Dan Aykroyd

Born: 1952-07-01, 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).

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Family Guy (1999)
• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• The Nanny (1993)
• Home Improvement (1991)
• According to Jim (2001)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• The Conners (2018)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
• Workin' Moms (2017)
• Pixels (2015)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (2023)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Ghostbusters II (1989)
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
• Trading Places (1983)
• The Movies That Made Us (2019)
• Antz (1998)
• Casper (1995)
• The Blues Brothers (1980)
• Sneakers (1992)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
• Chaplin (1992)
• My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
• Coneheads (1993)
• Living with Fran (2005)