John Candy had a gift of making everyone laugh. And no one has ever forgotten his legacy even decades after his passing. So when the documentary John Candy: I Like Me came out last year, I knew I was in for an emotional rollercoaster. And it’s one of the most moving tributes you’ll find. But I didn’t expect to see how hurt he is in some of his interviews from journalists who would ask him about his weight. More surprisingly, those journalists later reached back out.
His wife Rosemary and their children, Chris and Jennifer, revealed to the L.A. Times they wanted a real story of his life instead of a “too nice” version of it. It was important to them to show his struggles, his grief over losing his father, the pressures of Hollywood, and his chronic anxiety. I completely understand that even being prepared for the emotional weight, how seeing him "endure thoughtless interview questions," such as “Don’t you think that everyone loves a fat man? Why?” would hit hard:
