Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian

Comedian

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 and actor

Actor

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. Farley was a member of Chicago

Chicago

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's Second City Theatre

The Second City

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 and cast member

Saturday Night Live cast

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 of the NBC

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 sketch comedy

Sketch comedy

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 show Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

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from 1990 to 1995.
Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

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, the son of Mary Anne (née Crosby), a housewife, and Thomas "Tom" Farley, Sr., who owned an oil company. He had four siblings: Tom Jr., Kevin

Kevin Farley

Kevin Peter Farley is an American actor, production designer, singer, dancer, occasional composer and aspiring stand-up comic.-Early life:...

, John

John P. Farley

John Patrick Farley is an American actor and comedian.Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Anne , a housewife, and Thomas "Tom" Farley, Sr., who owned an oil company. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He is the youngest brother of actors Chris Farley and Kevin Farley...

, and Barbara. His cousin, Jim, is a vice president at Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

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