John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian, mainly in American films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Uncle Buck (1989).
Candy 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 such comedy films as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs and Uncle Buck, as well as more dramatic roles in Only the Lonely and JFK. 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.
While filming the Western parody Wagons East!, Candy died of a heart attack in Durango, Mexico, on March 4, 1994, aged 43. His final two films, Wagons East! and Canadian Bacon, are dedicated to his memory.
Candy was born in 1950 in Newmarket, Ontario. The son of Sidney James Candy and his wife Evangeline (Aker) Candy, he was brought up in a working class Roman Catholic family. Candy's father was of English and Scottish descent, while his mother was of Polish and Ukrainian descent.
Wing Commander John Geoffrey Sadler Candy DFC (19 February 1897 – 11 May 1955) was a British officer who served in the Royal Flying Corps, becoming a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1919, and retired in 1937, but was recalled to serve throughout World War II, retiring permanently in 1946.
Candy was born in Froyle, Hampshire, the eldest son of John Alfred Sadler Candy, a farmer, and Emily Louisa French Candy. He graduated from the Royal Military College on 26 October 1916, receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment.
On 2 May 1917 Candy was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps as a temporary flying officer. He was assigned to No. 19 Squadron to fly the SPAD S.VII. He began his scoring streak on 26 August 1917; in cooperation with Alexander Pentland and three other pilots, he destroyed a DFW reconnaissance aircraft over Moorseele. On 30 September, he once again had help in driving down a German two-seater down out of control; on that occasion from Richard Alexander Hewat, Frederick Sowrey, and two other pilots. On 9 October, he teamed with Sowrey and Hewat to drive down an Albatros reconnaissance aircraft. After another shared win on 11 November 1917, two days later, he cooperated with Albert Desbrisay Carter in the destruction of an Albatros D.V. His sixth win, on 29 December 1917, was a solo one, when he drove down another D.V.
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But in my book, you're not hot enough)
I know you think you're out of sight
'Cause all of the girls really like you
And just because of that build you got,
You think no girl can refuse you
I'll bet you do, oh yes you do,
But I've got some news for you now
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough now
You think you're hot stuff
But I'm the one who's gonna cool you off
When the other girls looked at you,
I know how they got fooled
Their mistake was they got carried away
And they didn't know what to do now
Baby, baby, I know what you're after
But I know what you're not gonna get
You just need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough now
You think you're hot stuff
But I'm the one who's gonna cool you off
Yes I am now
(You think you're hot stuff)
Many girls have been fooled
By too many men like you
And it's about time you got put in your place
And it's just what I'm gonna do now
I know I've got to give my love to some man
But you can bet it won't be you
'Cause you need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You just need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You need somebody to tell you (yes you do now)
You think you're hot stuff
But in my book, you're not hot enough now
You think you're hot stuff
But I'm the one who's gonna cool you off