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. Candyman or Candy Man may also refer to:

Film, television and comics

Candyman (character) Daniel Robitaille, colloquially known as Candyman, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Candyman'' film series. The character originated in Clive Barker's 1985 short story " The Forbidden". In the film series, he is depicted ...

, villain of: ** ''Candyman'' (film series), a horror film franchise, consisting of four films: *** ''Candyman'' (1992 film) *** ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' (1995 film) *** ''Candyman: Day of the Dead'' (1999 film) *** ''Candyman'' (2021 film) * ''Candyman'' (2010 film), a documentary about David Klein, originator of Jelly Belly jelly beans * ''The Candy Man'' (film), a 1969 crime thriller film

Music

Albums

* ''Candyman'' (album), by Steve Lukather *''The Candy Man'', by

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Biography Early years John Hurt was born in Teoc,Cohen, Lawrence (1996). Liner notes to ''Av ...

Songs

* "Candyman" (Christina Aguilera song) * "Candyman" (Ratcat song) * "Candyman" (Siouxsie & the Banshees song) * "

The Candy Man "The Candy Man" (or alternatively, "The Candy Man Can") is a song that originally appeared in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the film. Although the or ...

", from the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', notably covered by Sammy Davis Jr. * "Candy Man" (Roy Orbison song) * "Candyman", by Primus * "Candy Man", by

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* "Candy Man", by Suzi Quatro from '' Main Attraction'' * "Candyman", by Cornershop from '' When I Was Born for the 7th Time'' * "Candyman", by Da Boy Tommy; an Ultratop 50 number-one hit of 2000 in Belgium * "Candyman", by the Grateful Dead from '' American Beauty'' * "Candyman", by Kahimi Karie from ''

Kahimi Karie , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and photographer. Her music is closely associated with the Shibuya-kei aesthetic. Karie sings in English, French and Japanese, among other languages. Karie began her music career ...

'' * "Candy Man", by the Mary Jane Girls from ''

Mary Jane Girls The Mary Jane Girls were an American girl group formed in 1979, best known for their songs "In My House", "All Night Long (Mary Jane Girls song), All Night Long", "Candy Man", and their cover version of "Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song), ...

'' * "Candyman", by Pitbull from ''

The Boatlift ''The Boatlift'' is the third studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 27, 2007 through TVT and Poe Boy. The album features production by Lil Jon, Mr. Collipark, Nitti, Diaz Brothers and Sean "P. Diddy" Com ...

'' * "Candy Man", by

Reverend Gary Davis Gary D. Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infanc ...

; covered by Hot Tuna on ''

First Pull Up, Then Pull Down ''First Pull Up, Then Pull Down'' is the second album by Hot Tuna, released in 1971 as RCA Victor LSP-4550. The album was recorded live with electric instruments, instead of the acoustic instruments used on the previous album, ''Hot Tuna''. The ...

'' *"Candy Man", by Donovan from ''Fairytale'' * "Candyman", by Spacehog from ''

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'' * "Candyman", by Vertical Horizon from ''

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'' * "Candy Man Blues", by

* "The Candy Man", a 1988 song by American rock band Uncle Sam * "

Lollipop (Candyman) "Lollipop (Candyman)" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua (band), Aqua. It was released as the fifth overall single from their debut album, ''Aquarium (Aqua album), Aquarium'', in Australasia, North America, and mainland Europe. How ...

", by Aqua

Performers

Candyman (rapper) John B. Shaffer III (born June 25, 1968), known by his stage name Candyman, is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his hit single " Knockin' Boots". Candyman appears in the front row on N.W.A. and the Posse's 1987 alb ...

, an American rap artist *

Candyman (singer) Kandyman (born Ruben Cuesta Palomo) is a popular Cuban reggaeton ( cubatón) singer. Career Born in Santiago de Cuba, he grew up listening to Jamaican radio, and thus reggae music. He was one of the first artists to use the Jamaican dancehall an ...

, a Cuban reggaeton singer

People

Nickname

Zeca Baleiro José Ribamar Coelho Santos (born 11 April 1966), better known by his stage name Zeca Baleiro (), is a Brazilian Música popular brasileira, MPB artist.

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One of his most famous songs is "Salão de Beleza", which was featured on ...

, Brazilian singer and guitarist José Ribamar Coelho Santos (born 1966), nicknamed "Baleiro" ("Candyman") *

Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...

(born 1985), American racing driver *

John Candelaria John Robert Candelaria (born November 6, 1953) is a Puerto Rican-American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "the Candy Man", he played in MLB during the years 1975–1993 for eight teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, ...

(born 1953), American baseball pitcher *

Tom Candiotti Thomas Caesar Candiotti (born August 31, 1956) is an American former knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers. Since the 200 ...

(born 1957), American baseball pitcher *

Dean Corll Dean Arnold Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973) was an American serial killer and sex offender who Kidnapping, abducted, raped, tortured and murdered a minimum of twenty-nine teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston ...

(1939–1973), American serial killer, rapist and pederast *

Sam Hyde Samuel Whitcomb Hyde (born April 16, 1985) is an American comedian, a co-founder of the sketch comedy group Million Dollar Extreme (MDE), alongside Nick Rochefort and Charls Carroll. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Connecticut, Hyde gradua ...

(born 1985), American comedian *

Candy Maldonado Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama (born September 5, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from to for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Ch ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Ronald Clark O'Bryan Ronald Clark O'Bryan (October 19, 1944 – March 31, 1984), nicknamed The Candy Man, The Man Who Killed Halloween and The Pixy Stix Killer, was an American man convicted of killing his eight-year-old son Timothy (April 5, 1966 – October 31, 19 ...

(1944–1984), American murderer of his own son using poisoned candy *

Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won NBA Finals, championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named ...

(born 1979), American basketball player

Other

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Brad Armstrong (wrestler) Robert Bradley James (June 15, 1962 – November 1, 2012), better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the promotion World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s. He wa ...

, American professional wrestler * Candyman, a pseudonym for one of

The Humble Guys The Humble Guys (THG) were a cracking group for the IBM PC during the late 1980s founded by two friends known by the pseudonyms Candyman and Fabulous Furlough. The group was also noticed in the demoscene for some of their cracktros. THG was th ...

, a cracking group for the IBM PC

Fictional characters

, the antagonist of the ''Candyman'' franchise * Officer Conrad "Candyman" Jones, a recurring police officer from the television series ''Third Watch'' *

Greg Candyman Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory (given name), Gregory. Greg (sometimes spelled "Gregg (surname), Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name *Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people * ...

, a character from the ''Cars'' film series * Candyman, a character in Season 3 of the television series ''Fringe'' * Candyman, in the comics series ''

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'', a member of the supervillain team The Phalanx of Gloom * Candy Man, the version of

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The Candymen The Candymen (or the Candy Men) were an American pop quintet active 1965–1972 which prefigured the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The group were managed by Dothan, Alabama Dothan is a city in and the county seat of Houston County, Alabama, Housto ...

, an American band *

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