Actor Kevin Farley will write about the life of his brother, the late Saturday Night Live comedian Chris Farley, in a new graphic memoir, People magazine reports.
Kevin Farley’s Growing Up Farley: A Chris Farley Story will be published next year by Z2 Comics. The book is co-written by Frank Marraffino, who has previously collaborated on books by Melissa Etheridge and Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider.
“Growing Up Farley is an intimate glimpse into Chris and Kevin’s adventures; from performances at Red Arrow Camp, to improv sets at the Arc Theater in Wisconsin, all the way to Second City in Chicago,” Z2 says on a webpage for the book. “Growing up Farley is a heartfelt dive into laughter and love.”
Chris Farley became a comedy superstar in the early 1990s with his boisterous performances on Saturday Night Live and in films including Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. He died in 1997, at the age of 33, of a drug overdose. Kevin Farley is also a comedian and actor, appearing in shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm and That’s So Raven.
“I'm excited to partner with the team at Z2 Comics to share all the humor and humanity of growing up with my brother, Chris, in 1970s Madison, Wisconsin, and the huge influence our dad had on our decision to go into comedy,” Kevin Farley said in a statement.
Growing Up Farley is slated for publication in the fall of 2023.
Michael Schaub, a journalist and regular contributor to NPR, lives near Austin, Texas.
