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
The Blues Brothers
Rookie of the Year
1941
National Lampoon's Vacation
JFK
Little Shop of Horrors
Home Alone
Stripes
Cool Runnings
Second City Television
The New Show
Splash
Spaceballs
SCTV Network 90
Nothing but Trouble
The Rescuers Down Under
Hot to Trot
Heavy Metal
Really Weird Tales
The Great Outdoors
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Brewster's Millions
It Came from Hollywood
Uncle Buck
Summer Rental
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Camp Candy
Young Comedians
Canadian Bacon
Who's Harry Crumb?
Production Credits
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