Adam Sandler warned pal Chris Farley to back off booze and drugs — or he’d be six feet under next to fellow funnymen John Belushi and John Candy! But morbidly obese Chris ignored his buddy’s desperate pleas and died at age 33 of massive heart failure linked to his enormous excesses. Adam and Chris were best buds while starring on “Saturday Night Live” in the 1990s. Chris left the show in 1995 and died two years later after a bender chronicled in graphic detail by The National ENQUIRER earlier this year. But “The Wedding Singer” star still mourns their lost bromance — and revealed his dire warnings to Chris in an emotionally raw musical ditty in his new Netflix special, “100% Fresh.” Read on for details of Adam’s salute to Chris, and click here for more news of celebrity overdoses….
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In the song, Adam — known for his novelty tune, “The Hanukkah Song” — recalled Chris’ most memorable “SNL” moments and then explored his darker memories.
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“After a show he’d drink a quart of Jack Daniels and stick the bottle up his a--/ But hungover as hell, he’d still show up to morning mass/ We’d tell him slow down, you’ll end up like Belushi and Candy/He said, ‘Those guys are my heroes — that’s all fine and dandy!’” Adam sang.
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According to Adam, the deeply troubled “Tommy Boy” star, shown here with co-star
David Spade, was “OK” with dying young because it meant he was emulating his idols, Belushi and Candy. Belushi, an original “SNL” cast member, had a similar appetite for self-destruction.
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The “Blues Brothers” star (left) suffered a lethal overdose of cocaine and heroin in 1982 at age 33. Candy (right) — another comic genius famed as the bighearted buffoon in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” — shared obesity issues with Chris and died of a massive heart attack at age 43 in 1994.
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Despite their tragic endings and Adam’s warnings, Chris continued to party. The flabby funnyman checked into rehab a staggering 17 times before his fatal final collapse during a drug-fueled night of partying with three other men and two exotic dancers!
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“I took my camera and took a picture of him lying there,” said Heidi Hauser (in Chris's arms), who was with Chris during his final hours. “If he did call me, I’d show it to him and we’d have a good laugh. But he never did wake up.” [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE FOLLOWS]
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An autopsy found Chris, who weighed 296 pounds, had died of an overdose of cocaine and morphine. Blocked arteries in his heart were also cited as a “significant contributing factor.”
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In the song, Adam — known for his novelty tune, “The Hanukkah Song” — recalled Chris’ most memorable “SNL” moments and then explored his darker memories.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“After a show he’d drink a quart of Jack Daniels and stick the bottle up his a--/ But hungover as hell, he’d still show up to morning mass/ We’d tell him slow down, you’ll end up like Belushi and Candy/He said, ‘Those guys are my heroes — that’s all fine and dandy!’” Adam sang.
Photo credit: Getty Images
According to Adam, the deeply troubled “Tommy Boy” star, shown here with co-star
David Spade, was “OK” with dying young because it meant he was emulating his idols, Belushi and Candy. Belushi, an original “SNL” cast member, had a similar appetite for self-destruction.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The “Blues Brothers” star (left) suffered a lethal overdose of cocaine and heroin in 1982 at age 33. Candy (right) — another comic genius famed as the bighearted buffoon in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” — shared obesity issues with Chris and died of a massive heart attack at age 43 in 1994.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Despite their tragic endings and Adam’s warnings, Chris continued to party. The flabby funnyman checked into rehab a staggering 17 times before his fatal final collapse during a drug-fueled night of partying with three other men and two exotic dancers!
Photo credit: Getty Images
“I took my camera and took a picture of him lying there,” said Heidi Hauser (in Chris's arms), who was with Chris during his final hours. “If he did call me, I’d show it to him and we’d have a good laugh. But he never did wake up.” [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE FOLLOWS]
Photo credit: NatENQ Files
An autopsy found Chris, who weighed 296 pounds, had died of an overdose of cocaine and morphine. Blocked arteries in his heart were also cited as a “significant contributing factor.”
Photo credit: NatENQ Files
