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New Line Officially Lands Chris Farley Biopic Package With Paul Walter Hauser Starring And Josh Gad Directing

After Deadline broke the news last week that New Line was in pole position to land the package A Chris Farley Story, the studio made it official today, having acquired the biopic starring Paul Walter Hauser as the legendary comedian. Josh Gad directs, with Lorne Michaels and Erin David producing via…

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New Line Front-Runner To Land Chris Farley Biopic Package Starring Paul Walter Hauser With Josh Gad Directing: The Dish

EXCLUSIVE: No decision has been made official, but sources tell Deadline that New Line is the favorite to land the package that is based on the biography The Chris Farley Show with Paul Walter Hauser attached to play the legendary comedian. The pitch is based on the book by Farley’s brother Tom Farley Jr…

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Chris Farley Biopic Package Heats Up Market With Paul Walter Hauser Playing Legendary Comic & Josh Gad Directing

Now here is a package coming together that is sure to set the town and market on fire. Deadline is hearing that a script based on The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts is being shopped with Paul Walter Hauser attached to play the iconic late comic and actor. Josh Gad will direct with…

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Bob Odenkirk Says Getting Hired On ‘SNL’ At 25 Was “Existentially Dangerous”

Bob Odenkirk recently opened up about his experience as a writer on Saturday Night Live, a gig he got when he was only 25. “I was unsure of myself. It was hard,” he told comedian Tig Notaro on her podcast. “It was existentially dangerous. I had feelings of ‘I should erase…

Director Pete Segal Looks Back On Chris Farley’s Breakout Film ‘Tommy Boy’ 25 Years Later

Hard to imagine, but it's 25 years ago today that Paramount released Tommy Boy, the road-trip comedy that featured the best representation of the movie star potential of Chris Farley. Paired with Saturday Night Live castmate and close friend David Spade, Farley's athleticism and physical comic ability was used to…

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Lorne Michaels Delivers Emotional Chris Farley Tribute As ‘Saturday Night Live’ Wins Another Emmy – Watch The Speech

UPDATED with video: Saturday Night Live‘s Emmy win Sunday was hardly unexpected, but the show’s usually stoic creator Lorne Michaels delivered a surprisingly emotional acceptance speech, taking the time to make a touching tribute to the late Chris Farley. Accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series – a…

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Adam Sandler Pays Tribute To Chris Farley On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Adam Sandler met a number of life-long friends on Saturday Night Live, including David Spade and Rob Schneider. But one of his closest pals on the late-night show, Chris Farley, died of a drug overdose two years after Sandler left the program in 1995. Farley was 33. In his return to SNL as host tonight, Sandler…