Most people have an "Uncle Buck" in their life — someone funny, who makes questionable life choices but has the purest heart. Mine was my late Uncle Bruce, whom we affectionately called "Buck," ...

I fell in love with John Candy the moment I saw him serve up those shovel-sized pancakes in “Uncle Buck.” John Hughes wrote the part of Uncle Buck specifically for Candy, and the uncle’s affection for ...

There are some entertainers who never really leave us, even long after they’re gone. John Candy has always been one of those rare few, at least for me. Having grown up in the greater Toronto area, ...

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The Prime documentary remembers the 'SCTV' star through the eyes of his friends and co-stars, whose kind words add up to a uniquely shallow portrait of the beloved actor. None of them has a bad thing ...