Dan Aykroyd
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| Dan Aykroyd | |
 Dan Aykroyd being interviewed at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival |
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| Birth name | Daniel Edward Aykroyd |
| Born | July 1, 1952 Ottawa, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Dixon |
| Notable roles | Elwood Blues in The Blues Brothers |
| Emmy Awards | |
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| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series for: Saturday Night Live (1975) | |
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Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born in Ottawa,July 1,1952) is a Canadian actor in theater and motion pictures. He also is a script writer, director and producer
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[edit] Short biography
Aykroyd was born in Ottawa Ontario, Canada. His parents were Peter and Lorraine Aykroyd. He studied criminology and social science at Carleton University. He dropped out to join a Toronto acting company. Later he went to the United States to persue his acting career in movies.
Dan Aykroyd is a dedicated Blues fan. For some time he hosted a radio program. He used the alias Elwood Blues. This alias he would later use in the motion pictures The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000. The first of these movies was co-starred by John Belushi, the second one by John Goodman.
Aykroyd is married to Donna Dixon. They are parents of 3 daughters. Dan's brother Peter Ayrkroyd is a researcher.
[edit] Partial filmography
[edit] as actor
- Love at First Sight (1977) as Roy
- 1941 (1979) as Sgt. Frank Tree
- The Blues Brothers (1980) as Elwood Blues
- Trading Places (1983) as Louis Winthorpe III
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) as Weber
- Spies Like US (1985)
- Ghost Busters (1984) as Dr. Raymond Stantz
- My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) as Steven Mills
- Ghost Busters II (1989) as Dr. Raymond Stantz
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989) as Boolie Werthan
- Nothing But Trouble (1991) as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989) as Boolie Werthan
- My Girl (1991) as Harry Sultenfuss
- Coneheads (1993) as Beldar Conehead / Donald R. DeCicco
- Sgt. Bilko (1996) as Colonel John T. Hall
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) as Elwood Blues
- Pearl Harbor (2001) as Capt. Thurman
- Christmas with the Kranks (2004) as Vic Frohmeyer
[edit] as producer
[edit] as director
- Nothing But Trouble (1991)
[edit] as writer
- Saturday Night Live (TV series)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Ghost Busters (1984)
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
