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John Candy TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
MOMAXeSat, Mar 20, 12:15 PMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
VH1Sat, Mar 20, 7:00 PMUncle BuckBuy
MOMAXeSat, Mar 20, 9:00 PMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
VH1Sun, Mar 21, 1:00 AMUncle BuckBuy
CINEMAXSun, Mar 21, 2:35 AMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
BIOWed, Mar 24, 10:00 PMBiographyBuy
BIOThu, Mar 25, 2:00 AMBiographyBuy
FMCThu, Mar 25, 4:00 PMRookie of the YearBuy
CMTSat, Mar 27, 2:00 PMThe Great OutdoorsBuy
CMTSat, Mar 27, 6:00 PMThe Great OutdoorsBuy
AMCMon, Mar 29, 10:30 AMWho's Harry Crumb?Buy
MOMAXeWed, Mar 31, 2:45 AMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
HBOSGeThu, Apr 1, 9:30 AMPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesBuy
FMCThu, Apr 1, 12:30 PMHome AloneBuy
AMCThu, Apr 1, 8:00 PMSpaceballsBuy
AMCFri, Apr 2, 12:00 AMSpaceballsBuy
COMEDYFri, Apr 2, 2:00 PMNational Lampoon's VacationBuy

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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