Actor info
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Name :
John Hughes
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Born :
February 18, 1950 in Lansing, Michigan, USA (59 years at death)
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Died :
August 6, 2009
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Known for :
Directing
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
11 films (1985–2025)
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Also known as :
Edmond Dantès, Edmond Dantes, John Wilden Hughes Jr.
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Biography
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Notable films
- John Candy: I Like Me (2025) as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
- BRATS (2024) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) as Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
- The Breakfast Club (1985) as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
