
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!

The Blues Brothers

Rookie of the Year

Career Opportunities

1941

National Lampoon's Vacation

Home Alone

JFK

Little Shop of Horrors

Stripes

Second City Television

Cool Runnings

The New Show

SCTV Network 90

Splash

Nothing but Trouble

The Rescuers Down Under

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Heavy Metal

The Great Outdoors

Hot to Trot

It Came from Hollywood

Really Weird Tales

Spaceballs

Brewster's Millions

Canadian Bacon

Who's Harry Crumb?

Camp Candy

Uncle Buck

Summer Rental

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Production Credits
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