num_pages: 272
description: Funny and gentle, John Candy was loved by millions of movie fans for playing ture-to-life characters. Whether as the irrepressible bon vivant in Splash , the misunderstood slob in Uncle Buck , or the generous lonely salesman in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles , John Candy struck a perfect balance between self-deprecating humor and irresistible, emotional warmth. But behind the scenes, beneath the booming laughter, award-winning journalist Martin Knelman paints a compassionate portrait of john Candy--a man blessed by comic genius and goodness of heart who was ultimately an sadly undermined by self-doubt and misguided ambition.
language: English
title: Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy
titlecomplete: Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy
genres: Humor, Canada, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 142
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin