John Franklin Candy is a Canadian actor and comedian primarily known through Hollywood films. Candy is best known as a member of the Toronto branch of Second City and her second TV series City, and through her comedy appearances including Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation, Splash, Cool Runnings, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs and Uncle Buck, as well as more dramatic roles in Only the Lonely and JFK. One of his most famous performances is the role of Del Griffith, the chatty shower curtain clerk in John Hughes' comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Besides being an actor, Candy was also part owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football Federation from 1991 until her death, and the team won the 1991 Gray Cup in her possession. Candy died of a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 43. His last two films, Wagons East and Canadian Bacon, are dedicated to him.
| Born | October 31, 1950, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 4, 1994 (aged 43), Durango, Mexico |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California |
| Alma mater | Centennial College, McMaster University |
| Occupation | Comedian, Film director, Screenwriter, Television producer, Voice Actor, Film actor |
| Years active | 1972–1994 |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Margaret Hobor m. 1979–1994 |
| Children | 2, including Jennifer Candy |
Movie Actor John Candy was born in Newmarket, Canada on October 31, 1950. He dies at the age of 43, on March 4, 1994.
Movie Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Movie Spaceballs, and Movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles star who died at the age of 43. Movie National Lampoon's Vacation, The Rescuers Down Under, Movie Cool Runnings, Wagons East, and The Magic 7 are among his other features.
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John Candy was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1950 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).
In Canada, he played football for an all-boys Catholic school. He made his film debut in Class of '44 in 1973.
He was in Director Michael Moore's Canadian Bacon, which came out a year after he died.
From 1979 till his death in 1994, he was married to Rosemary Margaret Hobor. TV Producer Jennifer Candy and Christopher Candy are his children.
He co-starred alongside Movie Actor Bill Pullman in the film Movie Spaceballs.
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