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Holy schnikes, was there a funnier actor — or a comedian as universally beloved — as Chris Farley in the '90s?

At the dawn of the decade, Farley joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" and almost immediately made himself one of the show's biggest stars thanks to wild characters like Todd O'Connor, the Chicago Bears super-fan; a young woman who worked at the Gap (alongside friends and frequent collaborators Adam Sandler and David Spade); and, of course, Matt Foley, the motivational speaker who lived "in a van down by the river." His film career quickly blossomed, too, from memorable bit parts (like a kid-hating bus driver in "Billy Madison" and an unhinged stagehand in "Wayne's World 2") to starring roles in the buddy comedies "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep." (And don't forget about the ridiculously fun "Beverly Hills Ninja").

His film career was far shorter than it should have be