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Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketches for a private cable company, igniting his passion for acting. At 20, he joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago and Toronto, marking the start of his career. In 1975, Aykroyd joined "Saturday Night Live" as a founding member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players," crafting iconic sketches like "The Blues Brothers" with Belushi and "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" with Steve Martin. The success of "The Blues Brothers" sketch led to a full-length feature in 1980, with Aykroyd writing and producing the movie soundtrack, defying the disco and punk era. His versatile talent shines in roles like Dr. Ray Stantz in "Ghostbusters," Jessica Tandy’s son in "Driving Miss Daisy," a single father in "My Girl," and an assassin in "Grosse Pointe Blank," showcasing both comedic and dramatic prowess.

Personal information

Birthday

1952-07-01

Birth Place

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

1941

1941

1979

5.8

Movie
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

8.5

Movie
50 First Dates

50 First Dates

2004

6.9

Movie
A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema

1994

8.0

Movie
poster

A History of the World in Six Glasses

2024

0.0

TV
poster

According to Jim

2001

6.5

TV
Antz

Antz

1998

6.2

Movie
B.B. King: Into the Night

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

8.2

Movie
Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013

6.6

Movie
Being Canadian

Being Canadian

2015

5.7

Movie
Belushi

Belushi

2020

6.8

Movie
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

2016

0.0

Movie
poster

Biography: Comedy Icons

2019

0.0

TV
Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

5.3

Movie
Born In Chicago

Born In Chicago

2013

8.0

Movie
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

6.3

Movie
Caddyshack II

Caddyshack II

1988

4.2

Movie
Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

1995

5.8

Movie
Casper

Casper

1995

6.3

Movie
Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

1996

5.3

Movie
Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

7.4

Movie
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019

7.3

Movie
Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

6.1

Movie
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

5.7

Movie
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020

6.8

Movie
Coneheads

Coneheads

1993

5.4

Movie
Crossroads

Crossroads

2002

5.2

Movie
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

2005

4.8

Movie
Defend, Conserve, Protect

Defend, Conserve, Protect

2019

0.0

Movie
Diamonds

Diamonds

1999

5.3

Movie
poster

Dino Hunt Canada

2015

0.0

TV
Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

1983

5.1

Movie
Dragnet

Dragnet

1987

6.0

Movie
Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

1989

7.2

Movie
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

1982

7.5

Movie
Earth vs. the Spider

Earth vs. the Spider

2001

5.6

Movie
Evolution

Evolution

2001

6.1

Movie
Exit to Eden

Exit to Eden

1994

4.1

Movie
poster

Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
Fantastic Mr. Murray

Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019

6.2

Movie
Feeling Minnesota

Feeling Minnesota

1996

5.4

Movie
Get on Up

Get on Up

2014

6.8

Movie
Getting Away with Murder

Getting Away with Murder

1996

4.8

Movie
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

1984

7.5

Movie
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

2016

5.4

Movie
Ghostbusters 1999

Ghostbusters 1999

1999

6.0

Movie
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

6.6

Movie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

7.4

Movie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

6.5

Movie
Ghostheads

Ghostheads

2016

5.9

Movie
Godspell 2025

Godspell 2025

0.0

Movie
Good Fortune

Good Fortune

2016

0.0

Movie
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

1978

0.0

Movie
Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

6.9

Movie
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

1997

10.0

Movie
poster

Home Improvement

1991

7.4

TV
poster

Hotel Paranormal

2020

6.8

TV
I Am Chris Farley

I Am Chris Farley

2015

7.1

Movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007

6.1

Movie
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

7.3

Movie
poster

Inside Comedy

2012

6.0

TV
poster

Intimate Portrait

1993

4.5

TV
Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

6.5

Movie
It Came from Hollywood

It Came from Hollywood

1982

5.3

Movie
James Brown: Soul Survivor

James Brown: Soul Survivor

2003

7.5

Movie
poster

Jay Leno's Garage

2015

7.5

TV
Keeper of the Cup

Keeper of the Cup

0.0

Movie
La Dolce Gilda

La Dolce Gilda

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014

6.3

Movie
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

2005

0.0

Movie
Life of Python

Life of Python

1990

7.5

Movie
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

2005

7.2

Movie
poster

Living with Fran

2005

7.0

TV
Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

1990

4.9

Movie
Loser

Loser

2000

5.4

Movie
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

1977

6.0

Movie
poster

Mark Twain Prize

1999

0.0

TV
Masters of Menace

Masters of Menace

1990

5.6

Movie
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

1979

5.2

Movie
poster

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

7.5

TV
My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans

1996

6.0

Movie
My Girl

My Girl

1991

7.4

Movie
My Girl 2

My Girl 2

1994

5.9

Movie
My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is an Alien

1988

5.7

Movie
Neighbors

Neighbors

1981

5.7

Movie
North

North

1994

5.0

Movie
Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble

1991

5.3

Movie
Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

6.4

Movie
On the Nose

On the Nose

2001

5.5

Movie
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

6.9

Movie
Pixels

Pixels

2015

5.7

Movie
Presidential Reunion

Presidential Reunion

2010

6.1

Movie
poster

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996

6.9

TV
Rainbow

Rainbow

1996

4.2

Movie
poster

Reunited Apart

2020

5.5

TV
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

2004

0.0

Movie
Roswell Top Secret

Roswell Top Secret

1998

5.0

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989

7.5

Movie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999

6.8

Movie
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

2015

8.2

Movie
Saturday Night Live: Christmas

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

1999

4.5

Movie
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving

Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving

2013

7.5

Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

8.3

Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

1999

6.1

Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

2005

6.5

Movie
poster

Second City: First Family of Comedy

2006

0.0

TV
Seriously... Phil Collins

Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

0.0

Movie
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

1996

4.7

Movie
Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

1996

5.8

Movie
She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

5.9

Movie
Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness

2003

5.6

Movie
Sneakers

Sneakers

1992

6.9

Movie
poster

Soul Man

1997

6.5

TV
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985

6.2

Movie
Stardom

Stardom

2000

5.6

Movie
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981

6.7

Movie
Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip

2012

7.3

Movie
Susan's Plan

Susan's Plan

1998

4.8

Movie
poster

Tales from the Crypt

1989

8.0

TV
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999

8.7

Movie
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2013

5.7

Movie
Tammy

Tammy

2014

5.3

Movie
poster

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

1992

5.0

TV
That's Amore!

That's Amore!

0.0

Movie
The Arrow

The Arrow

1997

7.0

Movie
poster

The Arrow

1997

10.0

TV
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour

The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour

1976

0.0

Movie
The Beach Boys: It's OK

The Beach Boys: It's OK

1976

8.0

Movie
The Best of John Belushi

The Best of John Belushi

1985

6.0

Movie
The Best of the Blues Brothers

The Best of the Blues Brothers

1994

5.8

Movie
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

7.7

Movie
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

1978

6.4

Movie
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

0.0

Movie
The Campaign

The Campaign

2012

5.8

Movie
The Coneheads

The Coneheads

1983

4.9

Movie
poster

The Conners

2018

6.9

TV
The Couch Trip

The Couch Trip

1988

5.4

Movie
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001

6.6

Movie
poster

The Defenders

2010

6.9

TV
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

8.0

Movie
poster

The Fran Drescher Show

2010

7.5

TV
The Gift of Winter

The Gift of Winter

1974

5.0

Movie
The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988

6.4

Movie
The Greatest Night in Pop

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024

7.9

Movie
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000

6.2

Movie
The Making of ‘Sneakers’

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

0.0

Movie
poster

The Movies That Made Us

2019

7.2

TV
poster

The Nanny

1993

8.1

TV
The Random Factor

The Random Factor

1995

6.2

Movie
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

6.8

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998

5.0

Movie
The Things We Did Last Summer

The Things We Did Last Summer

1978

6.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

2023

5.5

TV
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

7.3

Movie
This Is My Life

This Is My Life

1992

6.2

Movie
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

2014

7.3

Movie
Tommy Boy

Tommy Boy

1995

6.8

Movie
Toronto Rocks

Toronto Rocks

2003

8.0

Movie
Trading Places

Trading Places

1983

7.2

Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

6.5

Movie
Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

4.6

Movie
Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

2002

6.0

Movie
War, Inc.

War, Inc.

2008

5.5

Movie
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

1985

8.5

Movie
White Coats

White Coats

2004

5.0

Movie
Who Saw the Men in Black

Who Saw the Men in Black

2021

6.0

Movie
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

2014

8.0

Movie
Working with a Master: John Landis

Working with a Master: John Landis

2006

0.0

Movie
WWII: Saving the Reality

WWII: Saving the Reality

2013

0.0

Movie
Yogi Bear

Yogi Bear

2010

5.6

Movie
Zombie Town

Zombie Town

2023

4.3

Movie