Dan Aykroyd

Name: Dan Aykroyd
Date of Birth: July 01, 1952
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Canada

Mini-bio: Daniel Edward Aykroyd is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of the Blues Brothers (wi...( read more)

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Dan Aykroyd mini-bio: Daniel Edward Aykroyd is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of the Blues Brothers (with John Belushi), and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.

After leaving Saturday Night Live, Aykroyd starred in a number of mainly comedy films. When starting out in the film industry Aykroyd would star with his old friend Belushi in three films, The Blues Brothers as well as Neighbors and 1941. One of his best-received performances was as a blueblood-turned-wretch in the 1983 comic drama Trading Places; a notable flop was in the earlier 1941 (though director Steven Spielberg received the brunt of the criticism). Aykroyd originally wrote the role of Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters (1984) with John Belushi in mind, but rewrote the part for another famous SNL player, Bill Murray, after Belushi died. Aykroyd used to joke that the green ghoul (who would later come to be known as "Slimer" in the animated series) was "the ghost of John Belushi", based on the similar party animal personality. Ghostbusters became a huge success for Aykroyd as a co-creator, co-writer, and one of the lead actors. Aykroyd's acting career reached its peak when he received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for 1989's Driving Miss Daisy'.

His directorial debut was 1991's Nothing But Trouble. It starred Demi Moore, Chevy Chase, John Candy and Aykroyd himself, sporting an oddly phallic prosthetic nose. The film was a critical and box office flop. Other efforts in the 1990s, including Exit to Eden, Blues Brothers 2000, and Getting Away with Murder, were also poorly received. In the 2000s, Aykroyd's film appearances have tended to be small character parts in big-budget productions, such as a signals analyst in Pearl Harbor and a neurologist in 50 First Dates.

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manda3842

He was sooo cute and sexy!........... in his times!...

posted 92 days ago
gih3

Dan, ya the Man!
light, life, love, liberty!

posted 468 days ago
deeff

Hello Mr. Aykroyd! I am a French 20 years that has become a very big fan of Ghostbusters! I adored the first and second films. It's two films are great masterpieces. I am sad to learn that Mr. Murray did not want to make the third film, I am very excited to see the results of the third although it is quite disappointing that the result will be in 3D. May despite all I made a great deal of confidence, because I have no doubt that is the third component will be good!

posted 527 days ago
NovelistGuy101

Dan Akroyd Suffers From Asperger's Syndrome, Just Like I Do! He thinks, he is cured of it, but you have Asperger's Syndrome For Your Entire Life. My point is as being an Autistic who suffers from Asperger Syndrome, Dan Akroyd suffering it , I look up to him as an inspirational autistic who has achieved so much! I look up to him and hope that I can become just as successful as him.

posted 641 days ago
justawildchick2003

I Love You Danny Your My Hero

posted 687 days ago
josephsonjohn

your a pure genius

posted 788 days ago
himenovixen

He didn't just star in ghostbusters it was his brainchild. And he's currently working on a third one, for CGI, but I need a better source then just ITunes radio news interviews. Get me?

posted 831 days ago
casscool

Dan is one of my favourite comic actors and i like all of his films especially Ghostbusters.

posted 833 days ago
justawildchick2003

OMG I Love you Dan Aykroyd:)

posted 918 days ago
ktlyn1992

loved ya in The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000 they was sooooo funny!!!!!

posted 920 days ago