John Candy is a popular comedy actor, screenwriter and producer

The popular Canadian actor-comedian, producer and screenwriter John Candy was born on October 31, 1950 in Newmarket, near Toronto. Known for a number of comedic films, such as "Airplane, train and car", "Canadian Bacon" and "Uncle Buck".

Education and filming

John Candy began his artistic career on the stage of the children's theater, and when he entered adulthood at the journalism faculty of the McMaster University, he tried his hand at the cinema. Debuted Candy in the 1973 film called "Class 44". Then the actor participated in several low budget film projects that went unnoticed at the box office.

John Candy, whose films did not attract much interest from the audience, became a popular comedian only after starring in the satirical comedy "1941", directed by director Steven Spielberg in 1979. Fame also added to the participation in the movie "Splash" with Tom Hanks in the title role, and then the role in the movie "Millions Brewster", after which John woke up famous.

Film and television

In the early 80's John Candy began to participate in entertainment projects on TV, such as Second City Television, without leaving the film. He managed to combine different TV shows and the performance of comedy roles in the movies, time was enough for everything. For ten years, Candy starred in more than twenty feature films.

However, since 1990, luck has changed the actor, and his popularity has declined. Several unsuccessful roles in a row, and John Candy, whose films were already not among the top ten, became even less popular.

Negative prize

To top it off, the actor was nominated for anti-prize "Golden Raspberry" for his female role in the comedy "Some troubles." In the view, it was written "The worst actress of the second plan." Two more unsuccessful films of that time: "Once breaking the law" and "In delirium" - completed the picture of the decline of John Candy.

The actor, however, decided not to give up and made an attempt to expand the role, adding more dramatic roles to his asset. He starred in Oliver Stone's political thriller "John Kennedy: Shots in Dallas," where he played the dishonest lawyer Dean Andrews.

Buying a football team

Nevertheless, John Candy is an actor who decided to become a businessman. To do this, he and his friends Wayne Gretzky and Bruce Miknall acquired the Toronto Argonauts team playing Canadian football.

The move was made right: the purchase of a sports team by such celebrities could not pass unnoticed, the action attracted the attention of the public and the press. The new owners of "Argonauts" invested considerable money in the acquisition of talented players and the conclusion of long-term commercial contracts.

The sudden death of an actor

The life of John Candy broke off on March 4, 1994, when he was in Mexico on the set of the film "Caravan to the East." The actor died in a dream from a sudden cardiac arrest. Characteristically, shortly before his death, Candy spoke on the phone with all his friends, including sportsman Larry Smith, and informed them that he fired the Toronto Argonauts team in full force, and instructed lawyers to put it up for sale.

Actor John Candy, whose comedies were included in the list of world cinema, was buried in the cemetery of the Holy Cross in the Californian city of Culver City.

Memory

John Candy's personalities are immortalized in the Canadian "Walk of Fame". In May 2006, the actor received his image on the postage stamp of the National Postal Service of Canada. In 2000, in memory of Candy was released the sequel to the movie "The Blues Brothers", the original version of which was shot in 1980. The highest sporting award of Canada - the 95th Gray Cup - was dedicated in 2007 to John Candy.

The Roman Catholic Lyceum in the Scarborough area of the city of Toronto conferred on its art studio the name of John Candy, a former graduate. On the commemorative plaque, his words, once uttered: "The foundations of success are laid down on the values of life that I was taught in this school, and also on the principles of mutual respect and discipline."

John Candy left two children: Christopher's son and daughter Jennifer. His ex-wife Rosemary Hobor alone coped with the upbringing of the younger generation. Adult Jennifer is currently working as a television producer, in her department of the program "Have Sam 7 Friends" and "Queen Graduation Ball."