Chris Rock and Chris Farley were good friends before Farley’s tragic overdose in 1997. While talking to Explain This about an old photo of Rock, Farley, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Rock reminisces on his relationship with Farley and the last time he ever saw the famous comedian. Esquire pointed out that the picture, shown above, was taken after Rock’s first big comedy tour following Bring the Pain.
“This looks like one of the last times I saw Chris alive,” Rock recalls. “I would see him one more time when I did a gig in Chicago. We tried to hang out afterwards, but… I don’t know if you’ve ever really hung out with an addict. Towards the end, anything that isn’t the drug is a chore.”
Rock then described in detail the last time he saw Chris Farley when he was invited to his apartment.
“I remember I was at his apartment,” he said. “He was showing me his apartment. I leave, I see him out the window, and I was like, ‘That’s probably the last time I’m going to see him.’ I knew.”
After battling a drug and alcohol addiction, Farley died of a morphine and cocaine overdose in December 1997. Rock also talked about the time he spent with Farley, Sandler, and Spade on SNL, and how they fostered a close friendship through the late-night comedy show.
“Me, Sandler, Spade, and Farley – we shared an office at ‘Saturday Night Live,’” Rock remembered. “We called it a dorm. We’re friends to this day. I love those guys.”
