That, friends, is why each member of the Mallards will be dressed up like Matt Foley, the man who lives in a van by the river, when they take the field July 6 as the Madison Motivational Speakers.

Chris Farley’s river-van-living motivational speaker Matt Foley is easily one of SNL’s most iconic characters and, like many of the show’s characters, he got his start on the Second City stage.

“My name is Matt Foley, and I am a motivational speaker. Now, let’s get started by me giving you a little bit of a scenario of what my life is all about. First off, I am 35 years old, I am ...

On May 8, 1993, Chris Farley made Saturday Night Live history when he premiered Matt Foley, the overaggressive motivational speaker who "lives in a van down by the river." Even though it was the ...

My name is Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker. First off, I am 47 years old, I am thrice-divorced and I have been ex-communicated and I live in a CAMPER UP IN THE ALPS. Roger ...

Matt Foley. Farley, a native of Madison, Wisconsin, first played Foley, a motivational speaker who famously lived in "a van down by the river," on "SNL" in 1993. On Saturday night, the Mallards ...

The “Bridesmaids” star, 51, had to don the comedian’s iconic plaid jacket and green tie from his recurring character of motivational speaker Matt Foley, who is divorced and “lives in a van ...