Biography
Comically gifted, Farley first made a name for himself in the early 1990s as a corpulent clown on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), where he established himself alongside compatriots David Spade, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider as the so-called "Bad Boys of SNL." On the eternal late-night sketch show, Farley created such larger-than-life characters as over-the-top motivational speaker Matt Foley, a Chicago "Da Bears" Superfan, a …
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Career Milestones
2005 | Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (August) | |
1998 | Final film appearance, "Almost Heroes" | |
1996 | Cast as a well-meaning but incompetent brother of a gubernatorial candidate (Tim Matheson) in "Black Sheep" | |
1995 | First leading role in a feature, "Tommy Boy" | |
1993 | Had a small but memorable role as Ronnie the Mechanic in "Coneheads" the movie | |
1992 | Feature acting debut, a small role in the comedy, "Wayne's World" | |
1991 | Earliest non "SNL" TV credit include an appearance on the comedy-variety tribute special, "A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan" | |
1990 | Joined the cast of the long-running NBC variety show, "Saturday Night Live" (left show in 1995) | |
| Was performing at the Second City Theater in Chicago when he was invited to audition for Lorne Michaels, producer of "Saturday Night Live" | ||
| Joined the Second City National Touring Company after graduating from college; was brought to the Main Stage at Second City by acting/improv teacher Del Close | ||
| Was a founding member of a theater group, Animal Crackers | ||
| Raised in Madison, WI | ||
Awards
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Beverly Hills Ninja |
1996 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Tommy Boy |