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John Candy
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Actor Born: October 31, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Death: March 4, 1994 in Durango, Mexico Biography:Canadian comic actor "John Candy" was geared toward a performing career even while studying for a journalism degree in college. Candy's bulky frame and built-in likability enabled him to secure small roles in Canadian film and TV productions. In the early '70s, Candy joined Canada's Second City Troupe, sharing the spotlight with such potent talent (and subsequent close friends) as "Joe Flaherty", "Eugene Levy", "Dave Thomas", "Andrea Martin", and "Catherine O'Hara". "Second City TV", popularly known as "SCTV", entered the Canadian TV airwaves in 1975 and was syndicated to the United States two years later. Candy scored an instant hit with such characters as porcine poseur Johnny LaRue, overly unctuous talk show sidekick William B., and ever-grinning "Lutonian" musician Yosh Shmenge. So popular did Candy become that suddenly many of his obscurer pre-starring Canadian films ("It Seemed Like a Good Idea... Full Biography
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