296-lb. comic collapsed afterepic orgy of sex and drugs
At the time of his Dec. 18, 1997, death, Chris had rocketed from the cast of Saturday Night Live to big-screen stardom, churning out the hits Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Beverly Hills Ninja and Almost Heroes.
But the five-foot-eight funnyman’s raunchy private life, substance abuse, compulsive eating and 296-pound weight did him in.
The autopsy found an overdose of cocaine and morphine along with blocked arteries. But pals believe dancer Heidi Hauser may have been able to help prevent Chris’ death.
“Chris was very vulnerable. Everybody knew that he had a weakness for drugs and, that night, she helped enable his addiction,” says a source.
Detectives questioned then 26-year-old Heidi about Chris’ final hours and found no sign of foul play.
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