How old was John Candy in Cool Runnings?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. It helps us understand the context in which they took on the role. In this article, we reveal the age behind the role.

In Cool Runnings, John Candy took on the role at the age of:

42 years old

That was the real age of the celebrity according to our calculation.

The calculation of the shown age took into account the first day of the year in which the movie Cool Runnings was released:

January 1, 1993

And the date of birth of John Candy, that is:

October 31, 1950

Because movies often premiere within a year of starting production, John Candy might have been either one year younger or older while filming some scenes.