John Candy
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.
Birthday: 30 October 1950
Birth place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Movies known for
Cool Runnings
Spaceballs
The Blues Brothers
Home Alone
JFK
Canadian Bacon
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Only the Lonely
Uncle Buck
The Great Outdoors
Splash
Armed and Dangerous
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Stripes
Little Shop of Horrors
Wagons East!
The Rescuers Down Under
It Came from Hollywood
National Lampoon's Vacation
Brewster's Millions
Rookie of the Year
1941
Hot to Trot
Who's Harry Crumb?
Heavy Metal
Nothing but Trouble
Going Berserk
The Silent Partner
Speed Zone
Once Upon a Crime
Citizen Steve
Lost and Found
Delirious
Follow That Bird
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
The Clown Murders
Masters of Menace
Summer Rental
Volunteers
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Tunnel Vision
Related TV Shows
Second City Television
Late Night with David Letterman
Camp Candy
The New Show
The David Steinberg Show
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Saturday Night Live
Cucumber
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Dinah!