Shrek

Shrek came out in 2001 with Mike Myers playing the main role, and became a smash hit. But did you know the role was originally played and made for Chris Farley? Farley actually had most of the lines for the role of Shrek recorded before he tragically passed in 1997. Tha...

Before Mike Myers became synonymous with the green ogre named Shrek, his fellow SNL castmate Chris Farley was actually cast in the role and had recorded about 80-90% of his dialogue. Then, in 1997, Farley tragically died of a drug overdose, DreamWorks was forced to recast the role and, in doing so, radically rethink their version of Shrek. Today, the first footage of Farley as Shrek has popped up online and shows a very different character than the one we have come to know and love.