Chris Farley was a known American actor and comedian.
Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, the United States to parents Mary Anne Farley and Thomas Farley. He was raised in Maple Bluff. His father, Thomas John Farley Sr was the owner of an oil company, while his mother, Mary Anne Crosby was a homemaker.
Chris Farley was raised alongside four siblings including Kevin Farley, John Farley, Barb Farley, and Tom Farley Jr. He has a cousin, Jim, who is chief executive officer at Ford Motor Company.
Chris Farley schooled at Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart. He was a member of Chicago’s Second City Theatre as well as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live between 1990 and 1995.
Chris Farley has appeared in films including Airheads, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Almost Heroes. He died on December 18, 1997, at 875 North Michigan Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States from a drug overdose of a combination of cocaine and morphine at the age of 33. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin.
Why didn’t David Spade attend Chris Farley’s funeral?
David Spade didn’t attend Chris Farley’s funeral because according to him, it was too emotional. In his own words: “It was just too … emotional, and I wouldn’t be able to handle it.”