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John Candy was born on October 31, 1950
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On March 4, 1994 John Candy
passed away in Durango, Mexico from a heart attack.
The musical group Ween dedicated their
1994 LP, 'Chocolate And Cheese', to John Candy.
John Candy was a co-owner of the Toronto
Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
In 1994, John Candy completed CANADIAN
BACON and directed a TV movie, HOSTAGE FOR A DAY before
passing away to a heart attack on location for WAGONS
EAST in Mexico.
The group Northern Lights who sang the
song Tears Are Not Enough which was on the We Are The
World album is the group that John Candy was a member.
Establishing several comic personas with
Toronto's Second City comedy troupe and on the SCTV show
in the late 1970s and early 1980s is how most people first
got to know John Candy.
More than any other non- SNL actor, John
Candy appeared in 10 movies with SNL Alumni.
In the mid to late 70s John Candy worked
in several Canadian-made films like IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD
IDEA AT THE TIME, FIND THE LADY, and THE SILENT PARTNER.
Appearing in more John Hughes movies than
any other actor, John Candy starred and cameoed in a total
of seven of Hughes' films; starting in 1983 with NATIONAL
LAMPOON'S VACTION, and including: UNCLE BUCK and HOME
ALONE.
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