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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.
| VITAL STATS | | Eye color:His right eye is green and his left eye is brown | | Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): expressive forehead | | Education:Carleton University | Family:parents Samuel & Lorraine
brother Peter
wife Donna
three daughters: Danielle Alexandra, Belle Kingston and Stella Irene August
| Resides in: Kingston, Ontario
Harahan, Louisiana | | Religious affiliations:Catholicism | | Political affiliation: | Personal interests/hobbies:writer, plays the harmonica, he co-owns several bars and restaurants,Supports MUFON, a UFO study group.
Is a big fan of The Beach Boys
He is a huge fan of the TV Series "Dragnet"
Owns Dan Aykroyd's Wine, an Ontario-based distillery/vineyard
considers himself a Spiritualist
he interested in the paranormal | Charities/Causes: He is a Reserve Commander for the Police Department in Harahan, Louisiana,
he helped Dale start the Blue Line Foundation. They are redeveloping flood damaged lots in New Orleans
Spends every Canada Day (July 1, also his birthday) performing some sort of civic duty in Kingston, Ontario | Other:He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on October 21, 1998 for his services to entertainment, scientific research, Carleton University, and Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
As a child in the early 1960s, he was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome and Asperger syndrome. The symptoms had mostly subsided by the time he was 14. | | |
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