John Candy 'pictured' at 73 as AI predicts star's appearance 30 years after his death

He tragically died at the aged of 43 all the way back in 1994, but now AI has predicted what Hollywood legend John Candy would look like today.

The technology has generated an image of the Uncle Buck icon's posthumous look 30 years after his passing. He'd be 73 today and his death sent shockwaves through the showbusiness industry all those years ago, while he was working on Wagon's East.

Now the clever artificial intelligence bot has been used by The Mirror to give fans an idea of what Candy would look like these days. The faux photograph keeps John's signature flowing hairstyle, putting him in a suit and tie, an ensemble he often opted for.

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The beloved Canadian comedian was well known for his role in the 1980s film The Blues Brothers. John was also well known for roles in other smash comedy films including Uncle Buck, Splash and Cool Runnings. He died on March 4 1994, leaving behind a wife, children and a legacy of scene-stealing film roles after years of health issues.

He was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on 31 October 1950 and was raised in the Central Canadian province. John landed his first stage role in 1971 in Toronto before going on to star in small TV and film roles in the 1970s.

Candy's big break came when he later featured in big screen comedies – including 1980’s The Blues Brothers where he played a parole officer tracking down John Belushi's Jake 'Joliet Jake' Blues and Dan Aykroyd's Elwood J. Blues.

By the early 1980s, John was on the radar of most comedy fans – but his big break was in 1984 when he played Freddie Bauer in Splash, acting as the womanising older brother of Tom Hanks’ Allen Bauer. From that point on, his career began to sky rocket – with roles in Little Shop Of Horrors (reuniting him with Rick Moranis), Spaceballs, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors and Who’s Harry Cumb?

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He played Buck Russell in feel-good comedy Uncle Buck in 1989, Gus Polinski in 1990 smash Home Alone and as Irving ‘Irv’ Blitzer in the 1993 sports comedy Cool Runnings - loosely based on the real life Jamaican bobsleigh team's path towards competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Throughout his life, John struggled with his weight – while a family history of heart problems haunted him.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2016, John’s son Chris said: "He always worked on his weight and his health. And fortunately, he helped us to figure that out for ourselves. He grew up with heart disease. My sister and I are very well aware of it and take care of ourselves. His father had a heart attack, his brother had a heart attack.

"It was in the family. He had trainers and would work at whatever the new diet was. I know he did his best." During his life, John opened up about the mental health battles he experienced, saying: "I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.

"I did The Tonight Show once, and I choked up. I get intimidated." Hollywood and the wider acting world were shocked on the 4th March 1994 when it was announced that John had passed away at the age of 43. The star had been working on his film, Wagon’s East, in Mexico when he suffered a fatal heart attack.

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