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“Blacbird” Emmy winner Paul Walter Hauser has been cast to portray tragic “Saturday Night Live” legend Chris Farley in an upcoming biopic. “This is a glory story. Not a tale from the crypt. Ready to honor Christopher,” Hauser, 37, wrote on Instagram Friday. Farley, whgo after he left “SNL” was the star of numerous ’90s movies including “Tommy Boy” and “Beverly Hills Ninja,” died of a drug overdose in 1997 at the age of 33. The film will be based on the book “The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts,” written by Farley’s brother Tom with Tanner Colby. It will be actor Josh Gad’s directo…

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