Just over 30 years ago, Hollywood lost one of its most fearsome comedic forces when John Candy died at the age of just 43. His death provoked an outpouring of mourning in the acting world, and now, a ...

Comedy legend John Candy has been in many, many fun films. They are all most definitely must-see. The tricky thing about Candy’s career, which sadly ended in 1994 upon the actor’s death, is that many ...

More than 30 years after his tragic death, John Candy remains one of the most beloved movie stars of all-time, having appeared in comedy classics like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Spaceballs, Home ...

Director Colin Hanks knew exactly where his latest documentary, "John Candy: I Like Me," would make its world premiere. Not at Cannes or Tribeca, Venice or New York - only Toronto. Candy grew up in ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in the sketch comedy series "SCTV" and such films as "Stripes," "Splash" and "Spaceballs," died at age 43 in 1994. Now, 31 years later, ...

In his relatively short career, John Candy created a slew of scene-stealing characters in movies, including several filmed in the Chicago area. There is the orange whip-loving parole officer in “The ...