Jeff Kravitz
David Spade voiced his concerns about the upcoming Lorne Michaels-produced biopic about late comedian Chris Farley this week on his and Dana Carvey’s Superfly podcast.
“I had heard some whispers about this for a long time,” Spade said on Friday’s episode, and shared his hopes for what the biopic will focus on in Farley's life. It was recently announced that Farley would be played by Emmy winner Paul Walter Hauser. “I’ve run into this guy Paul, very nice guy,” Spade continued. “I think he’s been wanting to do this for a while. I don’t know how, I’m a little ambivalent about it.”
Playing Farley had indeed been a longtime dream role for Hauser, who told The Daily Beast in 2022, “No one alive will do or can do what I would do with that part. And that doesn’t mean they’re not talented or good. It just means if that movie is getting made, I’m the guy.” He even demonstrated his spot-on Farley impression during the podcast interview.
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