John Candy

John Franklin Candy (October 30, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Alongside acting, John Candy is also known as a comedian.

John Candy's most notable role to date came in The Blues Brothers (1980), where he played Burton Mercer. He also appeared in Spaceballs (1987) as Barf. Most recently appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld.

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