Dan Aykroyd
Acting
- Born:
- 1952-07-01
- Place of birth:
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
Known For
Filmography
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
The Tom Green Farm
Marty, Life Is Short
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
John Candy: I Like Me
An SNL Thanksgiving
Jim Henson Idea Man
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Greatest Night in Pop
A History of the World in Six Glasses
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Zombie Town
Our Soho
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Who Saw the Men in Black
The Go-Go's
Belushi
Hotel Paranormal
Reunited Apart
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
The Movies That Made Us
Fantastic Mr. Murray
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Biography: Comedy Icons
The Conners
Workin' Moms
Good Fortune
Ghostbusters
Ghostheads
Jay Leno's Garage
Being Canadian
I Am Chris Farley
Pixels
The Seventies
Dino Hunt Canada
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
Get On Up
Tammy
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Behind the Candelabra
Born In Chicago
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
WWII: Saving the Reality
The Campaign
Sunset Strip
Inside Comedy
Yogi Bear
The Fran Drescher Show
The Women of SNL
The Defenders
Presidential Reunion