Dan Aykroyd
Born: 1952-07-01
• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
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
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
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Fantastic Mr. Murray
No Image
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
Defend, Conserve, Protect
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Good Fortune
Ghostbusters
Ghostheads
Being Canadian
I Am Chris Farley
Pixels
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
Get On Up
Tammy
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
Behind the Candelabra
Born In Chicago
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
WWII: Saving the Reality
The Campaign
Sunset Strip
Yogi Bear
The Women of SNL
Presidential Reunion
Julie & Julia
War, Inc.
Shortcut to Happiness
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
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
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
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
Susan's Plan
Antz
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Blues Brothers 2000
Roswell Top Secret
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Arrow
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
My Fellow Americans
Feeling Minnesota
Rainbow
Celtic Pride
Getting Away with Murder
Sgt. Bilko
Canadian Bacon
Casper
Tommy Boy
No Image
The Random Factor
Exit to Eden