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