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Janice · 04-01-2006, 04:46 PM

Chris Farley Returns in Ad Campaign

(AP) Actor Chris Farley, is shown in this undated photo. (AP Photo/HO, NBC, FILE)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Farley, the funnyman who died more than eight years ago of a drug overdose, is making an appearance - on billboards that advertise treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.

The outdoor ads - the first major commercial use of his image approved by his family - feature a photo of the smiling, famously bloated comic with the slogan, "It wasn't all his fault." The ads tout a new addiction treatment from Hythiam Inc.

The first billboard will appear Monday near the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard, the hotel where Farley's idol, comedian John Belushi, died of a drug overdose in 1982.

"We felt it was an effective way of getting people to focus on our message point, because it's unusual to see a celebrity in this fashion," said Terren S. Peizer, Hythiam's chief executive.

Farley - whose wild antics on "Saturday Night Live" earned him comparisons to Belushi, another veteran of the show - died Dec. 18, 1997, in Chicago of an accidental overdose of morphine and cocaine. He was 33.

The billboards will appear in the Los Angeles area. Peizer said talks are under way with estates of several other dead celebrities, whom he declined to identify. Hythiam paid Farley's estate $25,000 for the right to use the image.

Polniaczek033 · 04-01-2006, 05:38 PM

i love chris farley. he'll always be in my memory.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 04-01-2006, 10:11 PM

That actually sounds like a great idea. I love Chris Farley, and it WASN'T all his fault. YOu rule Chrissss.

MandieR1980 · 04-02-2006, 11:50 AM

I loved him, his death was a total shock and I think this is a good idea

Courtnee · 04-02-2006, 12:04 PM

lockdown06 · 04-02-2006, 02:27 PM

They should do the same with all the great

Jimi, The Lizard Man, Janis, Hank Sr. Belushi and all the others who got caught on the Lost Highway.

04-01-2006, 04:46 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Chris Farley Returns in Ad Campaign Chris Farley Returns in Ad Campaign (AP) Actor Chris Farley, is shown in this undated photo. (AP Photo/HO, NBC, FILE) Full Image LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Farley, the funnyman who died more than eight years ago of a drug overdose, is making an appearance - on billboards that advertise treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The outdoor ads - the first major commercial use of his image approved by his family - feature a photo of the smiling, famously bloated comic with the slogan, "It wasn't all his fault." The ads tout a new addiction treatment from Hythiam Inc. The first billboard will appear Monday near the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard, the hotel where Farley's idol, comedian John Belushi, died of a drug overdose in 1982. "We felt it was an effective way of getting people to focus on our message point, because it's unusual to see a celebrity in this fashion," said Terren S. Peizer, Hythiam's chief executive. Farley - whose wild antics on "Saturday Night Live" earned him comparisons to Belushi, another veteran of the show - died Dec. 18, 1997, in Chicago of an accidental overdose of morphine and cocaine. He was 33. The billboards will appear in the Los Angeles area. Peizer said talks are under way with estates of several other dead celebrities, whom he declined to identify. Hythiam paid Farley's estate $25,000 for the right to use the image.

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