John Candy

7.4	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: John Franklin Candy

Born: 31 October 1950 Died: 4 March 1994

Country of origin: Canada

Height: 6' 2"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Partner: Rosemary Margaret Hobor

Lists

162 votes

Actors who died before seeing their final movie (20 items)
list by Lexie

Published 2 years, 9 months ago

22 comments

145 votes

Gone Too Soon (64 items)
list by Tara

Published 2 years, 10 months ago

31 comments

99 votes

Premature Deaths (Actors) (125 items)
list by xolmis

Published 5 months ago

20 comments

68 votes

Best One-Scene-Only Performances (32 items)
list by Stehako

Published 3 years, 2 months ago

14 comments

55 votes

Who's Listal's Role Model? (184 items)
list by Fimc14

Published 5 months, 3 weeks ago

31 comments

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Photos

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About:

Was considered by many to be one of the most genuinely nice people in Hollywood and Show Business.

Comedian (12), Canadian (10), Deceased (7), Actor (3), Born 1950 (2), Funny (2), Male (2), Died 1994 (2), SNL Best (1), Legend (1), Classic (1), Bumbling Dad Roles (1), Production Assistant (1), Missed (1), Stuntman (1), Fat (1), Director (1), Performer (1), Producer (1), Writer (1)

Movies

1. Home Alone (1990)

Rating:

6.7

5637 Watched

2. The Blues Brothers (1980)

Rating:

7.6

1603 Watched

3. Spaceballs (1987)

Rating:

6.6

1475 Watched

4. Splash (1984)

Rating:

5.7

1062 Watched

5. JFK (1991)

Rating:

7.3

825 Watched

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TV

1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.4

872 Watched

2. Late Night with David Letterman (1982)

Rating:

6.2

243 Watched

3. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)

Rating:

7.2

69 Watched

4. SCTV Network (1981)

Rating:

7.7

21 Watched

5. Camp Candy (1989)

Rating:

7.2

15 Watched

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TV written by

1. SCTV Network (1981)

Rating:

7.7

21 Watched

2. Camp Candy (1989)

Rating:

7.2

15 Watched

3. SCTV (1976)

Rating:

8.6

8 Watched

4. The Last Polka (1985)

Rating:

5.5

2 Watched

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TV directed by

1. Hostage for a Day (1994)

Rating:

1 Watched

Updates feed

NMartucci added this to a list 1 week, 2 days ago

20 Favorite People Born in 1950 (20 person items)

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Fat Men Can Act Too! (14 person items)

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Favorite Actors & Actresses -- Today & Yesteryear (30 person items)

"Born: John Franklin Candy on October 31, 1950 Place of Birth: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Died: March 4, 1994 Place of Death: Durango, Mexico Candy was born and raised in Canada by working class, Roman Catholic parents. He has Polish and Scottish root, and attended parochial schools through high school. Throughout the seventies he played in a number of small films, until finally gaining wide spread recognition in the hit seventies show Second City Television. Throughout the eighties, he often pl"

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Celebrities Gone Too Soon (114 person items)

" Born: October 31, 1950 Died: March 4, 1994 (Age: 43) Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Actor Best Known Role: Buck Russell in "Uncle Buck" (movie)"

arnott added this to a list 3 months, 3 weeks ago

100 Greatest Comedic Actors/Actresses by Digitaldr (100 person items)

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My Top Comedians of All Time (16 person items)

xolmis added this to a list 5 months ago

Premature Deaths (Actors) (125 person items)

"Died: March 4, 1994 (aged 43) Cause of death: Myocardial Infarction "

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In Memoriam (406 person items)

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Who's Listal's Role Model? (184 person items)

"38 points DuckNation (3); Rebekka (8); beth (8); Olenka (7); April Fool (6); Lily (6)"

moviebuff15 added this to a list 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Favorite Characters (228 person items)

"Del Griffith Planes, Trains, & Automobiles"

MatadorAlmighty added this to a list 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rest in Peace (39 person items)

talia_sparkle added this to a list 1 year, 1 month ago

People I Miss (11 person items)

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Razzie Worst Supporting Actress nominees (104 person items)

"1991 - Nothing But Trouble (in drag)"

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They make me laugh (45 person items)

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Favorite Celebrities Born in the 1950s (50 person items)

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Favorite Scorpio Celebrities (12 person items)

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Caricatures of Famous People from TV (22 person items)

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Amazing Voice Actors/Actresses (57 person items)

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People I'd Invite To A Dinner Party (21 person items)

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Guests on Sesame Street! (95 person items)

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Rest in peace, Legend. (68 person items)

" John Franklin Candy was one of the most adored comedic actors of his time, particularly throughout the 80s and early 90s. He appeared on the Canadian sketch-comedy show SCTV before breaking into movies. Memorable films included Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Spaceballs to name a few. "

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Directed by Oliver Stone (491 person items)

"JFK"

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Gone, but not forgotten (95 person items)

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