Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Age
60
Birthday
Jul. 1st, 1952
Born in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height
6' 1"

Dan Aykroyd's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Saturday Night Live TV Show
Saturday Night Live
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal TV Show
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Soul Man TV Show
Soul Man
Final 24 TV Show
Final 24
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show TV Show
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
 

Main Movie Roles

2012 - Ghostbusters III
2008 - War, Inc.
2007 - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
2004 - Christmas with the Kranks
2004 - 50 First Dates
2003 - Bright Young Things
2002 - Crossroads
2001 - Evolution
2001 - The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001 - Pearl Harbor
2000 - Loser
2000 - The House of Mirth
2000 - Stardom
1998 - Antz
1998 - Blues Brothers 2000
1997 - Grosse Pointe Blank
1996 - My Fellow Americans
1996 - Sgt. Bilko
1996 - Feeling Minnesota
1996 - Celtic Pride
1995 - Tommy Boy
1995 - Canadian Bacon
1995 - Casper
1994 - North
1994 - My Girl 2
1993 - Coneheads
1992 - This Is My Life
1992 - Sneakers
1992 - Chaplin
1991 - My Girl
1991 - Nothing but Trouble
1990 - Loose Cannons
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy
1989 - Ghostbusters II
1988 - Caddyshack II
1988 - The Great Outdoors
1988 - The Couch Trip
1988 - She's Having a Baby
1988 - My Stepmother is an Alien
1987 - Dragnet
1985 - Spies Like Us
1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 - Ghostbusters
1983 - Doctor Detroit
1983 - Trading Places
1983 - Twilight Zone: The Movie
1982 - It Came From Hollywood
1981 - Neighbors
1980 - The Blues Brothers
1979 - 1941

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Danny Michalski
5
Judge Max Hunter
2
Captain Milligan
1
Himself (Voiced)
1
Harold
1
Rev. Mike Webber
1
Repair Man
1
Himself
1
Frank Wozniak
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Dan Aykroyd attended Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada (1969), where he majored in Criminology and Sociology. He dropped out to work with Second City Stage Troupe in Toronto and started his acting career at Carleton University with Sock'n'Buskin, the campus theater/drama club. Married to Donna Dixon (I), he has two daughters. His parents are named Peter and Lorraine and his brother Peter Aykroyd is a psychic researcher. Dan received an honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in 1994.


TRIVIA:
  • Though he has made numerous appearances on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) since leaving the show in 1979, he did not actually host it until the 2002-2003 season finale.
  • On his passport, he lists his occupation as "Writer".
  • After working together on three films, 'Jamie Lee Curtis' (qv) called him the best "screen kisser" who ever had a scene with her.
  • His grandfather was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
  • He is a huge fan of the TV Series "Dragnet" and the show's star, Jack Webb. So much so that many of his characters are able to rapidly spit out technical information just as Webb did reciting laws and regulations as Sgt. Joe Friday. Some examples of this are: 1. In "The Blues Brothers" when Elwood describes the specifications of the Bluesmobile. 2. In "Ghostbusters" when Dr. Raymond Stanz "orders" the demi-god Zuul to leave New York. 3. In "1941" when Sgt. Tree teaches the Ned Beatty character how to load and fire the anti-aircraft gun. 4. During the "SNL" Weekend Update whenever he would verbally spar with Jane Curtain.
  • Was offered the role of "D-Day" in _Animal House (1978)_ (qv), but turned it down.
  • He and 'M. Night Shyamalan' (qv), are the only two men to direct themselves in performances that "won" them a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor. Aykroyd "won" the award for, and also directed, the film _Nothing But Trouble (1991)_ (qv).
  • Daughters with 'Donna Dixon (I)' (qv); Danielle (b. 1989) and Kingston Belle (b. 1993).


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