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Dan Aykroyd

Actor • Born 1952

Dan Aykroyd

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About

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

The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsSeries • 1989Family Guy posterFamily GuySeries • 1999The Nanny posterThe NannySeries • 1993Home Improvement posterHome ImprovementSeries • 1991According to Jim posterAccording to JimSeries • 2001The Conners posterThe ConnersSeries • 2018American Masters posterAmerican MastersSeries • 1986Tales from the Crypt posterTales from the CryptSeries • 1989The Real Ghostbusters posterThe Real GhostbustersSeries • 1986Heritage Minutes posterHeritage MinutesSeries • 1991Pixels posterPixelsMovie • 2015Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom posterIndiana Jones and the Temple of DoomMovie • 1984Ghostbusters: Afterlife posterGhostbusters: AfterlifeMovie • 2021Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire posterGhostbusters: Frozen EmpireMovie • 202450 First Dates poster50 First DatesMovie • 2004Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 1984Workin' Moms posterWorkin' MomsSeries • 2017Ghostbusters II posterGhostbusters IIMovie • 1989Trading Places posterTrading PlacesMovie • 1983Antz posterAntzMovie • 1998Casper posterCasperMovie • 1995Pearl Harbor posterPearl HarborMovie • 2001The Movies That Made Us posterThe Movies That Made UsSeries • 2019Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 2016