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Dan Aykroyd

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Age
59
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

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


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:
  • Is a victim of syndactylism, a birth defect where several digits are fused together. In _Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)_ (qv), he takes his shoes and socks off on-screen, to reveal this anomaly.
  • Has played harmonica since he was 17 years old.
  • Is a big fan of 'The Beach Boys' (qv) and his first piece of writing was a sketch that appeared in the 1976 documentary _The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976) (TV)_ (qv).
  • Aykroyd and 'John Belushi' (qv) were scheduled to present the first annual Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 1982 Academy Awards, but Belushi died weeks before the ceremony. Aykroyd presented the award alone, and stated from the podium: "My partner would have loved to have been here tonight to present this award, since he was a bit of a Visual Effect himself."
  • Received the Order of Canada in 1999.
  • Is portrayed by 'Dan Di Julio' (qv) in _Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002) (TV)_ (qv).
  • He and Bill Murray resumed their Ghostbusters roles to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film and wanted to meet them.
  • He has such a fascination with both police officers and criminals, one of the writers from the original _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) said his ultimate fantasy was to commit a crime, then arrest himself for it.

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