Dan Aykroyd
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1952-07-01
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As: Elwood, Daniel Edward Aykroyd, Danny Aykroyd
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).
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Known For
1989The Simpsons
1999Family Guy
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1993The Nanny
1944