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He always seemed to screw things up more than ever helping the situation. In spite of this, he always managed to pull things off in the end. Almost all episodes would begin where John Candy would be trying to show an outdoor skill to some kids, to which he would then say it reminded him of a story, where he would tell of the episode in narration. John was a dedicated leader of Camp Candy, a summer camp that is presumably built by him, and he tries to get various kids to get along.

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  • He always seemed to screw things up more than ever helping the situation. In spite of this, he always managed to pull things off in the end. Almost all episodes would begin where John Candy would be trying to show an outdoor skill to some kids, to which he would then say it reminded him of a story, where he would tell of the episode in narration. John was a dedicated leader of Camp Candy, a summer camp that is presumably built by him, and he tries to get various kids to get along.
  • John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor, comedian and voice artist. After rising to fame on the Toronto branch of SCTV, he starred in films such as Spaceballs, Uncle Buck, Cool Runnings and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. He died in Mexico in 1994 of a heart attack while filming Wagons East! He is mentioned in The Family Guy Movie. He also auditioned for the role of Charlie in Oliver and Company 2 and the character of Carl "Candy" Shankman in Oliver and Company:The Series is modelled on and named after him.
  • John Franklin Candy (born October 31, 1950 - died March 4, 1994) was a Canadian Actor, Writer and Comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Secone City and its related Second City Television series, member of the writing team of the Children's Comedy Variety Show Sunday Morning Live and through his endless appearances om Comedy Films.
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  • John Candy was the world's most famous actor, world leader and ninja. His countless films and outstanding sense of humour allowed the entire world to see only part of his greatness, yet he constantly moved behind the scenes of the world's governments, aiding where he could. He was also on the planet's Intergalactic Council, a secret group made up of ten distinguished representatives of the planet Earth. While most believe him to have died in 1994, a popular theory is that he remains a silent protector of the world, continuing his reign of political influence behind the scenes to this day.
  • John Candy (1950-1994) was a Canadian actor known for roles in films such as Tunnel Vision and Splash. He played Gus Polinski in Home Alone in 1990. He previously appeared with Macaulay Culkin in Uncle Buck.
  • John Candy was a Canadian actor/comedian. He was born in Ontario, Canada on October 31, 1950. He was a member of the Toronto branch of Second City, a comedy troupe, and that helped him to rise to fame. He was known for being in Cool Runnings, Spaceballs , Home Alone and Uncle Buck. He died in his sleep at the age of 43, from a heart attack.
  • In the DVD version of "Road to Germany", he appears in his role as The Blues Brothers' parole officer, but rather for Nazis.
  • John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 - March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian who was well known for being a member on the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television sketch comedy series. He voiced Orville's brother Wilbur in the 1990 Disney animated film The Rescuers Down Under and played the role of Irving Blitzer in Cool Runnings. He was also originally supposed to voice Redfeather in Pocahontas, but his character was later removed after his death. He also played Freddie Bauer in the 1984 Touchstone Pictures film Splash.
  • John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in such comedy films as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, Little Shop of Horrors, and Uncle Buck, as well as more dramatic roles in Only the Lonely and JFK. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith, the loquacious, on-the-move shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
  • Candy was born in Newmarket, Ontario, the child of a working-class Roman Catholic family. His first big acting gig was the short-lived, late-night 1976 television talk show Ninety Minutes Live (where he was partnered with future co-star Rick Moranis). That same year he joined the cast of SCTV. In 1980, he moved from the small-screen to the movies. His first film appearance was as a supporting player in Steven Spielberg's 1941, and from there he appeared as Joliet Jake's parole officer in The Blues Brothers in the same year.
  • John Candy (1950-1994) was a popular comedic film and TV actor from Newmarket, near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Candy first became well-known as a member of the original cast of SCTV. * 1985: Cameo appearance in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird as a state trooper who arrests Sam Sleaze and Sid Sleaze. * 1986: Appeared on Sesame Street in the guise of Yosh Shmenge, one of his characters from SCTV. On the show, Shmenge sells Oscar the Grouch a clarinet for his pet worm Slimey. Candy (as Shmenge) was included in the the celebrity version of "Put Down the Duckie". * 1986: Appeared in a photo spread, "John Candy's Ode to Spring", in Muppet Magazine issue 14. * 1994: Appeared on Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday special (archive footage only).
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