Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 31, 1950
Day of Death
March 4, 1994
(died at 43.339726027397 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Candy
Biography
John Franklin Candy (October 30, 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.