Canadian actor and comedian John Candy in a 1982 NBC publicity photo for SCTV Network 90

Canadian actor John Candy, photographed by Mike F. Campbell in September 1993 at Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

John Candy's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

Star on Canada's Walk of Fame for the comedy troupe SCTV. Signatures in inner circle, clockwise from top left: Robin Duke, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, John Candy, Tony Rosato, and Rick Moranis. In the corners, from top left: Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, and Andrea Martin

Canadian actor John Candy, photographed by Mike F. Campbell in September 1993 at Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Grave of actor and comedian John Franklin Candy at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California (mausoleum, room 7, block 1). Candy was born October 31, 1950 in Newmarket, Ontario. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his roles in comedy films such as Stripes; Splash; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Cool Runnings; The Great Outdoors; Spaceballs; and Uncle Buck. He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. He died of a heart attack on March 4, 1994 in Durango, Mexico at age 43.