The late funnyman and actor John Candy was the mascot of laughter and fun in Hollywood comedies before his unexpected death in 1994. But Colin Hanks, in directing his feature documentary John Candy: I ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the reasons that film buffs love ‘80s comedies is that many of these movies were filled with comedians at the height of ...

John Candy starred in some all-time great comedies, but he also had his share of stinkers to his filmography, like this ...