John Candy
Acting
Born October 31, 1950 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
John Franklin Candy (October 30, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Known For · 40 titles
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with David Letterman
The Oscars
Dinah!
Second City Television
Camp Candy
Spaceballs
SCTV Network 90
National Lampoon's Vacation
1941
The Blues Brothers
JFK
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Splash
Little Shop of Horrors
Cool Runnings
John Candy: I Like Me
Uncle Buck
Stripes
Career Opportunities
Marty, Life Is Short
Heavy Metal
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Nothing but Trouble
Rookie of the Year
The Great Outdoors
Brewster's Millions
Armed and Dangerous
The David Steinberg Show
She's Having a Baby
Only the Lonely
Who's Harry Crumb?
Once Upon a Crime
Summer Rental
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
The New Show
Citizen Steve
Canadian Bacon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Follow That Bird