John Candy

One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith the loquacious on-the-move shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes Trains and Automobiles. The film remained in production for years due to animation difficulties and production delays and it was John Candylved. John Candy one of the school's most famous alumni said during one of his annual visits to the school "My success is simply rooted in the values and discipline and respect for others that I was taught at Neil McNeil.

His final two films Wagons East! and Canadian Bacon are dedicated to his memory. On March 4 1994 while filming the Western parody Wagons East! Candy died of a massive heart attack in his sleep in Durango Mexico at the age of 43. John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 – March 4 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian who rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes Splash Cool Runnings Summer Rental The Great Outdoors Spaceballs and Uncle Buck.