Candy was one of Canada's greatest and funniest character actors. His well-known role as the big-hearted buffoon earned him classic appearances in Uncle Buck (1989) and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987).

John Candy was a beloved comedian who starred in classics like Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone. He died of a heart attack in 1994 while filming Wagons East in Mexico, after a lifetime of smoking, overeating and drug use.

Actor and comedian John Candy got his big break when he was offered membership in the Second City comedy troupe in the 1970s. In 1984, he co-starred with Tom Hanks in the film Splash and...

Today marks 30 years since beloved Canadian comedian and actor John Candy sadly died. The much-loved star was well known for his role in the 1980s film The Blues Brothers, as well as his roles in...

Learn about the life and career of John Candy, one of Canada's greatest and funniest character actors. Find out his roles in classics like Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and Spaceballs, and his tragic death in Mexico.

John Candy 's legacy lives on nearly three decades after his death. The late screen legend's son Christopher and daughter Jennifer paid tribute to their father on Saturday, which...

List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles. A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion. 2. Spaceballs.

The larger-than-life Canadian with a heart to match was known for his family-friendly fare, appearing in nearly 40 films before his untimely death. Learn mor...

Steve Martin, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Lewis and more stars remember 'sweetheart' comedian John Candy, who died 30 years ago on March 4.