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On December 18, 1997, Chris Farley was found dead in his apartment on the 60th floor of the John Hancock Center. Found by his younger brother John, Chris Farley expired due to opiate (morphine) and cocaine intoxication.
Farley was 33 years old; the same age as his idol, John Belushi.
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Chris Farley was laid to rest in a mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery on December 22, 1997, following a service at Our Lady of Peace down the street. He was 33 years old.
At the time of his death, Farley was cast as the lead voice in the then up-coming animated film, Shrek. Mike Myers was recast in the role.
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The funeral service for Chris Farley was held here on December 22, 1997.
Over five hundred people attended his funeral, many of the actors and comedians who had worked with him on Saturday Night Live and on film including Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, Joe Mantegna, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Buscemi, Mike Myers, Christopher Walken, John Goodman, Eugene Levy, George Wendt, Norm Macdonald, Holly Wortell, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Tim Meadows, and Tom Arnold (Farley's AA sponsor).
Notably absent was former SNL castmate, frequent film co-star and close friend David Spade, who was later quoted as saying that he declined to attend Farley's private funeral because he "could not be in a room where Chris was in a box."
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