John Candy's time at the top didn't last all that long - he unexpectedly died in 1994. His surprisingly early death was one final tragedy in a life often overshadowed with struggle and sadness. Here's ...

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The documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” debuted Oct. 10 on Amazon Prime. It chronicles the life of the late actor/comedian who, despite his jovial public persona, struggled privately with mental ...

The late John Candy passed away three years before I arrived on this earth at Atlanta, Georgia’s Northside Hospital. So, for someone coming in on the first wave of Gen Z, it would make sense that the ...

In the 1984 Ron Howard comedy “Splash,” Tom Hanks and John Candy play lovelorn Manhattan brothers—one tidy, one rascally—whose lives are upended when Hanks falls in love with a mermaid. On a recent ...

For many fans, the death of John Candy represented childhood’s end. The actor was not especially childish or childlike, but he projected an indefatigable, unthreatening jolliness in movies such as ...

Known for his big smile and even bigger heart, actor John Candy was beloved for his role in family favorites like “Splash!” and Home Alone.” Candy’s joy-filled performances inspired generations of ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT In the best scene of John Candy's best movie, "Planes, Trains & Automobiles," Steve Martin's Neal Page berates Candy's Del Griffith, exasperated by their pre-Thanksgiving travel ordeal ...

John Candy’s son, Chris, said during a recent event promoting the new documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” (via People) that it was “heart-wrenching” to see resurfaced press interviews in the film ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in the sketch comedy series "SCTV" and such films as "Stripes," "Splash" and "Spaceballs," died at age 43 in 1994. Now, 31 years later, ...