John Candy Height Weight Spouse
Birth Date
October 31, 1950
Died
March 4, 1994
Nationality
Canada
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Natural hair color
Light Brown
Eye color
Drak Brown
Height
6 ft 1½ in | 187 cm
Weight
136 kg | 300 lbs
Shoe size
13 US | 46 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
John Franklin Candy was born in Newmarket, Canada, on October 31, 1950, was a Canadian actor.
Young John Candy first started performing in a community college.
He made his big screen debut in coming-of-age comedy drama film Class of '44 (1973) in role as Paule.
He got his television debut in Canadian show Cucumber (1972) in role as Weatherman.
John's breakthrough performance came as Freddie Bauer in fantasy romantic comedy film Splash (1984).
He landed his directorial debut with Canadian television comedy film Hostage for a Day (1994), he also starred as Yuri Petrovich.
John Candy Height and Weight
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Best Movies
He was nominated for the CableACE Award for Performance in a Comedy Special for his role as Yosh Shmenge / Pa Shmenge in comedy television film The Last Polka (1985).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Freddie Bauer in fantasy romantic comedy movie Splash (1984).
He was nominated for the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for his role as Del Griffith in comedy film Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987).
The Blues Brothers (1980) musical comedy as Parole Officer Burton Mercer
Spaceballs (1987) space opera parody as Barf
Stripes (1981) war comedy as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) comedy adventure as Russ Lasky
Uncle Buck (1989) comedy as Buck Russell
Cool Runnings (1993) comedy sports as Irving "Irv" Blitzer
The Great Outdoors (1988) comedy as Chester "Chet" Ripley
Brewster's Millions (1985) comedy as Spike Nolan
The Silent Partner (1978) thriller as Simonsen
Armed and Dangerous (1986) comedy as Frank Dooley
Home Alone (1990) comedy as Gus Polinski – Polka King of the Midwest
Only the Lonely (1991) romantic comedy drama as Danny Muldoon
JFK (1991) epic political thriller as Dean Andrews Jr.
He voiced Den / Dan / Desk Sergeant / Robot in animated science fantasy anthology film Heavy Metal (1981).
He voiced Don in comedy movie Hot to Trot (1988).
He voiced Wilbur in animated adventure film The Rescuers Down Under (1990).
Best TV Shows
He was a member of Toronto's branch of The Second City (1976–1979) and SCTV Network 90 (1981–1983), for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1981 and 1982.
He hosted Saturday Night Live (1983), in episode "John Candy/Men at Work".
He starred as animated version of himself in animated television series Camp Candy (1989).
Facts
Graduated from Shaker Heights High School in Ohio (1943).
Attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Graduated from Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School in Toronto.
Studied journalism at Centennial College.
Studied at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Had Ukrainian and Polish ancestry.
He was part of the group Northern Lights.
He was good friends with Macaulay Culkin, Wayne Gretzky, Eugene Levy and Steve Martin.
He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998.
Featured in music videos for:
Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters" (1984)
The Traveling Wilburys "Wilbury Twist" (1991)
Had production company "Frostbacks Productions".
He won the Banff Television Festival Sir Peter Ustinov Award in 1992.
He won the Gemini Earle Grey Award in 1995.
He was a co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
John died on March 4, 1994, Durango, Mexico, at the age of 43.
Spouse
He was married to Rosemary Margaret Hobor (1979-1994) they had a son, Christopher Michael and a daughter, Jennifer Anne.