The recent Amazon documentary John Candy: I Like Me painted a portrait of the Canadian comic’s enduring legacy in film and television. The wide array of larger-than-life characters he created on SCTV ...

The actor "did not want to do" the famous mud wrestling scene in Stripes, and he let it be known The documentary depicts Candy as a man who struggled with the spotlight and the media’s perception of ...

John Candy's family and friends reflect on his comedic legacy in the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me, but the film also includes an emotional segment shedding light on a more difficult period of ...

A divisive war comedy featuring John Candy has just landed on Netflix. The 1981 classic Stripes, starring Hollywood legends Bill Murray and John Candy, boasts a strong 88% Rotten Tomatoes score ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in the sketch comedy series "SCTV" and such films as "Stripes," "Splash" and "Spaceballs," died at age 43 in 1994. Now, 31 years later, ...