Died Plump

Photo of Chris Farley smiling and waving with a modestly goofy look on his face

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Chris Farley

A certain sense of déja vu hovered over the 1997 death of former Saturday Night Live star CHRIS FARLEY. At 33, the comedian followed the path forged by his SNL predecessor, John Belushi: make a big splash in comedy, then drive the bus of manic excess right over the cliff.  On the night he died, Farley hired a prostitute, then overdid it with crack cocaine and heroin. He collapsed sometime after 3:00 a.m., and his 300-pound frame was found about ten feet from his apartment door.