No matter what character he played, the late John Candy’s warmth radiated from the screen and captured the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide. His iconic performances in the John Hughes vehicles ...

I Like Me" is putting the late comedy actor back in the news as readers check out the documentary on his life using their ...

Early in director Colin Hanks’ profile of actor/comedian John Candy, interview subject Bill Murray worries that the movie won’t be interesting enough, because Candy was such a good guy that there aren ...

Director Colin Hanks knew exactly where his latest documentary, "John Candy: I Like Me," would make its world premiere. Not at Cannes or Tribeca, Venice or New York - only Toronto. Candy grew up in ...

More than 30 years after his tragic death, John Candy remains one of the most beloved movie stars of all-time, having appeared in comedy classics like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Spaceballs, Home ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- From Freddie Bauer in "Splash," to the unforgettable "Uncle Buck, the heartbreaking Del Griffith in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," and Gus Polinski, the polka king of the ...

In his relatively short career, John Candy created a slew of scene-stealing characters in movies, including several filmed in the Chicago area. There is the orange whip-loving parole officer in “The ...

A member of that endangered species known as “The Everyman,” Candy's life sometimes read like unsubtle literature.