| John Candy starred in the cartoon TV series "Camp Candy" and, along with Harry Nilsson, sang the show's theme song.
John Franklin Candy was born on October 31st, 1950, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Candy's father died of a heart attack when John was just five years old.
In high school, Candy played football and considered a career in the Canadian Football League until a knee injury side-lined him. After high school, Candy attended the Centennial College of Scarborough studying journalism.
During college, Candy took drama classes and by 1970, he had decided to pursue a career as an actor full time.
Candy appeared in the 1970 film Hercules in New York starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and had small parts in a few other films before he was hired to appear as a regular in a children's TV series called "Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins." Also in the cast of the show was Gilda Radner.
Candy joined the Second City Troupe in Toronto and starred in TV series "SCTV" (Second City Television).
Candy won two Emmy Awards for his writing on "SCTV" and became a house-hold name in the US and Canada.
Candy appeared in the Steven Speilberg comedy 1941, The Blues Brothers, Stripes, Splash, and other films. He starred in Uncle Buck and with Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Candy's animated television series "Camp Candy" received a Humanitas Award for teaching children values and ecology.
In the 1990s, Candy took on a couple of dramatic roles in Only the Lonely and JFK.
In 1991, Candy, along with Wayne Gretzky and another investor, purchased the Toronto Argonauts football team.
In 1993, Candy starred in the hit Cool Runnings.
On March 4, 1994, on location in Mexico during the filming of Wagons East, Candy suffered a heart attack and died. Visitor Comments:Connections:John Candy ... | 
