- Worked as a salesman. He hated it, so he moved to a new city and worked as a waiter for a while until he decided to get his Masters in Creative Writing.
- An ardent lover of the open road, he has driven across the US 22 times, 16 of those trips alone (as of 2019). Though he doesn't consciously set out to make road movies, the Farrelly films are often referred to as such.
- Has a daughter named Apple.
- Worked as a waiter in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- Brother of Bobby Farrelly and Cindy Farrelly Gesner.
- Graduated from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.
- His productions rarely film in California or New York City. He prefers the East Coast. In particular, Rhode Island and Georgia.
- In most of the films he and his brother directed, they often show normal people as stupid morons (La cloche et l'idiot (1994)) while they show handicapped people as normal and gifted (Collé à toi (2003), Hal le superficiel (2001), Moi, moi-même et Irène (2000).
- Frequently cast Herbie Flynn, Richard Jenkins, and friends and family as well as residents from Rhode Island.
- Graduated from Kent School, the same school Seth MacFarlane, Treat Williams, Sebastian Siegel and Ted Danson graduated from.
- Originally studied to get his master's degree at UMass-Amherst, but soon transferred to Columbia University where he graduated with a master's in creative writing.
- Brother-in-law of actor Zen Gesner and Nancy Farrelly.
- Uncle of Jesse Farrelly and Abe Farrelly.
- He is of three quarters Irish and one quarter Polish descent.
- Book: Outside Providence.
- Directed 2 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. Ali won for his performance in Le livre de Green (2018).
- He has directed one film that has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Le livre de Green (2018) which also won in the category.
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