Michael J. Fox Shares Rare Comment About 'SNL' Legend Chris Farley

In the Entertainment Weekly interview, Fox shared his thoughts about his SNL scene partner, Farley, who died in 1997 at the ...
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Lorne Michaels Banned Chris Farley From ‘SNL’ for ‘Weeks at a Time’ to Help Him Get Off ‘the Drinking and the Drugs’: He ‘Clearly Had Addiction Issues’

Chris Farley is widely considered one of the most iconic “Saturday Night Live” cast members of all time, but “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels wouldn’t always allow him on the set of the prolific ...
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Why Lorne Michaels Would Allegedly Ban Chris Farley From ‘SNL’ for “Weeks at a Time”

Susan Morrison, the author of 'Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' recalls how the 'SNL' creator would try to help the late castmember by sending him to some "really tough love rehab ...
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Paul Walter Hauser wants Sam Rockwell to play Lorne Michaels in his Chris Farley biopic

Paul Walter Hauser has made a public plea to Sam Rockwell to play Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels in his upcoming ...
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‘SNL’ Boss Lorne Michaels Used To “Ban” Chris Farley “For Weeks At A Time” As Farley Struggled With Drug Addiction

Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels reportedly took a “tough love” approach to helping Chris Farley overcome his substance abuse before the comedy legend tragically passed away in 1997. Michaels’ ...
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Jim Breuer on God, weed and the death of Chris Farley

Known as a blitz-eyed giggler from Half Baked, or the animal-hybrid, nostalgia talk-show host Goat Boy from Saturday Night Live, Jim Breuer has been subtly shifting his comedy content over the last ...

Who Should Play Lorne Michaels In The Chris Farley Biopic? Paul Walter Hauser Threw Out A Name, And I Am Two Thumbs Up

Paul Walter Hauser also told the outlet he’s just received the newest draft of the script, written by 500 Days of Summer duo ...
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David Spade Got Pitched ‘Tommy Boy’ Sequel Two Years Ago and Rejected It: ‘I Can’t Imagine It’ Without Chris Farley. ‘It Would Be Too Much of a Sell Out’

David Spade recently appeared on Theo Von’s podcast and revealed he was pitched an idea to make a sequel to “Tommy Boy,” his 1995 buddy comedy with the late Chris Farley. Spade shut the pitch down ...