How old was John Candy in The Great Outdoors?

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.

John Candy was this age when he appeared in The Great Outdoors:

37 years old

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

The age was estimated using the initial day of the year The Great Outdoors came out:

January 1, 1988

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

October 31, 1950

Since movies usually don't take more than one year to be released since the beginning of the filming process, John Candy may have been one year younger or one year older than the shown age while some scenes of the movie were being filmed.