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Tommy Boy was just Chris playing himself

posted 9 years ago by waters-9
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Party guy from Madison, Wisconsin trying to follow in his Dad's footsteps.

Hilarious movie, but the character was not exactly a stretch for Chris.

[–] AtheistRevolution 9 years ago

That was pretty much all this characters.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

[–] jnyfknblz 9 years ago

Playing "yourself" as an actor would be the hardest to do. There is no character to hide behind. All of your insecurities on display for the world with no one other than yourself to look in the mirror at when critics come out blasting.

[–] PenelopeTree 9 years ago

Still funny as *beep* and unique.

Hello Darling

[–] doggie_rodriguez 9 years ago

but the character was not exactly a stretch for Chris.

Doesn't need to be a stretch. Things don't need to be difficult to be brilliant.

[–] Devans00 9 years ago

I never knew how much the Tommy character was Chris Farley's real life. Truth is stranger than fiction, at times.

No two persons ever watch the same movie.

[–] bond_98 9 years ago

In some ways i think knowing this makes the movie better. In Tommy Boy its states that Tommy was a Rugby Player. I didn't recognized on the importance of this until i saw the Documentary.