Chris Farley

Before Mike Myers became synonymous with the green ogre named Shrek, his fellow SNL castmate Chris Farley was actually cast in the role and had recorded about 80-90% of his dialogue. Then, in 1997, Farley tragically died of a drug overdose, DreamWorks was forced to recast the role and, in doing so, radically rethink their version of Shrek. Today, the first footage of Farley as Shrek has popped up online and shows a very different character than the one we have come to know and love.

We remember comedian Chris Farley (February 15, 1964 - December 18, 1997) today, on the anniversary of his death.  Farley suffered from drug and alcohol problems and attended rehab several times before losing his life to cocaine intoxication and morphine overdose.   Such a shame.  His style of comedy was loud, physical, and full of energy.  He was a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live from 19