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About

John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City. 1Source: wikipedia.org

Path to fame
Candy made his big break into movies with Splash (1984), in which he stole most of his scenes as the idle, high-living brother of the main character, played by Tom Hanks. 2Source: history.com

Nicknames
N/A

BIRTHDAY
October 31, 1950

ZODIAC SIGN
Scorpio

BORN
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (Map)

DIED
March 4, 1994 (age 43)

CAUSE OF DEATH
Heart failure

Place of burial
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States (Map)

EDUCATION

POLITICAL VIEWS
Unknown

Nationality
Canadian

HEIGHT
6ft 2 (188 cm) 3Source: celebheights.com

EYE COLOR
Dark Brown

HAIR COLOR
Brown

HANDEDNESS
Right-handed 4Source: youtube.com

TATTOOS
Unknown

NET WORTH
$15 Million (1994) 5Source: celebritynetworth.com

Faith
Catholic 6Source: georgiabulletin.org

languages spoken
English

IQ
Unknown

Personal Quotes

As long as you can savor the humorous aspect of misery and misfortune, you can overcome anything.

If you’re not happy without it, you’ll never be happy with it.

You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. I’m an easy target. Yeah, you’re right. I talk too much. I also listen too much. I could be a cold-hearted cynic like you, but I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings. Well, you think what you want about me. I’m not changing. I like me. My wife likes me. My customers like me. ‘Cause I’m the real article. What you see is what you get.

I’m a mog: half man, half dog. I’m my own best friend!

Six bucks and my right nut says we’re not landing in Chicago. 7Source: azquotes.com

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