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Bobby Farrelly

Biography

Bobby Farrelly

Overview

  • Born
    June 17, 1958 · Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
  • Birth name
    Robert Thomas Farrelly
  • Nickname
    • Bobby
  • Height
    6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

Mini bio

  • Bobby Farrelly was born on June 17, 1958 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA. Bobby is a producer and director, known for There's Something About Mary (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Me, Myself & Irene (2000). Bobby has been married to Lana Cheng Farrelly since October 24, 2025. Bobby was previously married to Nancy Farrelly.

Family

  • Spouses
      Lana Cheng Farrelly(October 24, 2025 - present)
      Nancy Farrelly(1990 - 2022) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jesse Farrelly
      Abe Farrelly
  • Parents
      Mariann Farrelly
  • Relatives
      Cindy Farrelly Gesner(Sibling)
      Peter Farrelly(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Frequently uses upbeat light rock songs
  • Films often contain flashback scenes that show how a character was affected by a traumatic event.
  • Often in his films, the main male character has a female romantic interest, gets foiled by the comical stalker (jealous party, another man) of the said female. For example; 'There's Something About Mary', 'Hall Pass', 'Stuck on You', 'Heartbreak Kid'. Most of the time the stalker has a crush on the woman the protagonist wants.

Trivia

  • Brother of Peter Farrelly and Cindy Farrelly Gesner.
  • Played goalie for the RPI hockey team.
  • He is of three quarters Irish and one quarter Polish descent.
  • Frequently casts sports athletes (Cam Neely, Roger Clemens, Brett Favre) in his films.
  • Graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Quotes

  • It's not just putting people with disabilities in the movies - it's putting them in and letting them be a wide range of characters. Some of them are funny, some of them are not, some of them are nice, some of them are jerks. They're just like everybody else. If a guy came up to us and he was physically disabled or something and he was mad at us for something we did, it would kill us. Me or Pete - it would kill us.

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