John Farley (actor)

John Patrick Farley (born October 29, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is the brother of Chris Farley.

John Farley
Farley in 2010
Born
John Patrick Farley

(1968-10-29) October 29, 1968
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.[1]
OccupationActor, comedian
Years active1984–present
Spouse(s)
Jennifer Herron (m. 2005)
Children3
Parent(s)Tom Farley, Sr.
Mary Anne Farley
RelativesChris Farley (brother)
Tom Farley (brother)
Kevin Farley (brother)
Barbara Farley (sister)

Life and career

Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Anne (née Crosby), a housewife, and Thomas "Tom" Farley, Sr., who owned an oil company.[2] He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He is the youngest brother of actors Chris Farley and Kevin Farley. He is married to actress Jennifer Herron and has three children. He majored in marketing in college, graduating in 1992 from Regis University, and later studied at The Second City in Chicago.

Currently he and Kevin work together on projects and tour comedy clubs around the country. Farley has received many roles from Chris's former SNL alums, such as Adam Sandler, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. His notable film work includes The Waterboy and The Benchwarmers. He also has small roles in You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Joe Dirt, Almost Heroes and Extreme Movie. He also appears on multiple episodes of Frank TV and in one episode on the sitcom Rules of Engagement.

In 1997, he appeared as a regular performer in Sports Bar (TV series), a sketch-comedy show that ended in 1998.

In 2015, Farley appeared in the documentary I Am Chris Farley alongside his brother Kevin and many other stars like Adam Sandler and Dan Aykroyd which documented the life of his brother Chris.

In 2019, Farley appeared on the Comedy Central series Lights Out with David Spade[3], where he is also the television show's announcer.[4]

References
  1. "John Farley". People.theiapolis.
  2. Chris Farley Biography (1964-1997)
  3. David Spade is Stressing Out His PA, John Farley Comedy Central, August 7, 2019.
  4. Lights Out with David Spade Cast & Crew Credits, IMDb, Retrieved August 9, 2019.


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