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 Farley, Chris
Norm MacDonald . Chris Farley played Jimmy, an uncredited role.
| How many times was his SNL character 'The motivational speaker' divorced? | Chris Farley
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February 15th, 1964. Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15th, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin. He had three brothers. Their names are Tom Jr, Kevin and John. His sister's name is Barbara.
Sadly, Chris died of a drug overdose on December 18th, 1997.
Two. Chris and David starred in "Tommy Boy" (1995) and "Black Sheep" (1996). "Tommy Boy" was a movie about Thomas Callahan III (Chris) who was known as a hard partier and not that bright. After Tommy graduated from University, he went back home to work for his dad at an auto parts plant. Tommy and Richard (David Spade) had to go cross country to sell brake pads after Tommy's dad's death. Hilarity ensued!
"Black Sheep" rejoined Farley and Spade, but it was not as funny as "Tommy Boy". In this movie, Chris played the dumb brother of Al Donnelly (Tim Matheson) who was running for governor. It was Steve Dodds (David Spade) who had to keep Mike (Chris Farley) away from the election.
| What was the name of the character Chris played on "Saturday Night Live" who lived in a van down by the river? | Missing Chris Farley
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Matt Foley. Matt Foley was a motivation speaker who was probably one of the worst speakers you could imagine. He was 35 years old, divorced three times and lived in a van down by the river. He was quite abrasive, overly sweaty and clumsy. He would often throw himself onto furniture and break it. He was very successful but for the wrong reasons. He would be quickly moved out of his meetings by the organizers, leaving his audience huddled close together and frightened. They decided to listen to what Matt had to say because they did not want to be like him.
Thomas Callahan was the name of Chris Farley's character in "Tommy Boy" (1995). Mike Donnelly was the name of Chris Farley's character in "Black Sheep" (1996). Bennett Brauer was a character who frequented the "Weekend Update".
| Chris was part of Bill Swerski's Superfans on the show "Saturday Night Live" from 1991 to 1997. What was the name of the city that they primarily cheered for in football and basketball? | Missing Chris Farley
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Chicago. Bill Swerski's Superfans comprised of Joe Montegna (as Bill Swerski) with Chris Farley (as Todd O'Connor), Mike Myers or John Goodman (as Pat Arnold) and Robert Smigel (as Carl Wollarski). George Wendt appeared as Bob Swerski, explaining that his brother Bill had another heart attack.
Each member wore dark sunglasses and had a moustache, which made them look like their hero, Mike Ditka. When asked who would win the Superbowl, the answer was "Da Bears". They would gather in a bar drinking beer and eating Polish sausages while bantering about "Da Bears".
Roseanne. Chris was in "Roseanne" (1988-1997) and was credited as "Man in Clothing Store". "Roseanne" was a ground breaking show about a strong woman dealing with the every day challenges of marriage and work.
Chris did not appear in "Ellen" (1994-1998), "Titus" (2000-2002) or "Get a Life" (1990-1992).
| At the time of his death in 1997, Chris lived next store to what talk show host?
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Jerry Springer. Chris lived next to Jerry Springer of "The Jerry Springer Show" at the time of his death. Jerry's show had been on the air since 1991 and NBC picked up this "trash television" show through the 2009-2010 season.
"The Jenny Jones Show" (1991-2003) starred Jenny Jones. This show used shock value to try and gain viewers. Sally Jessy Raphael also had her own show "Sally Jessy Raphael" later called "Sally". This show ran from 1983-2002.
"The Tempestt Bledsoe Show" ran from 1995 to 1996.
| What is the name of the character played by Chris who used "finger quotes" on the "Saturday Night Live" on the "Weekend Update" skit?
Finger quotes - also known as "bunny quotes or air quotes" - reer to someone who uses their second and third finger waved in the air next to your head to represent a dialogue that they want quoted. | Missing Chris Farley
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Bennett Brauer. Bennett Brauer was the character whom Chris played. In his skits, he described his lack of hygiene and social grace for which he often used finger quotes.
Joe Gibson was the coach of the Washington Redskins who often used "finger quotes" when discussing post game interviews. Ben Elton, a comedian who also used "finger quotes". Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997) was a fan of "finger quotes".
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