"<strong>1994</strong> – Funny man <a href=""http://movies.yahoo.com/person/john-candy/"">John Candy</a> died of a heart attack in his sleep on this day, hours after filming his final scene of ""Wagons East"" (1994) near Durango, Mexico. Candy got his start in Toronto's famed sketch comedy troupe Second City and on their TV show, ""SCTV"" (1976). In his breakout film role Candy played Tom Hank's loutish brother Freddy Bauer in ""Splash"" (1984)."
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