Chris Farley Biography

Fast Facts

• Was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005
• Got his start in stand-up by performing at the Ark Improv Theatre, the Improv Olympic and Chicago's Second City Theatre
• Often displays physicality in the roles he portrays
• Is widely regarded as the innovator of the "anti-slapstick" style of comedy
• Was a former next-door neighbor to TV personality Jerry Springer
• Was originally cast as the voice of "Shrek," but died before the films completion