Chris Farley

Chris Farley May 13, 2008

I read through some of The Chris Farley Show tonight. It’s a biography that traces his beginnings to his untimely death. It includes interviews with many of Farley’s closest friends who watched his self-destruction firsthand, powerless to stop it. Although they can’t agree whether or not Farley actually really wanted to die (as some quote him), they do all paint him as a tortured soul unprepared for his fame – a person who genuinely thrived on making people happy and finding acceptance.


Toward the end of the book, as the friends and family members lay their souls bare and share their pain, it’s almost too much to bear. It really hooked me in, placing me right in the middle of their anguish and impossibly hoping for a happier ending.

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