Jennifer Candy
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Jennifer Candy is a Canadian-American producer and actress. She is the daughter of late actor John Candy
. Jennifer attended and graduated from the Loyola Marymount University
in 2002. In the fall of 2002, she directed a stage version of Little Shop of Horrors
for the Del Rey Players theatre group at Loyola Marymount University. Her father was one of the stars of the movie version of the same play. Candy even put an audio clip of her father's radio DJ character into the play. Candy has one brother, Christopher, born 1984.
Candy has been involved in television producing and acting. She has produced TV series such as Prom Queen
and SamHas7Friends
, and has appeared on According to Jim
, Mad TV
, and Camp Candy
.
John Candy
John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle...
. Jennifer attended and graduated from the Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
in 2002. In the fall of 2002, she directed a stage version of Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
for the Del Rey Players theatre group at Loyola Marymount University. Her father was one of the stars of the movie version of the same play. Candy even put an audio clip of her father's radio DJ character into the play. Candy has one brother, Christopher, born 1984.
Candy has been involved in television producing and acting. She has produced TV series such as Prom Queen
Prom Queen (internet series)
Prom Queen is the first web television series produced by former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner's new production company Vuguru and the returning web television production company Big Fantastic, the creators of Sam Has 7 Friends...
and SamHas7Friends
SamHas7Friends
Sam Has 7 Friends was a 2006 web television series drama created, produced, and funded by the production company Big Fantastic and subsequently bought and distributed by the web TV studio Vuguru. The series appeared on YouTube, Revver, iTunes and its own web site. The show revolved around its...
, and has appeared on According to Jim
According to Jim
According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.-Synopsis:Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father...
, Mad TV
Mad TV
Mad TV may refer to:*MADtv, an American sketch comedy television series based on Mad magazine*Mad TV , a 1991 German television station management simulation game*MAD TV , a Greek music channel-See also:...
, and Camp Candy
Camp Candy
Camp Candy was a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DiC Entertainment, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated version of himself.-Overview:The show was set in a fictional summer camp run by Candy...
.