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John Candy

1950 - 1994

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John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work in Hollywood films. Candy first rose to national prominence in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its SCTV sketch comedy series. He rose to international fame in the 1980s with his roles in comedic films such as Stripes, Splash, Brewster's Millions, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Spaceballs, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, and Cool Runnings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Candy has received more than 21,433,305 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). John Candy is the 792nd most popular actor (up from 823rd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Canada (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Candies by language

Over the past year John Candy has had the most page views in the with 2,736,921 views, followed by German (215,110), and Spanish (114,921). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (172.42%), Latin (83.22%), and Basque (64.47%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Candy ranks 792 out of 13,578. Before him are Eva Green, Stephen Chow, Hal Holbrook, Mistinguett, Marisa Paredes, and Dev Anand. After him are Ron Howard, Harold Perrineau, Erika Mann, Türkan Şoray, Rene Russo, and Pat Hitchcock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, John Candy ranks 64. Before him are Mark Spitz, Cybill Shepherd, Bjarne Stroustrup, Marianne Bachmeier, Amos Gitai, and Sahle-Work Zewde. After him are David Graf, Chantal Akerman, Chen Shui-bian, Helen Clark, Grigory Sokolov, and Brad Dourif. Among people deceased in 1994, John Candy ranks 61. Before him are Vladimir Ivashko, Chung Il-kwon, Peter Cushing, Ken Noritake, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Sylva Koscina. After him are Joseph Cotten, Lionel Stander, Terence Young, Rollo May, Sebastian Shaw, and Cesar Romero.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Candy ranks 60 out of 1,622. Before him are Maye Musk (1948), David Easton (1917), Mylène Farmer (1961), Mack Sennett (1880), Norman Jewison (1926), and Maud Lewis (1903). After him are Brian Tracy (1944), Donald O. Hebb (1904), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Sidney Altman (1939), A. E. van Vogt (1912), and Elizabeth Arden (1878).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, John Candy ranks 13. Before him are Pamela Anderson (1967), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Mary Pickford (1892), Ryan Gosling (1980), Lois Maxwell (1927), and Mack Sennett (1880). After him are Mike Myers (1963), Glenn Ford (1916), Ryan Reynolds (1976), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Jason Priestley (1969), and Conrad Bain (1923).

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Television and Movie Roles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.
Nov 26o 19877.239 / 10
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
Nov 16o 19907.414 / 10
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
Aug 16o 19896.78 / 10