainment/chris-farley-shrek-voice-feat|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref> The original version of Shrek was more like Farley himself, according to his brother.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/chris-farley-shrek-original-casting-how-different-125465444507.html/|title=Chris Farley's Original 'Shrek' Was 'Humble, Bumbling, Innocent', According to Brother|last1=Polowy|first1=Kevin|date=July 30, 2015|work=[[Yahoo!]] Entertainment|access-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> Additionally, in [[Dana Carvey]] and [[David Spade]]'s podcast ''Fly on the Wall'' tribute episode to the 25th anniversary of Chris's death, [[John Farley (actor)|John Farley]] said he had been approached by the studio to complete Chris's lines due to his voice sounding almost identical to his brother's. While lamenting he wished he had completed the film for Chris, John admitted he just could not bring himself to do it at the time, even though Chris had five days left of line readings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-farley-tribute-episode-part-2/id1603639502?i=1000590130223|title=Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade: The Chris Farley Tribute Episode (Part 2) on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref>

Farley was slated for another voice role in ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'' (2000) as a young male ''[[Brachiosaurus]]'' named Sorbus who, despite his gigantic stature, was frightened of heights. After his death, the character was rewritten as Baylene, an elderly female ''Brachiosaurus'' voiced by [[Joan Plowright]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Zack|title=Top 10 Actors Who Almost Voiced Disney Animated Characters|date=September 28, 2012|url=http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/9/28/top-10-actors-who-almost-voiced-disney-animated-characters.html|access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

At the time of his death, Farley had been in talks to co-star with [[Vince Vaughn]] in ''The Gelfin'', and to star in a biographical film about comedian [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Fatty Arbuckle]] to be written by [[David Mamet]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Redding|first=Jordan|title=The Life of Chris Farley Gone But Not Forgotten|date=November 30, 2014|publisher=[[Moviepilot]] |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/11/30/the-life-of-chris-farley-gone-but-not-forgotten-2471222?lt_source=external,manual|access-date=July 31, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|title=Fatty fall down, make tragedy: The Chris Farley Show|date=June 9, 2009|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/fatty-fall-down-make-tragedy-emthe-chris-farley-sh-28977|access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Jim Carrey]]'s role in the 1996 film ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' was originally intended for Farley, but scheduling conflicts forced him to decline.<ref name=split>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of Chris Farley|date=December 6, 2012|publisher=[[Splitsider]]|url=http://splitsider.com/2012/12/the-lost-roles-of-chris-farley|access-date=August 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808192125/http://splitsider.com/2012/12/the-lost-roles-of-chris-farley/|archive-date=August 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Farley was also offered the role of Ishmael (eventually played by [[Randy Quaid]]) in ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]]'', though he was forced by Paramount to turn it down to honor his commitment to star in ''Black Sheep''.

Farley was slated to appear in a third ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]'' film, which was at the time intended to be about a new trio of Ghostbusters taking on overpopulation in Hell.<ref name=split/><ref name=pilot>{{cite web|last=Ditzian|first=Eric|title=Original 'Ghostbusters' Cast Onboard For Reboot, Harold Ramis Says|date=March 27, 2009|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1607995/original-ghostbusters-cast-onboard-for-reboot-harold-ramis-says|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128010008/http://www.mtv.com/news/1607995/original-ghostbusters-cast-onboard-for-reboot-harold-ramis-says/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2014|access-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref> [[Dav Pilkey]], author of the children's book series ''[[Captain Underpants]]'', had wanted Farley to play the title role in a potential television series based on the books.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heller|first=Karen|title=His Books Let Him Stay Class Clown, Even At 34|date=April 26, 2000|publisher=[[Philly.com]]|url=http://articles.philly.com/2000-04-26/living/25588816_1_captain-underpants-ladies-from-outer-space-professor-poopypants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907080051/http://articles.philly.com/2000-04-26/living/25588816_1_captain-underpants-ladies-from-outer-space-professor-poopypants|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref>

Farley had been in talks for the lead in an adaptation of the novel ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hyman|first=Peter|title=A Conspiracy of Dunces: Will John Kennedy Toole's comic masterpiece ever reach the big screen?|date=December 14, 2006|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hollywood/2006/12/a_conspiracy_of_dunces.html|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> Farley even expressed interest in portraying [[Atuk]] in an adaptation of the novel ''[[The Incomparable Atuk]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raouf|first=Neda|title=The 'Atuk' Curse|date=February 21, 1999|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-21-tm-10276-story.html|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> Both of these shelved projects, along with the Arbuckle biopic, have been alleged to be cursed as Farley, [[John Belushi]], and [[John Candy]] were each attached to both roles, and all three died before any of the films entered production.<ref name=split/><ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of John Belushi|date=March 3, 2011|publisher=[[Splitsider]]|url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-john-belushi|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828075343/http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-john-belushi/|archive-date=August 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Farley was written in mind for a part in ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]]'' during early conception of the film. Development was put on hold due to his death and would not be released until 2010 with [[Kevin James]] in his place as Eric Lamonsoff.<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2009/11/grown_ups_trailer.html]</ref>

Two months before his death, Farley had a conversation with Spade about a hypothetical third film that would have starred the duo (based on the box office successes of ''Tommy Boy'' and ''Black Sheep''). Although nothing was ever formalized, director [[Steven Surjik]] developed a script for a film named ''Tree'' with both Farley and Spade in mind. The plot was described as "...involving a low-level White House employee who goes to the Pacific Northwest in search of a presidential Christmas tree. The White House staffer hooks up with a quirky truck driver and hijinks ensue", presumably with Spade as the White House employee and Farley as the truck driver.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/surjik-may-helm-tree-now-at-mgm-1117784099/ |title=Surjik may helm 'Tree,' now at MGM |date=July 24, 2000 |last=DiOrio |first=Carl |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/chris-farley-david-spade-third-movie-death-1235241896/ |title=Chris Farley and David Spade Discussed Making a Third Film Two Months Before Farley's Death |date=April 27, 2022 |last=Sharf |first=Zack |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref>