Editing John Candy (section)

==Legacy==
Candy's funeral was held at [[St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-10-ca-32108-story.html|title=MOVIESSaying Goodby: A private funeral service|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 10, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/03/10/People/4167763275600/|title=People|website=United Press International|date=March 10, 1994}}</ref> Candy was entombed in the mausoleum at [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California|Culver City]]. His crypt lies just above that of a fellow actor, [[Fred MacMurray]]. On March 18, 1994, a special memorial service for Candy, produced by his former improvisation troupe the Second City, was broadcast across Canada.<ref name="chtv">{{cite press release| url=http://www.canada.com/chtv/hamilton/info/history.html| title=CH Hamilton| publisher=[[CanWest]]| access-date=January 29, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060129104620/http://www.canada.com/chtv/hamilton/info/history.html| archive-date=January 29, 2006| df=mdy}}</ref>
[[File:John Candy Star on Canada's Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|left|Candy's star on Canada's Walk of Fame|193x193px]]
''Wagons East'' was completed using a stunt double and special effects and released five months after Candy's death. His final completed film was ''Canadian Bacon'', a satirical comedy by [[Michael Moore]] released a year after Candy's death. Candy played American sheriff Bud Boomer, who led an "invasion" of Canada. Candy recorded a voice for the TV film ''[[The Magic 7]]'' in the early 1990s. The film remained in production for years owing to animation difficulties and production delays, and it was eventually shelved.

Candy was posthumously inducted into [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in 1998.<ref name="1998 Canadian Walk of Fame Inductee Profile">{{cite web| url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/john-candy| title=John Candy Profile| website=Canada's Walk of Fame| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214190041/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/john-candy| access-date=November 25, 2019| archive-date=December 14, 2008}}</ref> In May 2006, Candy became one of the first four entertainers ever honored by [[Canada Post]] by being featured on a postage stamp.<ref name="John Candy postage stamp">{{cite web| url=https://postagestampguide.com/stamps/17658/john-candy-2006-canada-postage-stamp-canadians-in-hollywood| title=Canadians in Hollywood: John Candy| website=Postage Stamp Guide| access-date=July 23, 2020| archive-date=August 2, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802152940/https://postagestampguide.com/stamps/17658/john-candy-2006-canada-postage-stamp-canadians-in-hollywood| url-status=live}}</ref> On October 31, 2020, Toronto Mayor [[John Tory]] proclaimed "John Candy Day" in honor of what would have been John Candy's 70th birthday.

''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' is dedicated to three people, including Candy, who played a supporting role in the original ''Blues Brothers''. A tribute to Candy was hosted by [[Dan Aykroyd]] at the [[2007 Grey Cup]] festivities in Toronto in November 2007.<ref name="never stopped caring">{{cite news| url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071121.wsptbrunt21/BNStory/STEPHEN+BRUNT/| title=Candy never stopped caring| last=Brunt| first=Stephen| date=November 21, 2007| newspaper=The Globe and Mail| access-date=October 5, 2009| location=Toronto| archive-date=July 17, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717001616/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071121.wsptbrunt21/BNStory/STEPHEN+BRUNT/| url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Experimental rock]] band [[Ween]]'s album ''[[Chocolate and Cheese]]'', released in 1994, is "dedicated in loving memory to John Candy (1950–1994)". At the time lead singer [[Gene Ween]] remarked, "There was so much going on about [the [[Suicide of Kurt Cobain|suicide]] of] [[Kurt Cobain]], and nobody mentioned John Candy at all. I have a special little spot in my heart for him."<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/ween-19950406| title=Q&A: Ween| first=Chuck| last=Dean| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=April 6, 1995| access-date=July 23, 2020| archive-date=September 23, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062739/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/ween-19950406| url-status=dead}}</ref>

After his death, the John Candy Visual Arts Studio at [[Neil McNeil Catholic High School]] in Toronto was dedicated in his honour. Candy, one of the school's most famous alumni, said during one of his annual visits to the school, "My success is simply rooted in the values and discipline and respect for others that I was taught at Neil McNeil." It has been suggested, among others, that the [[Canadian Screen Awards]] be given the official nickname "The Candys", both in honour of the actor and because the name suggests Canada.<ref>{{cite news| last=Howell| first=Peter| title=Chair of Canadian film/TV academy is sweet on calling awards 'the Candys'| url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2016/03/14/chair-of-canadian-filmtv-academy-is-sweet-on-calling-awards-the-candys.html| newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]| date=March 15, 2016| access-date=March 15, 2016| archive-date=March 14, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314204630/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2016/03/14/chair-of-canadian-filmtv-academy-is-sweet-on-calling-awards-the-candys.html| url-status=live}}</ref>

American comedian [[Conan O'Brien]] credits Candy as giving him advice that led to his career in comedy. O'Brien met Candy while at Harvard and said, "Mr. Candy... I'm thinking I might try comedy." To this, Candy replied very seriously: "You don't try comedy. You do it or you don't do it."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hobson |first=Nick |date=September 9, 2023 |title=40 Years Ago, a Young Conan O'Brien Was Given This Simple Advice for Achieving Success. |url=https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/40-years-ago-a-young-conan-obrien-was-given-this-simple-advice-for-achieving-success-it-still-resonates-today.html |work=Inc. |archive-date=March 18, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318081644/https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/40-years-ago-a-young-conan-obrien-was-given-this-simple-advice-for-achieving-success-it-still-resonates-today.html |url-status=live }}</ref>