Chris Farley's Legacy Lives On in New Biography

A Look at the Comedian's Tragic Rise and Fall

Oral History Details Farley's Struggles with Addiction

The tragic story of comedian Chris Farley has once again come to light with the release of a new oral history, The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts. The book sheds light on Farley's struggles with addiction, his rise to fame, and his untimely death.

While Bob Odenkirk has been credited with noticing Farley's downward spiral, the book reveals that many others witnessed his struggles. Farley's last starring movie role was in Almost Heroes, a buddy movie co-starring the cast of Friends. In 1997, Farley hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live, his last TV appearance before his death. During the show, he addressed his addiction with both humor and heartbreaking honesty.