To John Candy image was everything. He was not influenced by model or sociatal pressure, but the pressure to stay the way he was, the way the public liked him. John once said "I don't wan't to change myself, I the heavy funnyman and thats the way the people like it," this attitude cost him his life.
To many he was a favorite to some a legend, he used his weight and large amounts of energy to make people laugh. He loved nothing more than to entertain, an laugh was like applause to him, it made him know he was doing something right. Although he was never in Saturday Night Live he was always in films with those from Saturday Night Live. He appeared in many comedies among his most famous Uncle Buck, and Space Balls.
John was born on October 31, 1950 in Toronto, Canada. He took much pride in being from Canada, at one point he even co-owned a montreal football team with Wayne Gretzky. He even played on the team. Becuase of John's weight he died of an heart attack on March 4, 1994 in Durango, Mexico. He left Behind two children Jennifer and Cristopher.
1994/95 - Canadian Bacon (S)
1994 - Hostage for A Day(D, C)
1994 - Wagons East (S)
1993 - Rookie Of The Year (C)
1993 - Cool Runnings (S)
1992 - Boris And Natasha (C)
1992 - SCTV - Best Of John Candy (S)
1991 - Once Upon A Crime (S)
1991 - The Rescuers Down Under (V)
1991 - Nothing But Trouble (S)
1991 - Career Opportunities (C)
1991 - Only The Lonely (S)
1991 - Delirious (S)
1991 - JFK (C)
1990 - Home Alone (C)
1990 - Masters of Menace (C)
1989 - Camp Candy (TV series) (V)
1989 - Who's Harry Crumb? (S)
1989 - Speed Zone! (S)
? 1989 - Uncle Buck (S)
1988 - The Great Outdoors (S)
1988 - Hot To Trot (V)
1987 - Rocket Boy (F)
1987 - Really Weird Tales (F)
1987 - Spaceballs (F)
1987 - Planes, Trains And Automobiles (S)
1986 - Armed And Dangerous (S)
1986 - The Canadian Conspiracy (C)
1986 - Little Shop Of Horrors (C)
1986 - Big City Comedy (TV) (S)
1985 - Brewster's Millions (F)
1985 - Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (C)
1985 - The Last Polka (aka The Shmenges) (S)
1985 - Summer Rental (S)
1985 - Volunteers(F)
1984 - Splash (F)
1983 - Going Berserk (S)
1983 - National Lampoon's Vacation (C)
1982 - It Came From Hollywood (C)
1981 - Heavy Metal (V)
1981 - Stripes (F)
1980 - The Blues Brothers (F)
1980 - Double Negative (C)
1979 - Lost And Found (C)
1979 - 1941 (F)
1978 - The Silent Partner(F)
1978 - Kavic The Wolf Dog (C)
1976 - Tunnelvision (C)
1976 - Find The Lady (S)
1976 - The Clown Murders (F)
1975 - It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time (F)
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