Following their Super Bowl XXXI (1996 season) victory, Green Bay Packer players Edgar Bennett, Andre Rison, & Dwight Sean Jones made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Little did they know, they were treated to a surprise guest, Mayor Cheeseapolis (Chris Farley) from Stitzer, Wisconsin.
Christopher Crosby Farley was born in Madison on February 15, 1964. He studied theatre and communications at Marquette University. After finishing school Farley joined the cast of the Second City Theatre, where he was discovered by Saturday Night Live producer, Lorne Michaels.
Chris would have been 46 years old today.
** Having grown up in Madison and having friends that went to Edgewood (where Chris went to high school) I heard lots of funny stories about his antics. One of my favorites: Chris swung across the gymnasium on a rope during an all-school assembly -- wearing only his tighty whities.
Comments [0]