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Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM OOnt, known as Dan Aykroyd, is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He was born on July 1, 1952, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and gained prominence as a writer and an original member of the 'Not Ready for Prime Time Players' cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the show, winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1977. Aykroyd also gained fame for writing and starring in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, along with other comedic roles in The Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Spies Like Us, Dragnet, The Great Outdoors, Coneheads, and Blues Brothers 2000. His dramatic roles include Driving Miss Daisy, My Girl, Chaplin, and Sneakers. Aykroyd also appeared on various television shows like It's Garry Shandling's Show, Home Improvement, Family Guy, The Simpsons, and The Conners. He is a businessman having co-founded the House of Blues chain of music venues and the Crystal Head Vodka brand. Aykroyd is a reserved but passionate artist, who unlike his peers, was uninterested in recreational drug use, and attributes his inspirations to global blues culture and a well-educated community.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Daniel Edward Aykroyd
Born: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship: Canada, United States
Birthday: July 1, 1952
Occupations: Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Producer
Years Active: 1971-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Donna Dixon
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Movies Featuring Dan Aykroyd
Zombieland: Double Tap
Get On Up
The House of Mirth
Sgt. Bilko
Sneakers
Belushi
Born in Chicago
My Fellow Americans
Driving Miss Daisy
Bright Young Things
Ghostbusters
Spies Like Us
Tammy
Nothing But Trouble
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Grosse Pointe Blank
Trading Places
Coneheads
Tommy Boy
My Girl
Yogi Bear
1941
Ghostbusters II
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Dragnet
The Great Outdoors
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Doctor Detroit
Good Fortune
Neighbors
Celtic Pride
The Greatest Night in Pop
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Behind the Candelabra
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Presidential Reunion
Sunset Strip
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Being Canadian
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Earth vs. the Spider
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
On the Nose
Unconditional Love
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
White Coats
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Ghostheads
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Toronto Rocks
Loose Cannons
Life of Python
Masters of Menace
Seriously… Phil Collins
The Blues Brothers
Steve Martin’s Best Show Ever
It Came from Hollywood
The Coneheads
Nothing Lasts Forever
B.B. King: Into the Night
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
The Earth Day Special
Citizen Steve
The Couch Trip
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Into the Night
Who Saw the Men in Black
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
The Best of the Blues Brothers
This Is My Life
A Century of Cinema
Canadian Bacon
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Exit to Eden
Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video
The Stories Behind the Making of ‘The Blues Brothers’
The Gift of Winter
Roswell Top Secret
Susan’s Plan
Blues Brothers 2000
Two-Fisted Tales
The Beach Boys: It’s OK
The Things We Did Last Summer
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Rainbow
Zombie Town
The Arrow
John Candy: I Like Me
Diamonds
Diamonds
Diamonds
Diamonds
Diamonds
Career Timeline
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2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Fantastic Mr. Murray
Self - Interviewee
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2015
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Self / Super Bass-O-Matic 2150 Spokesperson / Elwood Blues
Being Canadian
Self
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Behind the Candelabra
Seymour Heller
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Rick Phillips
2005
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
himself
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
1999
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
Diamonds
Lance Agensky
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of ‘The Blues Brothers’
Self
Roswell Top Secret
Self
Susan’s Plan
Bob
Blues Brothers 2000
Elwood Blues
1996
Sgt. Bilko
My Fellow Americans
Celtic Pride
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Quote Reader
Rainbow
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
1994
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Elwood Blues / Himself
A Century of Cinema
Self
Exit to Eden
Fred Lavery
1990
Loose Cannons
Ellis Fielding
Life of Python
Self
Masters of Menace
Johnny Lewis
Seriously… Phil Collins
Self
The Earth Day Special
Vic's Buddy
1985
Spies Like Us
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
Into the Night
Herb
1982
It Came from Hollywood
Himself
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Beldar Conehead
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Beldar Conehead
1981
Neighbors
Steve Martin’s Best Show Ever
Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves
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