ABOUT CHRIS FARLEY
Saturday Night Live star who played leading roles in such comedy films as Tommy Boy , Beverly Hills Ninja, and Black Sheep . He also played supporting roles in the films Wayne's World , Billy Madison , and Dirty Work. He died of a drug overdose at the age of 33.
He was discovered by an SNL producer while a member of the Second City Theatre in Chicago.
One of his best-known SNL characters was Matt Foley, an exuberant motivational speaker known for repeatedly saying that he "lived in a van down by the river."
His brothers are actors John P. Farley and Kevin Farley .
He starred alongside his good friend David Spade on SNL and in multiple films.
