Former 'Saturday Night Live' star Chris Farley was found dead in his Chicago apartment at the age of 33 Steve Granitz/WireImage 27 years ago, comedian Chris Farley’s life came to a tragic end.

Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels reportedly took a “tough love” approach to helping Chris Farley overcome his substance abuse before the comedy legend tragically passed away in 1997.

Lorne Michaels biographer Susan Morrison is recalling the ways in which the Saturday Night Live boss tried to help Chris Farley kick his drug addiction before the beloved comedian died of a ...

Seeing how happy [Farley] was during filming, even though it was a hard shoot, it was a really nice time. So I was like: Fine by me if you want your 28th cup. All good.” ...