<P> Matt Foley appeared in eight Saturday Night Live sketches . Each sketch typically started with Foley brought into a specific situation by someone to speak to a group . In addition to his disheveled , overweight , and unstylish appearance , he exhibits poor social skills , frequently loses his temper , disparages and insults his audience , wallows in cynicism and self - pity , and presents a negative motivational message . Foley 's trademark line is warning his audience that they could end up , like himself , being `` 35 years old , eating a steady diet of government cheese , thrice divorced , and living in a van down by the river ! '' In most sketches , whenever a member of his audience announces a personal accomplishment , Foley responds with mockery or belligerence : `` Well , la - dee - frickin - da ! '' , `` Whoop - dee - frickin - doo ! '' , or a similarly dismissive remark . The sketches usually feature Farley 's physical comedy , such as the over-caffeinated Foley gesticulating wildly and leaping around , often breaking furniture . </P>
<P> Matt Foley appeared in eight Saturday Night Live sketches . Each sketch typically started with Foley brought into a specific situation by someone to speak to a group . In addition to his disheveled , overweight , and unstylish appearance , he exhibits poor social skills , frequently loses his temper , disparages and insults his audience , wallows in cynicism and self - pity , and presents a negative motivational message . Foley 's trademark line is warning his audience that they could end up , like himself , being `` 35 years old , eating a steady diet of government cheese , thrice divorced , and living in a van down by the river ! '' In most sketches , whenever a member of his audience announces a personal accomplishment , Foley responds with mockery or belligerence : `` Well , la - dee - frickin - da ! '' , `` Whoop - dee - frickin - doo ! '' , or a similarly dismissive remark . The sketches usually feature Farley 's physical comedy , such as the over-caffeinated Foley gesticulating wildly and leaping around , often breaking furniture . </P>
who lives in a van down by the river
who lives in a van down by the river
Matt Foley
Matt Foley