Kevin Farley

Known for

Acting

Born

June 8, 1965

Birthplace

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Kevin Farley (Kevin Prindiville Farley, born June 8, 1965, Madison, Wisconsin) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director, the younger brother of the late Chris Farley and older brother of actor John P. Farley. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Business and spent six years selling asphalt for his father's oil company before Chris convinced him to pursue show business. He trained at the Chicago ImprovOlympic and the Second City before moving to Los Angeles, where he became a regular on the sketch-comedy series Sports Bar (1997–1998) and played Doug Linus in the fictional boy band 2ge+her (2000–2001). He is best known for starring in David Zucker's An American Carol (2008) and voicing several characters on F Is for Family (2015–2021). He co-executive produced the 2015 documentary I Am Chris Farley about his brother's life. He has been married to Michelle Wendt since 2021, following a prior marriage to Denise Trotter (2004–2007). His notable film credits include Tommy Boy (1995) (Chris Farley, David Spade), Black Sheep (1996) (Chris Farley, David Spade), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) (Chris Farley, Carmen Electra), Dirty Work (1998) (Mike Myers, Chris Rock), The Waterboy (1998) (Brad Pitt, Kelly Preston), The Straight Story (1999) (Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek), Joe Dirt (2001) (David Spade, Dax Shepard), An American Carol (2008) (Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight), Hollywood & Wine (2011) (David Spade, Chazz Palminteri), Cellmates (2011) (Tom Sizemore, Stacy Keach), I Am Chris Farley (2015) (Chris Farley, Dave Chappelle), and Pitching Tents (2017) (Josh Gad, Jack Black). On television he has appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, F Is for Family, Hawaii Five-0, Superstore, and Rules of Engagement.