John Candy

About John Candy

John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian comedian and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Canada, branch of The Second City, often playing lovable losers and characters with bad luck but big hearts. Candy died of a heart attack in 1994. His film roles were mostly comedic.

Candy's daughter, Jennifer is an actress and television producer, having production credits for the television series Prom Queen and Sam Has 7 Friends.

Candy was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Evangeline (née Aker) and Sidney James Candy. He had an older brother, Jim. His father died of a heart attack at 35 (his father's father had also died of heart attack at a young age). He attended Neil McNeil High School, an all-boys, Catholic school in Toronto, where he played football.