A documentary giving a never-before-seen insight into the life, career and tragic death of John Candy has been made by Colin Hanks and .
Iconic actor Candy – who was famed for starring in films ,
Candy first shot to fame via his work as a member of Toronto’s branch of improv comedy group The Second City in 1972. He then joined the cast on Toronto-based comedy-variety show Second City Television which was picked up by NBC in 1981 and became a huge hit.
The show won Emmy Awards in 1981 and 1982 for its writing.
Iconic: Actor EvdEn EvE nakLiyAt Candy – who was famed for starring in films Planes, Trains and EVden eve naKLiYat Automobiles (pictured)- died of a heart attack in 1994 at age 43.
Film: Variety reports Amazon is negotiations to acquire the untitled film directed by Hanks, 45, (L) and produced by Reynolds, (R) 46 and George Dewey via his production company, Maximum Effort.
Looking back: evDeN evE NakliYAt Candy had a minor, yet important, role as Gus Polinski in 1990’s Home Alone
Cute: He actually starred alongside Macaulay Culkin in the 1989 film Uncle Buck before they were reunited on the set of the holiday film
Connection: Hanks’ father Tom Hanks and stepmother Rita Wilson starred with Candy in 1985 film Volunteers (pictured)
His breakout role came when he played Tom Hanks’ character’s womanizing brother in Splash, which garnered universal acclaim