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Early days Christopher Crosby Farley was born to Tom and Mary Anne Farley in Madison, Wisconsin on February 15, 1964. He grew up in Madison, part of a close-knit family including three brothers, Kevin, John, and Tom, and one sister, Barbara. Comedy was all in the family for the Farleys, and many of the "inside" jokes they shared would go on to end up in Chris' movies. "Chris loved to insert family jokes and phrases into his routines and movies" says brother Tom, "sometimes, I'd be the only one laughing hysterically in the theater at these hidden one-liners." Besides honing his early comedy skills at home, Chris was also making others laugh at an early age in grade school and summer camp (he was a popular counselor). After attending Madison's Edgewood High School, Chris graduated with a degree in communications and theatre from Marquette University, where he described himself as a "teacher's nightmare." After Marquette, Chris went to work at Madison's Scotch Oil Company alongside his dad, before he began performing with the Ark Improv Theatre group, studying under legendary director Del Close (John Belushi and John Candy both worked under Close as well) at the Improv Olympic Theatre. Chris was performing at Chicago's Second City Theatre in the late eighties when he was discovered by SNL producer Lorne Michaels.
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