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
Julie & Julia
War, Inc.
Shortcut to Happiness
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Working with a Master: John Landis
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Just the Two of Us
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Living with Fran
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Christmas with the Kranks
The Best of So Graham Norton
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
White Coats
50 First Dates
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Bright Young Things
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Toronto Rocks
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Unconditional Love
Crossroads
On the Nose
Earth vs. the Spider
According to Jim
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Evolution
Pearl Harbor
The House of Mirth
Stardom
Loser
Diamonds
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Ghostbusters 1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Family Guy
Mark Twain Prize
Susan's Plan
Antz
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Blues Brothers 2000
Roswell Top Secret
Soul Man
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Arrow
The Arrow
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
My Fellow Americans
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Feeling Minnesota
Rainbow
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Celtic Pride
Getting Away with Murder
Sgt. Bilko
Canadian Bacon
Casper
Tommy Boy
The Random Factor
Live from the House of Blues
Exit to Eden
North
My Girl 2
A Century of Cinema
Intimate Portrait
The Nanny
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Coneheads
Chaplin
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Sneakers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
This Is My Life
Two-Fisted Tales
My Girl
Home Improvement
Heritage Minutes
Nothing but Trouble
Seriously... Phil Collins
Masters of Menace
The Earth Day Special
Life of Python
Loose Cannons
The Simpsons
Driving Miss Daisy
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Ghostbusters II
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Tales from the Crypt
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Caddyshack II
The Great Outdoors
She's Having a Baby
The Couch Trip
Dragnet
Citizen Steve
American Masters
Spies Like Us
The Best of John Belushi
Into the Night
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
B.B. King: Into the Night
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
MTV Video Music Awards
Nothing Lasts Forever
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Coneheads
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Trading Places
Doctor Detroit
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
It Came from Hollywood
Neighbors
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
The Blues Brothers
1941
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
The Things We Did Last Summer
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Love at First Sight
The Beach Boys: It's OK
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Saturday Night Live
Dinah!
The Gift of Winter
Golden Globe Awards
Keeper of the Cup
Getting Lost