“He will become a giant”: 28 years ago, this cult actor could have been a new Robin Williams, but fate decided otherwise

In the United States, Saturday Night Live is a real institution. A well-known humorous program in the 1970s has identified many artists of comic scene, such as Dan Aicroid, Chris Rock, Mike Meyers, Julia Louis-Green, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Vigig or Bill Murray.

SNL, followed by millions of viewers, fantastic springboard is for young actors who want to make themselves. In the 90’s, the show suffered a golden age, showing talent. Among the comics of this skewer, the young man of the thirties will remove the game: Chris Farley.

An unusual artist

Her name may tell you nothing but you really know her face. It was especially appeared in the Wayne world in the 1st and 2 comedies, black sheep or Beverly Hills Ninja. Chris Farley was distinguished by its strong and energetic comic style. He used his imposed physics (1 m .75 for 140 kilograms) to store sketches and his performances on the screen, always giving himself 100%.

Its trajectory was as dazzling as its origin in hell, Chris Farley died on December 18, 1997, at the age of 33. Indeed, he was chosen to vote for Ogre Shrek. Before his death, the actor recorded 90% of his replicas in the animated film DreamWorks. His snl accomplice, Mike Meyer, had to hold on, after complete copying of the script.

An attitude with a broken fate

With humorous, crazy energy and improvisation, Chris Farley saw a break for several reasons. First of all, he has been fighting for years of alcohol and drug addiction. His death was caused by an accidental dose of cocaine and morphine. He spent 4 days in a party in Chicago, drinking, especially in addition to astronomical alcohol, drug invasion.

Despite 17 detoxification treatments, he has never been able to fully get out of it. These attitudes have had a serious impact on his physical and mental health. In addition, even if he used excess weight as a comic spring, Chris Farley was physically and psychologically affected by his obesity. Basically, he created a sense of shame and insecurity that he drowned in his attitudes.

In addition, its sudden dignity, which received the SNL, was very difficult to manage. Farley was described as someone very beautiful, extremely attentive, but also exacerbated by emotional fragile.

Comic gentleman

He was constantly looking for approval of others and wanted to be in love with everyone, which led him to destroy himself. The humorist wanted people to laugh, but it expressed great inner discomfort. “He was funny, kind and gentleman”Recalls his companion Dan Aicroid, quotes People.

“Working with Farley on Matt Foley’s first sketch was the most fun experience I have ever lived in the world of show.”” Had a conflict For his part, Bob Orcirk, a humorist’s colleague and a future breakdown of a bad and better call to Saul.

Mike Mirs, who also picked his shoulders in Farley’s SNL and Wayne’s world, is such a compliment, especially his collaboration with the famous comic. Sketches on chipenders ::

“I was dead in fear because he already broke someone and his madness, he left the scar for someone else … After the chimenders, we said to myself: Oh, this guy will become a giant. He will become a huge star”Said he on the microphone Slashfilms.

An important inheritance

Although Farley’s career and life were tragically ceased, she left a long print on the world of humor. It is widely recognized as one of the largest comics and won its star in Hollywood in 2005, Hollywood, 7 years after its premature death.

“Chris still has a precious place in our hearts. We still remember him”Said his friend, actor David Spad, during the ceremony of glory. If you want to know the full course of the humor star, in 2015 an attractive and sad documentary is made, I am Chris Farley, which is available on DVD.