
John Candy
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Biography
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 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.
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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Late Night with David Letterman

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Young Comedians

She's Having a Baby

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Rookie of the Year

The Blues Brothers

Career Opportunities

1941

National Lampoon's Vacation

Home Alone

Little Shop of Horrors

JFK

Stripes

The New Show

Second City Television

Cool Runnings

SCTV Network 90

Splash

Nothing but Trouble

The Rescuers Down Under

Hot to Trot

The Great Outdoors

Spaceballs

Really Weird Tales

It Came from Hollywood

Heavy Metal

Brewster's Millions

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Camp Candy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Summer Rental

Who's Harry Crumb?

Uncle Buck

Canadian Bacon
Production Credits
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