How old was John Candy in The Blues Brothers?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. That kind of trivia can make the viewing experience even richer. Let’s take a closer look at that intriguing number.

While The Blues Brothers was being made, John Candy was:

29 years old

After checking the dates, that’s the calculated age of the celebrity.

To determine the age, we considered the first day of the year The Blues Brothers premiered:

January 1, 1980

And the birth day of John Candy, that is:

October 31, 1950

Since the release usually follows filming within a year, the age of John Candy during the actual shoot may have been a year more or less than indicated.