
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

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

Cool Runnings

The New Show

Splash

SCTV Network 90

The Rescuers Down Under

Nothing but Trouble

The Great Outdoors

It Came from Hollywood

Brewster's Millions

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Hot to Trot

Really Weird Tales

Spaceballs

Heavy Metal

Uncle Buck

Summer Rental

Who's Harry Crumb?

Camp Candy

Second City Television

Canadian Bacon

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Production Credits
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