Chris Farley was one of the funniest comedians who ever lived. Whether it was him playing the character Matt Foley on "Saturday Night Live" or Tommy Callahan, Jr. on the movie "Tommy Boy," Farley was a star whose life ended much too early at the age of 33 in 1997.
Before Mike Myers became synonymous with the green ogre named Shrek, his fellow SNL castmate Chris Farley was actually cast in the role and had recorded about 80-90% of his dialogue. Then, in 1997, Farley tragically died of a drug overdose, DreamWorks was forced to recast the role and, in doing so, radically rethink their version of Shrek. Today, the first footage of Farley as Shrek has popped up online and shows a very different character than the one we have come to know and love.