CHRIS FARLEY: THE SUFFERING OF A FOOL

A GIFTED COMIC LOSES HIS BATTLE WITH THE DEMONS HE PARODIED: DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OBESITY AND ANXIETY

For a man infamous for his overbearing appetites, Chris Farley spent his last Sunday in notable sobriety. He attended evening Mass at Chicago's St. Michael's Catholic Church, which he had visited twice weekly while making his start as a comedian. Sunday had always been a favorite church day for him, as was Tuesday, when there were special prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. After the service on Dec. 14, Brother Patrick Concidine of St. Michael's remembers Farley's asking whether "we still had the Mass every Tuesday. I assured him that we do, and he said he would try to get back...

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