Chris Farley Net Worth
Chris Farley Net Worth is
$5 Million
Chris Farley Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley was an American comedian and actor. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live between 1990 and 1995. Farley and... | Full Name | Chris Farley |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 15, 1964, Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | December 18, 1997, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Madison |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 296 lb |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Stunt Performer |
| Education | Marquette University, Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Parents | Thomas Farley, Mary Anne Farley |
| Siblings | Kevin Farley, John P. Farley, Tom Farley Jr., Barb Farley |
| Nicknames | Christopher Crosby Farley , Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley |
| Awards | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo |
| Nominations | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance |
| Movies | Almost Heroes, Beverly Hills Ninja, Black Sheep, Tommy Boy, Airheads, Wayne's World 2, Coneheads, Wayne's World |
| TV Shows | Tom |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Blonde hair, usually styled in a messy or uneven way. |
| 2 | Characters on SNL: Matt Foley, Todd O'Connor and Bennett Brauer |
| 3 | Screaming many lines at the top of his lungs |
| 4 | Manic energy |
| 5 | Innovator of "anti-slapstick" comedy style; ie. man walks into doorframe, curses and screams in pain for long period of time. |
| 6 | Incredible physicality despite his girth |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) | $6,000,000 |
| Black Sheep (1996) | $6,000,000 |
| Tommy Boy (1995) | $2,000,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I want to live fast and die young. |
| 2 | I have a tendency toward the pleasures of the flesh. It's a battle for me, as far as weight and things like that. But I'm curbing them because I want to continue to do comedy, and the two don't mix. So I try to fight those demons. |
| 3 | I used to think that you could get to a level of success where the laws of the universe didn't apply. But they do. It's still life on life's terms, not on movie-star terms. I still have to work at relationships. I still have to work on my weight and some of my other demons. |
| 4 | I was in the Pritikin Center in Santa Monica once, trying to lose 30 or 40 pounds in a month. I'd work... on a treadmill and with the weights, but it was driving me nuts. So I escaped. Tom Arnold picked me up and we went to Le Dome and had tons of desserts. |
| 5 | The point is, how do you know the Guarantee Fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer. |
| 6 | In the land of the skunks he who has half a nose is king. |
| 7 | Once I thought that if I just had enough in the bank, if I had enough fame, that it would be all right. But I'm a human being like everyone else. I'm not exempt. |
| 8 | People... need a time to laugh. It's up to us to bonk ourselves on the head and slip on a banana peel so the average guy can say, 'I may be bad, honey, but I'm not as much of an idiot as that guy on the screen.' |
| 9 | Everyone is treating it like a Hollywood story. In Madison, it's a neighborhood story. |
| 10 | Basically, I only play one character; I just play him at different volumes. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Farley passed away on December 18, 1997, two months away from what would have been his 34th birthday on February 15, 1998. |
| 2 | As told by comedian Norm MacDonald in an interview on the Howard Stern radio show, Farley named his SNL character Matt Foley after a priest named Matt Foley back home where, Norm said he learned at Farley's funeral, Farley lead a secret life helping in the soup kitchen and other things for the church. |
| 3 | He was originally meant to play Kevin James' role in Grown Ups (2010), as the script was originally written in the early 1990s. |
| 4 | 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, but discarded the idea after Farley's death. |
| 5 | He and David Spade were planning on making a movie centered on his Matt Foley character from Saturday Night Live (1975). |
| 6 | Farley had also been in talks for the lead in an adaptation of the novel A Confederacy of Dunces. Farley even expressed interest in portraying Atuk in an adaptation of the novel The Incomparable Atuk. Both of these shelved projects, along with a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle biopic, have been alleged to be cursed as Farley, John Belushi, and John Candy were each attached to all three roles, and all three died before any of the films entered production. |
| 7 | He was so disappointed in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) that he cried on his agent's shoulder after the first screening. He told his agent that he never wanted to do such a film again. Farley's stance was justified as it arguably attributed to the exploitation of his manic, physical humor by dumbing it down and playing it out to an almost tiring and foolish degree. |
| 8 | At the time of his death, Farley had also been in talks to co star with Vince Vaughn in the film The Gelfin, which was never made. |
| 9 | He was originally supposed to reunite with David Spade in Lost & Found (1999). After his death, his part went to Artie Lange. |
| 10 | Off-screen, Farley was well known for his pranks in the offices of Saturday Night Live (1975). This would refer to Farley and Adam Sandler making 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. He was also known to frequently get naked and do various stunts for laughs. Chris Rock once claimed that he probably saw Farley's private parts more than Farley's girlfriend did. |
| 11 | He was planning on starring in a biopic about Hermann Goering. |
| 12 | He was slated for a voice role in Dinosaur (2000) as a young male brachiosaurus named Sorbus who, despite his gigantic nature, was frightened of heights. After his death, the character was rewritten as Baylene, an elderly female Brachiosaurus played by stage actress Joan Plowright. |
| 13 | Farley only starred in four movies throughout his career: Tommy Boy (1995), Black Sheep (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Almost Heroes (1998). His other film appearances were merely supporting roles. |
| 14 | Adam Sandler revealed in 2010 during an interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) that Farley and he were fired from Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1995. |
| 15 | He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6366 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 26, 2005. The star is located in front of the improve Olympic West theater, where he used to perform. |
| 16 | He was of seven-eighths Irish and one-eighth Scottish ancestry. |
| 17 | Was good friends with Chris Rock. Was best friends with David Spade. |
| 18 | Was planning to do a third movie with David Spade at the time of his death. |
| 19 | He was surprisingly athletic for his size, playing football in high school and rugby during college. |
| 20 | In August, 2005, he was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. The star is located in front of the improv Olympic West theater, where he used to perform. |
| 21 | According to the medical examiner, at his death Farley was 5'8" and 296 lb. |
| 22 | At the time of his death, he lived in the John Hancock building in Chicago. His next-door neighbor was TV and radio host Jerry Springer. |
| 23 | Was the first choice for Jim Carrey's role in The Cable Guy (1996), but scheduling conflicts forced him to miss out on doing the film. |
| 24 | He was said to have idolized John Belushi. His life story bears a striking similarity to that of Belushi: both Farley and Belushi were regulars at The Second City in Chicago, both then went on to become cast members on Saturday Night Live (1975) and then later do feature films, both had obesity problems, both had a reputation for having an out-of-control lifestyle, and both died from drug overdoses at the age of thirty-three. |
| 25 | Was originally cast as Shrek in Shrek (2001) and even recorded the dialogue. However, after his death, the role was given to fellow Saturday Night Live (1975) performer, Mike Myers. |
| 26 | Credited for performing many of his own stunts. |
| 27 | In all his film vehicles, his brother Kevin P. Farley was used as an extra. |
| 28 | Had a year left on his contract with Saturday Night Live (1975) but was let go in the process of the show's rapid cast change during 1995. |
| 29 | David Spade introduced a tribute to him on Saturday Night Live 25 (1999). |
| 30 | Chris was an alumnus of Chicago's ImprovOlympic improvisation troupe. Fellow members include the Jon Favreau, Ian Gomez, Pat Finn, Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, Vince Vaughn, Mike Myers, Ossie Beck, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Adam McKay. |
| 31 | Before his death, Farley maintained that, as a dramatic role, he wished to star in a film biography of silent comedian Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. |
| 32 | Received his degree in communications and theater from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1986). |
| 33 | Died from opiate and cocaine intoxication. |
| 34 | Posed as Newt Gingrich on Capitol Hill in April 1995 to help the House Republican leader celebrate his first 100 days. |
| 35 | Grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. Parents: Tom and Mary Anne Farley. Brother of John Farley and Kevin P. Farley. |
| 36 | Following his untimely death, he was interred at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Work | 1998 | Jimmy (uncredited) | |
| Almost Heroes | 1998 | Bartholomew Hunt | |
| Beverly Hills Ninja | 1997 | Haru | |
| All That | 1997 | TV Series | The Chicago Ketchup Chef |
| Saturday Night Live | 1990-1996 | TV Series | Various Tom Arnold Customer ... |
| Black Sheep | 1996 | Mike Donnelly | |
| Tommy Boy | 1995 | Tommy | |
| Billy Madison | 1995 | Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
| Airheads | 1994 | Wilson | |
| Tom | 1994 | TV Series | Chris |
| Wayne's World 2 | 1993 | Milton | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | 1993 | TV Series | Chris Farley |
| Coneheads | 1993 | Ronnie the Mechanic | |
| Roseanne | 1993 | TV Series | Man in Clothing Store |
| The Jackie Thomas Show | 1992 | TV Series | Chris Thomas |
| Wayne's World | 1992 | Security Guard |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade | 2005 | TV Special performer: "Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious" | |
| Tommy Boy | 1995 | performer: "Maniac", "What'd I Say", "Superstar", "Come On Eileen", "It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine", "Eres Tu" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Stunts
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almost Heroes | 1998 | stunts - uncredited | |
| Beverly Hills Ninja | 1997 | stunts | |
| Tommy Boy | 1995 | stunts |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | 1993 | TV Movie production coordinator |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Times | 2018 | in memory of post-production | |
| Magic Mike Auditions | 2012 | Short in memory of | |
| Knight of the Living Dead | 2005 | Video special thanks | |
| Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | 1996 | TV Special documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live | 1992-1997 | TV Series | Himself / Matt Foley / Patron / ... |
| Politically Incorrect | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1997 | TV Series | Himself / Guest |
| 1996 MTV Movie Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me? | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Adam Sandler: Steve Polychronopolous | 1996 | Video short | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Showbiz Today | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Dennis Miller Live | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993-1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2 | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Today | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Audience Member |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers | 1998 | Video documentary | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin | 1998 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
| House of Style | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1993 | TV Series | Todd O'Connor |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash | 1992 | TV Special | Sen. Howell Heflin, Various (uncredited) |
| Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition | 1992 | Video | Himself |
| All That 22nd Anniversary Reunion Special | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Sandlerverse | 2016 | Short | Various |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Am Chris Farley | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside Edition | 2014-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Cast Member (In Memoriam) |
| SNL's NFL Saturday | 2015 | TV Movie | Todd O'Conner / Various |
| Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special | 2014 | TV Special | Mrs. O'Connor / Todd O'Connor |
| SNL Sports Spectacular | 2014 | TV Movie | Wolfgang Wormeldanger / Various (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving | 2013 | TV Special | Todd O'Conner / Todd's Wife (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live Backstage | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Bennett Brauer / Various |
| The Women of SNL | 2010 | TV Movie | Tom Arnold |
| Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars | 2010 | TV Special | Wolfgang Wormeldanger / Various (uncredited) |
| The Tragic Side of Comedy | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09 | 2009 | TV Special | Wolfgang Wormeldanger / Housesitter (uncredited) |
| Biography | 2002-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade | 2005 | TV Special | Himself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| 'Tommy Boy': Behind the Laughter | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Growing Up Farley | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| Just the Two of Us | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Stories from the Side of the Road | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| 25 Years of Improv Comedy | 2005 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | 2005 | TV Movie | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks | 2004 | TV Special | Himself / Various |
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself / Various Characters |
| Celebrities Uncensored | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - #87 Chris Farley Dies |
| Saturday Night Live: TV Tales | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies | 2000 | TV Special | Himself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Daryl (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Not Gettin' Any Jimbo (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live Christmas | 1999 | Video | Matt Foley, Motivational Santa |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various (uncredited) |
| SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Various |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (Various Characters) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | Posthumously, accepted by his mother Mary Ann Farley. On 26 August 2005. At 6366 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1996 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Duo | Tommy Boy (1995) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) |
| 1996 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Tommy Boy (1995) |
Known for movies
Tommy Boy (1995)
as Tommy
Saturday Night Live (1990-1997)
as Various / Matt Foley / Himself / Customer / Patron / Sandman / Tom Arnold / B Fats / Cindy Crawford / Mark Strobel / Meat Loaf / Mr. O'Malley / Newt Gingrich / Todd O'Connor / Andrew Giuliani / Bennett Brauer / Beverly Gelfand / Billy McCoy / Bobby / Camper / Carne Wilson / Carnie Wilson / Child / Choking Man / Cook / Craig Schenk / Criminal / Derek / Doug / Drinkin' Buddy / El Nino / Employee / Exposo / Friend / Guest / Hank Williams Jr. / Himself - Host / Husband / Jack Germond / Jake / Jake H
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
as Haru
Black Sheep (1996)
as Mike Donnelly
