John Candy: I Like Me is putting the late comedy actor back in the news as readers check out the documentary on his life using their Amazon Prime subscriptions. The movie highlights the personal life of Candy, and the triumphs and struggles he endured on his way to becoming a household name. It also features a plethora of interviews with those who knew him, all of whom talk about the reality between John Candy and the roles he played.
I had a chance to speak to Candy's children, Jennifer and Christopher, ahead of the documentary's release, and asked about which of his iconic roles reminded them the most of who he was in real life. Not surprisingly, I learned from Jennifer that he wasn't like "Uncle Buck," but did more resemble a character in another of his memorable movies:
