John Candy Net Worth

John Candy's Quotes

• I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.
• [on Ghost Busters (1984)] Harold [Ramis] had called and things just didn't go well with the negotiations on it. We didn't see eye to eye on certain things and the rest is history. But Rick [Moranis] did a great job with it.
• [on Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)] It offered me a lot of different characters to play and it was a lot of fun.
• [on Uncle Buck (1989)] In the movie, Uncle Buck doesn't talk down to these kids. And I think that's why they like him. He treats them as an equal.
• I've been taking shots at Tri- Star for their non-campaign of Who's Harry Crumb? (1989). I mean, good God, there's a team for ya. They sunk the picture and all got promotions for it.

Interesting Facts about John Candy

1. The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 LP, "Chocolate And Cheese", to him.
2. Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA in the Mausoleum, Room 7, Block 1.
3. He was a co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
4. He died while filming Wagons East (1994) in Mexico.
5. He was part of the group Northern Lights, which sang the song "Tears Are Not Enough" which was on the "We Are The World" album.
6. He has a cameo in Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" music video.
7. Father of Jennifer Candy and Chris Candy.
8. He attended Holy Cross Catholic School up to grade 8 which was the same school attended by actress Natalie Higashi, several years later.
9. Graduated Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School.
10. He was born in East York (which is a suburb of Toronto) and he attended high school in Scarborough (another suburb of Toronto).
11. Turned down repeated offers to join Saturday Night Live (1975), citing devotion to his fellow Second City TV (1976) cast members.
12. At the time of his death, he had appeared in ten movies with Saturday Night Live (1975) alumni, more than any other non-SNL actor. That record has since been surpassed by Nick Swardson, who (as of 2016) has appeared in 18 movies with SNL alumni, including: Almost Famous (2000), Grandma's Boy (2006), The Benchwarmers (2006), Reno 911!: Miami (2007), Blades of Glory (2007), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Bedtime Stories (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011), Jack and Jill (2011), That's My Boy (2012), A Haunted House (2013), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Pixels (2015), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), Hell and Back (2015), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), and The Do-Over (2016).
13. He stayed in the notorious Whidden Hall residence during his years at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
14. His father, Sidney, died of a heart attack at age 35 in 1955 when John was only five years old.
15. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 87-88. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
16. Weighed over 300 pounds for most of his life.
17. Turned down the role of Louis Tully in Ghost Busters (1984). It went to Rick Moranis. Candy, did however, appear in Ray Parker Jr.'s music video "Ghost Busters", celebrating the soundtrack of the film, along with other individuals who either refused to be in or failed to make the final cut for casting of the film.
18. According to Catherine O'Hara, just before going to Mexico Candy talked to her on the phone and told her that he feared going to Mexico because he felt that "something bad is going to happen there".
19. Has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor, starring or doing cameos in seven of them: National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) co-starring Steve Martin, The Great Outdoors (1988) co-starring Dan Aykroyd, and appears in a cameo in She's Having a Baby (1988). Stars in Uncle Buck (1989), co-starring a young Macaulay Culkin. Has a brief cameo in Career Opportunities (1991) and a bit part alongside Second City TV (1976) alumni and best friend Catherine O'Hara in Home Alone (1990) also starring Macaulay Culkin.
20. Sat in the front row for Super Bowl XXIII (49ers vs. Bengals). According to legend, right before the 49ers game-winning drive, quarterback Joe Montana pointed toward the stands and said to tackle Harris Barton, "Hey look over there. Isn't that John Candy?".