Kevin Farley
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Farley at the June 2009 premiere for The Proposal
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| Born | Kevin Peter Farley June 8, 1965 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Kevin Peter Farley (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor, production designer, singer, dancer, occasional composer and stand-up comic.[1]
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Early life
Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Anne (née Crosby), a homemaker, and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company, Farley Oil.[2][3][4] He is the younger brother of the late comedian and actor Chris Farley and older brother of actor John P. Farley. Like his brother Chris, Kevin Farley attended and graduated from Marquette University.[5]
Career
Farley is best known for portraying "Doug Linus" in the fictional boy band 2ge+her. The Farley brothers do routines together and receive roles from many of Chris Farley's Saturday Night Live castmates, such as David Spade and Adam Sandler, appearing in "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep" as Bouncer .Then in "Beverly Hills Ninja" as Police.The Waterboy and Dirty Work.Then
In 2005, Farley appeared in the Lifehouse video for the band's single "Blind". He portrayed a neglective father who brings different women home where he lives with his daughter, played by Tina Majorino.
Farley appeared on the HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm as an exterminator in the episode, "The Rat Dog." Farley was also in a Dairy Queen commercial[6] advertising the Kit-Kat Blizzard, commercials for Hertz Rent-A-Car, and portrayed Felix the limo driver on Disney's That's So Raven. He also starred in the parody movie An American Carol with Kelsey Grammer and Jon Voight in 2008. Farley appeared on The View (September 30, 2008) to promote the movie.
In 2007, Farley was featured in the web serial, Two Guys Drinking at a Bar.[7]
Farley appeared at the 2008 Republican National Convention, and during an interview with 97.1 FM Talk's Jamie Allman he identified his politics as mostly conservative.
Farley appeared as the kidnapped beer truck driver in the music video for "This Afternoon" by Nickelback.
In May 2010, Farley appeared as a guest on Tom Green's House Tonight where he performed a section of his new standup routine.[1]
On May 9, 2013, Farley was a featured guest for Sirius/XM radio on the Jason Ellis Show
In 2013, Farley directed Paranormal Movie, a spoof film of Paranormal Activity. He also co-stars in the film alongside Carly Craig, Nicky Whelan, William Katt, Tom Sizemore, Maria Menounos, his brother John P. Farley, Kevin Sorbo, Quinton Aaron, Deep Roy, and Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts.
In 2015, Farley appeared in the documentary I Am Chris Farley alongside his brother John & many other stars like Adam Sandler & Dan Aykroyd which documented the life of his brother Chris Farley.
References
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