| Fun Facts About John Candy | - Interesting fact:The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 LP, 'Chocolate And Cheese', to him.
- John Candy is Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA in the Mausoleum, Room 7, Block 1.
- Candy was a co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League
- John died while filming Wagons East (1994) in Mexico.
- John Candy was part of the group Northern Lights who sang the song "Tears Are Not Enough" which was on the We Are The World album.
- Candy has a cameo in Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" music video.
- John attended Holy Cross Catholic School up to grade 8 which was the same school attended by actress Natalie Higashi,
- He Graduated Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School.
- John Candy was born in East York (which is a suburb of Toronto) and he attended high school in Scarborough (another suburb of Toronto).
- He Turned down repeated offers to join "Saturday Night Live" (1975), citing devotion to his fellow "Second City TV" (1976) cast members.
- Candy has appeared in ten movies with "Saturday Night Live" (1975) alumni, more than any other non-SNL actor.
- Candy stayed in the notorious Whidden Hall residence during his years at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
- John's father, Sidney, died of a heart attack at age 35 in 1955 when John was only five years old.
- His Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 87-88. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
- John weighed over 300 pounds for most of his life.
- Candy turned down the role of Louis Tully in Ghost Busters (1984). The part went to Rick Moranis. Candy, did however, appear in Ray Parker Junior's music video "Ghost Busters", celebrating the soundtrack of the film, along with other individuals who either refused to be in or failed to make the final cut for casting of the film Ghost Busters.
- According to Catherine O'Hara, just before going to Mexico, John Candy talked to her on the phone and told her that he feared going to Mexico because he felt that "something bad is going to happen there".
- John Candy has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor. He's starred and cameoed (brief appearances) in a total of seven of Hughes' films. Starting with National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) costarring Steve Martin, The Great Outdoors (1988) costarring Dan Aykroyd; appears in a small cameo in She's Having a Baby (1988). Stars in Uncle Buck (1989), costarring a young Macaulay Culkin. Has a brief cameo in Career Opportunities (1991) and a bit part alongside "Second City TV" (1976) alumni and best friend Catherine O'Hara in Home Alone (1990), also starring Macaulay Culkin.
- Fun Fact:He sat in the front row for Super Bowl XXIII (49ers vs. Bengals). According to legend, right before the 49ers game-winning drive, quarterback Joe Montana pointed toward the stands and said to tackle Harris Barton, "Hey look over there. Isn't that John Candy?".
- John was supposed to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975) with Eugene Levy in 1985 (he, Levy and Billy Crystal did a promo for it on SNL the week before it was supposed to happen), but that episode never happened, due to a writer's strike shortly after the promo was aired.
- He is pictured on one of four 51¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring "Canadians in Hollywood", issued 22 May 2006. Others honored in this set are Fay Wray, Lorne Greene, and Mary Pickford.
- Candy was a good friend of Wayne Gretzky and was co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts with him.
- John Candy was considered by many to be one of the most genuinely nice people in Hollywood/Show Business. .
- In a 2004 interview Steve Martin stated that at the time of John Candy's death Steve was going through a divorce, so he briefly moved in with John's widow and daughters to help them out through this tough time and to get away from his soon to be ex-wife.
- John Candy's house near Newmarket, Ontario, Canada was just several blocks from the residence of fellow, Canadian comedian Jim Carrey.
- Many of his friends state that John never had anything bad to say about anyone
- John turned down Wayne Szlaniski in Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Louis Tully in Ghostbusters (1984) because he felt his good friend Rick Moranis was better suited for the parts.
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