April 16, 2024 • 53 secs
The tragic life and times of one of the most popular stars in SNL history is coming to the big screen, and it’ll be directed by another funny man.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Chris Farley, one of the most popular and naturally gifted
of all the iconic comedians who emerged out of the
immensely talented cast of SNL during its heyday in the nineties,
before his life was cut short by an overdose at
only thirty three years old in nineteen ninety seven. And
now Farley's tragic tale will be told with an upcoming
film based on The Chris Farley Show. The acclaimed biography
(00:24):
from his own brother. Paul Walter Houser, best known for
playing the bodyguard in Itania, the title role in Richard Jewel,
and an Emmy winning turn in Blackbird, is attached to
play Chris. Josh Gadd, who's never directed, will make his
debut behind the camera, and SNL creator Lour Michaels, who
helped discover Farley's going to produce it. When and how
this movie makes his debut as TVD It is still
(00:46):
being shop but expect The Chris Farley Show to go
into production later this year.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
That's Direct from Hollywood.
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Chris Farley, one of the most popular and naturally gifted
of all the iconic comedians who emerged out of the
immensely talented cast of SNL during its heyday in the nineties,
before his life was cut short by an overdose at
only thirty three years old in nineteen ninety seven. And
now Farley's tragic tale will be told with an upcoming
film based on The Chris Farley Show. The acclaimed biography
(00:24):
from his own brother. Paul Walter Houser, best known for
playing the bodyguard in Itania, the title role in Richard Jewel,
and an Emmy winning turn in Blackbird, is attached to
play Chris. Josh Gadd, who's never directed, will make his
debut behind the camera, and SNL creator Lour Michaels, who
helped discover Farley's going to produce it. When and how
this movie makes his debut as TVD It is still
(00:46):
being shop but expect The Chris Farley Show to go
into production later this year.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
That's Direct from Hollywood.
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