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John Candy
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PHOTOS
VIDEOS
NEWS
CREDITS
BIOGRAPHY
AWARDS
FANSITES
FORUM
RECENT CREDITS
True Hollywood Story
(TV)
Apr. 3, 2001
Canadian Bacon
(FILM)
Sep. 22, 1995
Wagons East!
(FILM)
Aug. 26, 1994
North
(FILM)
Jul. 22, 1994
Cool Runnings
(FILM)
Oct. 1, 1993
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John Candy Credits
HIGHLIGHTS
Played football in high school.
First professional job was working with a children's theater group.
Dan Aykroyd encouraged him to audition for Chicago's improv troupe Second City in the early 1970s.
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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category
Once Upon a Crime
1992
-Augie Morosco
Actor
Film
JFK
1991
-Dean Andrews
Actor
Film
Delirious
1991
-Jack Gable
Actor
Film
Only the Lonely
1991
-Danny Muldoon
Actor
Film
Career Opportunities
1991
-C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Actor
Film
Nothing But Trouble
1991
-Dennis, Eldona
Actor, Actor
Film
Home Alone
1990
-Gus Polinski
Actor
Film
Masters of Menace
1990
-Special Appearance
Actor
Film
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
-Wilbur
Voice
Film
Uncle Buck
1989
-Uncle Buck Russell
Actor
Film
Speed Zone
1989
-Charlie Cronyn
Actor
Film
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
-Harry Crumb
Actor, Executive Producer
Film
Hot to Trot!
1988
-Don
Voice
Film
The Great Outdoors
1988
-Chet Ripley
Actor
Film
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
-Del Griffith
Actor
Film
Spaceballs
1987
-Barf the Mawg, CoPilot
Actor
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
-Wink Wilkinson
Actor
Film
Armed and Dangerous
1986
-Frank Dooley
Actor
Film
Camp Candy
-John
Voice
TV
Hostage for a Day
-Yuri Petrovich
Director, Executive Producer, Actor
TV
Really Weird Tales
Actor
TV
Saturday Night Live
Host
TV
John Candy; Men at Work
(1983)
-Host
Host
TV Episode
Canadian Bacon
1995
-Sheriff Bud Boomer
Actor
Film
Wagons East!
1994
-James Harlow
Actor
Film
North
1994
Actor
Film
Cool Runnings
1993
-Irv Blitzer
Actor
Film
Rookie of the Year
1993
-Announcer (uncredited)
Actor
Film
Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird
1985
-State Trooper
Actor
Film
Splash
1984
-Freddie Bauer
Actor
Film
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
-Lasky
Actor
Film
Heavy Metal
1981
-Desk Sergeant, Dan, Den, Robot
Voice
Film
Double Negative
1981
-John
Actor
Film
Stripes
1981
-Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Actor
Film
The Blues Brothers
1980
-Burton Mercer
Actor
Film
1941
1979
-Foley
Actor
Film
Big City Comedy
Actor
Film
Boris and Natasha
-Kallishak
Actor
Film
Brewster's Millions
-Spike Nolan
Actor
Film
Find the Lady
-Kopek
Actor
Film
Going Berserk
-John Bourgignon
Actor
Film
Clown Murders
-Ollie
Actor
Film
Really Weird Tales
Actor
Film
Rocket Boy
-The Hawk
Actor
Film
Lost and Found
-Carpentier
Actor
Film
Kavik the Wolf Dog
-Pinky
Actor
Film
It Came from Hollywood
Actor
Film
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
-Kopek
Actor
Film
Hostage for a Day
Director, Actor
Film
The Second City Comedy Special
Actor
Film
The Silent Partner
-Simonsen
Actor
Film
Tunnel Vision
-Agent Cooper
Actor
Film
Summer Rental
-Jack Chester
Actor
Film
Tales of the Klondike: The Unexpected
Actor
Film
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, Vol. 6: Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat
Actor
Film
Second City Insanity
Actor
Film
Volunteers
-Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
Actor
Film
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Highlights
Played football in high school.
First professional job was working with a children's theater group.
Dan Aykroyd encouraged him to audition for Chicago's improv troupe Second City in the early 1970s.
His children, Jennifer and Chris, appeared with him on the animated series
Camp Candy
.
Breakthrough film role came in 1984's
Splash
opposite Tom Hanks.
Became a part owner of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts in 1991 along with Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall.
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Recently Worked With...
Alan Alda
Canadian Bacon
Released: Sep. 22, 1995
Tony Pierce
Wagons East!
Released: Aug. 26, 1994
Elijah Wood
North
Released: Jul. 22, 1994
Leon
Cool Runnings
Released: Oct. 1, 1993
Tom Brennan
Rookie of the Year
Released: Jul. 7, 1993
Benedetto Fanna
Once Upon a Crime
Released: Mar. 6, 1992
Baxter Harris
JFK
Released: Dec. 20, 1991
Marvin Kaplan
Delirious
Released: Aug. 9, 1991
James Deuter
Only the Lonely
Released: May. 24, 1991
Frank Whaley
Career Opportunities
Released: Mar. 29, 1991
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