Chris Farley died of a drug overdose in 1997. His last two films, Almost Heroes and Dirty Work

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Chris Farley in Toronto, Canada in 1996. (Photo Credit: George Pimentel / WireImage / Getty Images) On December 18, 1997, Farley was found dead in his Chicago apartment wearing only pajama bottoms. He was 33. An autopsy revealed that Farley died from a drug overdose after taking a "speedball," or a mixture of cocaine and morphine.

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Chris Farley, the actor who rose to fame playing off-kilter but lovable characters on "Saturday Night Live," was found dead in Chicago on Thursday. He was 33. The cause of death was not.

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The Full Throttle Life and Untimely Death of Chris Farley After spending a night with a hooker named Heidi, Farley attended a party in Lincoln Park in Chicago. After the party ended, Farley and Heidi would go back to Farley's apartment in the Hancock building in downtown Chicago where the pair continued to smoke some crack and snort more heroin.

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33-year-old Saturday Night Live and movie comedian Chris Farley died of an accidental overdose of cocaine and morphine on December 18, 1997. A narrowing of the arteries supplying the heart muscle was a significant contributing factor in his death. Heroin and cocaine killed Farley's idol, comedian John Belushi, in 1982.

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Jan. 3, 1998 12 AM PT. CHICAGO (AP) —. Comedian Chris Farley died of an accidental overdose of cocaine and morphine, the medical examiner announced Friday. A narrowing of the arteries supplying.

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An unusual finding in Farley's autopsy was the lack of alcohol in his body. While his liver showed signs of damage from alcohol, there was no actual alcohol present. While his death was officially called an overdose, an issue with his heart also played a role in his demise. The medical examiner discovered that Farley's heart was large and had.

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From his idyllic childhood in Wisconsin to his tragic death, the documentary details the amazing ride of the beloved, larger-than-life comedian best known for 'Saturday Night Live,' Chris Farley.

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But offscreen, Farley's wild partying and unchecked excess proved to be fatal. In the end, Chris Farley died of a drug overdose in a Chicago high-rise on December 18, 1997 at the age of just 33. But the full story of how Chris Farley died and what caused his death begins long before that fateful night. Getty Images Chris Farley on Saturday.

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Guests arrive at the chapel at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery before the entombment of Chris Farley. Among the guests are writer-comedian Al Franken, far left under the canopy; comedian George Wendt, center; the Rev. Matt Foley, seventh from right; comedian Adam Sandler, talking to Foley with his back to the camera; comedian Rob Schneider, fourth from right; and actress Bonnie Hunt, second.

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August 10, 2015. In the later years of his career, Chris Farley's physical comedy became more and more a form of self-flagellation. Photograph by NBC via Getty. Chris Farley, who died in 1997.

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The Tragic 1997 Death Of Comedy Legend Chris Farley. John Atashian/Getty Images. By S. Flannagan / Dec. 23, 2022 6:00 pm EST. In the 1990s, Chris Farley was one of the biggest names in American comedy. Having made his name as a dynamic and charismatic star of the improv scene in the Second City comedy club in Chicago — alongside fellow future.

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Farley died after an apparent four-day bender. Farley's body was found in his Chicago apartment following a four-day drinking and drug binge during which the actor hopscotched through bars and.

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Comedian Chris Farley studied improv before joining Saturday Night Live in 1990. He turned his small-screen success into a film career with projects like Wayne's World and Coneheads, and later.

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January 2, 1998. Web posted at: 3:50 p.m. EST (2050 GMT) CHICAGO (CNN) -- Comedian Chris Farley died accidentally from an overdose of cocaine and morphine, and his body showed no traces of alcohol.