Paul Myers was touring Canada as the frontman of the alt-rock band The Gravelberrys when he heard the news about John Candy.

John Candy has been remembered for his kindness and generosity since his death. Hanks opened up to PEOPLE in September 2024 about the documentary and what made Candy “special.” “He just really made ...

Candy died in 1994 at age 43. Now, a new Amazon Prime documentary does a fine job of profiling a gifted entertainer who was also, by all accounts, a very sweet human being. This is FRESH AIR. John ...

If there’s a scene that best encapsulates the tragically abbreviated career of John Candy, it’s not necessarily from his time on the sketch-comedy series “SCTV” or from movies like “Stripes” or “Uncle ...

Two new documentaries recently dropped on Prime Video, and as a Penn State graduate who loves comedy, they’re both must-see offerings: Saquon, a film about the life and career of Philadelphia Eagles ...

It’s an incident that tells you a lot about John Candy. He was hard at work on Only the Lonely, the 1991 film that would help ...

“We didn’t want this to be a softball film of just a highlight reel or a Wikipedia entry,” Christopher told Us ... this is overwhelming!’” John Candy: I Like Me is streaming on Prime Video now. Please ...

The golden arches made an appearance at John Candy's wedding Mark Gray is a journalist of over two decades. He has written about entertainment, sports and crime since 2001, focusing primarily on the ...

The Prime Video documentary 'John Candy: I Like Me' gives a closer look at the actor's life Steve Schapiro/Corbis via Getty John Candy has been remembered for his kindness and generosity since his ...

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, ...