Tom Arnold Says He Was Late ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Chris Farley’s Sober Sponsor (via Fox411)
According to the outlet, Arnold went on to become the star’s sober sponsor.
"You know, he wanted to be sober," said Arnold."And I think Lorne really worried about that. So I was his sponsor for a few years." Chris Farley and Tom Arnold on the stage at the 25th Anniversary concert for the celebration of the original Woodstock concert. Arnold described their friendship as"very close" and the two bonded over football and their Midwest upbringing.The comedian recalled how Farley was hesitant to do his most iconic"SNL" sketch, known as the Chippendales audition with"He called me that week," said Arnold."And he said, ‘I am so embarrassed, they wrote me this thing, and [it’s embarrassing] ‘cause I’ll be the fat guy next to Patrick Swayze.
"[I told him,] ‘If you can be the funniest fat guy ever doing this thing, then you should do it. And you should really go for it.’""I think it was a struggle for him," Farley’s brother Kevin admitted to"But he did the best that he could," Kevin shared."He rose to fame very quickly. And I think with that came a lot of pressures that he wasn’t really prepared for. But he did the best that he could. He actually fought very hard.
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