Kevin Farley
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Kevin Farley | |
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 Farley at the June 2009 premiere for The Proposal | |
| Born | Kevin Prindiville Farley June 8, 1965 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Relatives | Chris Farley (brother) John Farley (brother) Jim Farley (cousin) |
| Website | kevinfarleyofficial |
Kevin Prindiville Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and director.[1] He is a brother of late American comedian and actor Chris Farley.[2]
Early life[edit]
Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Anne (née Crosby), a homemaker, and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company, Scotch Oil.[3][4][5] He is the younger brother of late comic Chris Farley and older brother of actor John P. Farley. Like Chris, Kevin attended and graduated from Marquette University.[6]
Career[edit]
Farley portrayed Doug Linus in the fictional boy band 2ge+her. He has appeared alongside many of his brother Chris' Saturday Night Live castmates, such as David Spade and Adam Sandler. He was a regular performer in Sports Bar, a sketch-comedy show that ran from 1997 to 1998. He appeared in The Waterboy and in Dirty Work. He also appeared as himself alongside sidekick Ketchup Boy played by his brother Chris, in a "Cooking With Randy" sketch on All That with Kenan Thompson.
He played a cop in the 2001 film Joe Dirt, starring David Spade.[7]
In 2004, Farley guest-starred as Bud the Janitor on the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh in the season 2 episode entitled "Honor Council", and in 2006 as Cop #1 in the season 4 episode entitled "The Wedding", where he gave Drake Parker and Josh Nichols a parking ticket in a 1970s Chevrolet El Camino for parking in a prohibited area.
In 2005, Farley appeared in the Lifehouse video for the band's single "Blind". He portrayed a neglectful father who brings different women home, where he lives with his daughter, played by Tina Majorino.
Farley appeared on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm as an exterminator in the episode "The Rat Dog". Farley was also in a Dairy Queen commercial[8] advertising the Kit Kat Blizzard, commercials for Hertz Rent-A-Car, and portrayed Felix the limo driver on Disney's That's So Raven. He also starred in the political parody movie An American Carol, with Kelsey Grammer and Jon Voight, in 2008. Farley appeared on The View on September 30, 2008 to promote the movie.
In 2007, Farley was featured in the web serial Two Guys Drinking at a Bar.[9]
Farley appeared at the 2008 Republican National Convention, and during an interview with 97.1 FM Talk's Jamie Allman, he identified his politics as mostly conservative.
Farley appeared as the kidnapped beer truck driver in the 2010 music video for "This Afternoon" by Nickelback.
In May 2010, Farley appeared as a guest on Tom Green's House Tonight, where he performed a section of his new stand-up routine.[1]
Farley directed the film Hollywood & Wine, which was released in 2011.
On May 9, 2013, Farley was a featured guest for Sirius/XM radio on the Jason Ellis Show.
In 2013, Paranormal Movie, a spoof film of Paranormal Activity, was released. Farley directed and also co-stars in the film, alongside his brother, John, Carly Craig, Nicky Whelan, William Katt, Tom Sizemore, Maria Menounos, Kevin Sorbo, Quinton Aaron, Deep Roy, and Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts. The same year, he also starred in an episode of Rules of Engagement.
In 2015, Farley appeared in the documentary I Am Chris Farley, about the life of his brother, Chris, alongside his brother, John, and many other Hollywood stars, such as Adam Sandler and Dan Aykroyd. He also filmed the independent film Crowning Jules[10] in South Bend, Indiana.[11] In 2015, Farley, along with Jaleel White and Pauly Shore, appeared on the series Hawaii Five-0 in the Season 5 episode "Ho'amoano (Chasing Yesterday)", which aired on April 24, 2015. He also appeared in "Joe Dirt 2 - Beautiful Loser" as Cal.
In 2016, he made a guest appearance as Turkey in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 11 episode "The Gang Hits the Slopes". He also made a guest appearance as the NRA card-carrying, gun-toting protester, Eric, in the Superstore season 2 episode, "Guns, Pills and Birds".
In 2017, Farley appeared as Earl in the music video for the Rascal Flatts' single "Yours If You Want It", alongside Kristy Swanson.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Channel". TomGreen.com. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Kevin Farley Is Late Chris Farley's Brother Who Continues His Legacy in Comedy - Get To Know Him". amomama.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Farley Biography (1964–1997)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Farley, Tom; Tanner Colby (2008). The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts. Viking Adult. pp. 11–13. ISBN 978-0670019236.
- ^ Thechrisfarleyshow.com Archived April 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Special Collections and University Archives Biographical Information Files E-F". Marquette.edu. June 15, 2019.
- ^ Gordon, Dennie; Daniel, Brittany; Miller, Dennis; Beach, Adam (April 11, 2001), Joe Dirt, retrieved December 22, 2016
- ^ "Commercial on YouTube". Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2010 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Two Guys Drinking". Retrieved October 25, 2010 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Video: Crowning Jules Trailer". Brian Harrington. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Hollywood actors to throw out first pitch this Saturday | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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- 1965 births
- American male composers
- 21st-century American composers
- American male film actors
- Living people
- Marquette University alumni
- Male actors from Madison, Wisconsin
- 2gether (band) members
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male comedians
- American people of Irish descent
- Comedians from Madison, Wisconsin