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John Franklin Candy (October 31, – March 4, ) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He came to wide public awareness as a member of the Second City comedy troupe, and its TV series, SCTV.

Known for bringing warmth and likability to characters who otherwise would have been incredibly obnoxious, he appeared in such comedies as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, Uncle Buck, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Candy was born in Newmarket, Ontario, the child of a working-class Roman Catholic family.

His first big acting gig was the short-lived, late-night television talk show Ninety Minutes Live (where he was partnered with future co-star Rick Moranis). That same year he joined the cast of SCTV.

In , he moved from the small screen to the movies. His first film appearance was as a supporting player in Steven Spielberg's , and from there he appeared as Joliet Jake's parole officer in The Blues Brothers in the same year. Candy also had a Saturday-Morning Cartoon in the late s called Camp Candy, where he voices himself as a camp counselor to a bunch of misfit kids.

Camp Candy is the second cartoon created by an SCTV cast member (after Martin Short's The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley), though Candy's counselor character was not based on a recurring character he did on SCTV. Conversely, he played numerous roles, including the ultimate Mr.

Fanservice, Den, in the adult animated film, Heavy Metal.

Unusually, many film critics believe that his best performance isn't any of his comedies, but rather is his cold-blooded, hostile performance as Dean Andrews Jr., a shady Southern lawyer in Oliver Stone's JFK.

Candy struggled with high blood pressure, diabetes, alcoholism, and a smoking addiction throughout his adult life.

While filming his last movie (Wagons East!), he suffered a fatal heart attack while sleeping, and died at age Although the majority of his scenes had already been filmed, Canadian Bacon was released more than a full year after his passing.

In , Candy was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame, and in , Candy became one of the first four entertainers ever honored by Canada Post by being featured on a postage stamp.

Partial Filmography

Tropes Associated with John Candy's works

• Acrofatic: Despite his heavy build, he was very light on his feet and and an excellent physical comedian.
• Nice Guy: Pretty much all of his characters.
  Jennifer candy biography It Came from Hollywood. Canadian actor and comedian — The information contained herein is based on sources which the publisher believes to be reliable, but is not guaranteed to be accurate, and does not purport to be a complete statement or summary of the available data. He was approached to play the character of accountant Louis Tully in Ghostbusters , starring Aykroyd and directed by Reitman, but ultimately did not get the role because of his conflicting ideas of how to play the character; the part went instead to SCTV colleague Rick Moranis , whose ideas were better received.

  He was known as one of the most naturally likable comedy actors during his time. By all accounts, he was very much one in real life as well.

• Those Two Actors: Often worked with his close friends Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara.