Adam Sandler paid tribute to his friend and former costar Chris Farley, who died in 1997 at age 33 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

When the producers approached Sandler with the project, Farley’s enthusiasm initially inspired him to turn it down. “Adam is the most loyal, wonderful friend one could have, and Chris Farley ...

Adam Sandler became a name on this list. Despite his fame, Sandler was fired from Saturday Night Live in 1995, along with his co-star, Chris Farley ... to ever buy me a beer,” he once told ...