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My Take
I have a real soft spot for Bobby Farrelly. A former ice hockey player with an engineering degree from a small Rhode Island town who, with his brother Peter, mass-produced some of the most cheerfully crude comedies ever made: Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Shallow Hal. People dismiss gross-out humor, but making an audience laugh is genuinely hard engineering, and I suspect his technical mind helped construct those gags. There's also unexpected heart in Farrelly films beneath the silliness. Anyone who can make the whole world laugh on the strength of pure comic instinct has my respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Farrelly
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・ファレリー
- Reading
- ぼびー・ふぁれりー
- Born
- June 17, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / television producer / ice hockey player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cumberland High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Farrelly
Frequently asked questions
When was Bobby Farrelly born?
Born June 17, 1958 (age 68).
Where is Bobby Farrelly from?
Bobby Farrelly is from Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States.
What does Bobby Farrelly do?
Bobby Farrelly works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, television producer, ice hockey player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.