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John Candy TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
FMCSat, Nov 21, 4:00 PMHome AloneBuy
COMEDYSun, Nov 22, 8:30 AMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
COMEDYSun, Nov 22, 2:30 PMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
E!Tue, Nov 24, 1:00 PMUncle BuckBuy
WGNAMEWed, Nov 25, 8:00 PMNational Lampoon's VacationBuy
BRAVOWed, Nov 25, 11:00 PMNational Lampoon's VacationBuy
BRAVOThu, Nov 26, 1:00 AMNational Lampoon's VacationBuy
FMCThu, Nov 26, 12:00 PMRookie of the YearBuy
FXThu, Nov 26, 12:00 PMHome AloneBuy
ENCThu, Nov 26, 1:00 PMRookie of the YearBuy
E!Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 PMUncle BuckBuy
FXThu, Nov 26, 2:00 PMHome AloneBuy
FXThu, Nov 26, 4:00 PMHome AloneBuy
FXThu, Nov 26, 6:00 PMHome AloneBuy
FXThu, Nov 26, 8:00 PMHome AloneBuy
WGNAMEThu, Nov 26, 9:00 PMNational Lampoon's VacationBuy
FXThu, Nov 26, 10:00 PMHome AloneBuy
FMCFri, Nov 27, 4:00 AMRookie of the YearBuy
E!Fri, Nov 27, 7:00 AMUncle BuckBuy
COMEDYFri, Nov 27, 9:45 AMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
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John Candy Biography

  • Birth Name: John Franklin Candy
  • Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/31/1950, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 03/04/1994
  • Profession: Actor
John Candy Fast Facts:
  • Played football in high school.
  • First professional job was working with a children's theater group.
  • Dan Aykroyd encouraged him to audition for Chicago's improv troupe Second City in the early 1970s.
  • His children, Jennifer and Chris, appeared with him on the animated series Camp Candy.
  • Breakthrough film role came in 1984's Splash opposite Tom Hanks.
  • Became a part owner of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts in 1991 along with Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall.
  • Died of a heart attack in his sleep while filming Wagons East in 1994.
    John Candy Relationships:
  • Christopher Candy - Son
  • Evangeline Candy - Mother
  • Jennifer Candy - Daughter
  • Rosemary Candy - Wife
  • Sidney Candy - Father

    • John Candy Awards:
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Toronto Centennial Community College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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