John Candy

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John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Candy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Category
    Actor/Actress
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  • Hair Color
    Chestnut
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  • Hair Length
    Medium
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  • Eye Color
    Hazel
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  • Height
    6' 2"
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  • Ethnicity
    White / European Descent
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  • Body Type
    Heavyset / Stocky
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  • Facial Hair
    None
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  • Nationality
    Canada
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