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Chris Farley, 1964 - 1997 Chris Farley’s death was a tragedy but not a surprise. Farley, was following in the footsteps of his idols, John Belushi and John Candy. Most people didn’t know about his private life and the challenges he faced everyday. Chris Farley idolized John Belushi. This is evident in the way Farley started his career in comedy and his comedic stylings. Unfortunately he also followed Belushi’s demise, they both died at the age of 33 due complications with drugs. Other similarities between Belushi and Farley are they both first joined the comedy troupe, Second City in Chicago before moving on and working on Saturday Night Live. When it came to Farley’s comedy style, he copied Belushi almost to the â