Dan Aykroyd [707] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.257 Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Birthday: 1952-07-01 Age: 72 years Movies: 130 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Ladies & Gentlemen... 52025-01-27 Ghostbusters: Frozen Em2024-03-20 The Greatest Night in P2024-01-19 Zombie Town2023-09-01 2022 Rock & Roll Hall o2022-11-19 Who Saw the Men in Blac2021-11-09 Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021-11-18 Belushi2020-10-14 Fantastic Mr. Murray2019-10-20 Cleanin' Up the Town: R2020-01-07 Defend, Conserve, Prote2019-07-25 Chris Farley: Anything 2019-05-27 Good Fortune2016-09-22 Ghostbusters2016-07-14 Ghostheads2016-04-23 I Am Chris Farley2015-07-27 Pixels2015-07-16 Being Canadian2015-09-18 Time Is But a Window: G2014-09-16 Who You Gonna Call?: A 2014-09-16 Get on Up2014-08-01 Tammy2014-07-02 Legends of Oz: Dorothy'2014-05-08 Behind the Candelabra2013-05-26 Born In Chicago2013-03-13 Tales from the Warner B2013-01-15 WWII: Saving the Realit2013-01-07 The Campaign2012-08-09 Sunset Strip2012-03-16 Yogi Bear2010-12-17 Presidential Reunion2010-03-02 War, Inc.2008-04-28 I Now Pronounce You Chu2007-07-12 Working with a Master: 2006-06-27 Dan Aykroyd Unplugged O2005-07-15 Life O' The Party: On t2005-06-07 Christmas with the Kran2004-11-24 Ronnie Hawkins: Still A2004-08-20 White Coats2004-05-16 50 First Dates2004-02-13 James Brown: Soul Survi2003-10-29 Toronto Rocks2003-07-29 Shortcut to Happiness2003-07-13 The Making of ‘Sneake2003-06-03 Bright Young Things2003-10-03 Unconditional Love2002-08-23 Crossroads2002-02-15 On the Nose2001-10-23 Earth vs. the Spider2001-10-07 The Curse of the Jade S2001-08-05 Evolution2001-06-08 Pearl Harbor2001-05-21 Stardom2000-10-13 The House of Mirth2000-09-23 Loser2000-07-21 Diamonds1999-12-10 Saturday Night Live: Ch1999-12-01 Susan's Plan1998-10-29 Antz1998-10-02 The Stories Behind the 1998-09-08 Blues Brothers 20001998-02-05 Roswell Top Secret1998-01-01 Grosse Pointe Blank1997-04-11 The Arrow1997-01-12 Heritage Minutes: Avro 1997-01-01 My Fellow Americans1996-12-20 Feeling Minnesota1996-09-13 Rainbow1996-07-26 Celtic Pride1996-04-19 Getting Away with Murde1996-04-12 Sgt. Bilko1996-03-29 Sex, Censorship and the1996-01-01 Canadian Bacon1995-06-08 Casper1995-05-26 Tommy Boy1995-03-31 The Random Factor1995-03-03 Exit to Eden1994-10-14 The Best of the Blues B1994-07-26 North1994-07-22 My Girl 21994-02-11 A Century of Cinema1994-01-01 Coneheads1993-07-23 Chaplin1992-12-17 Sneakers1992-09-09 This Is My Life1992-02-21 Two-Fisted Tales1992-01-18 My Girl1991-11-27 Nothing but Trouble1991-02-15 Seriously... Phil Colli1990-09-08 Masters of Menace1990-09-06 The Earth Day Special1990-04-22 Life of Python1990-03-16 Loose Cannons1990-02-09 Driving Miss Daisy1989-12-13 Ghostbusters II1989-06-16 My Stepmother Is an Ali1988-12-09 The Great Outdoors1988-06-17 She's Having a Baby1988-02-05 The Couch Trip1988-01-15 Caddyshack II1988-07-22 Dragnet1987-06-23 Citizen Steve1987-01-01 Spies Like Us1985-12-06 Into the Night1985-02-22 We Are the World: The S1985-01-28 B.B. King: Into the Nig1985-01-01 Nothing Lasts Forever1984-09-06 Ghostbusters1984-06-08 Indiana Jones and the T1984-05-23 The Coneheads1983-06-28 Twilight Zone: The Movi1983-06-24 Trading Places1983-06-07 Doctor Detroit1983-05-06 E.T. and Friends: Magic1982-12-24 It Came from Hollywood1982-10-29 Neighbors1981-12-18 Steve Martin's Best Sho1981-11-25 The Blues Brothers1980-06-16 19411979-12-14 Mr. Mike's Mondo Video1979-09-20 The Blues Brothers Live1978-12-31 Grateful Dead: The Clos1978-12-31 The Things We Did Last 1978-10-28 The Rutles: All You Nee1978-03-22 Love at First Sight1977-06-17 The Beach Boys: It's OK1976-08-05 The Gift of Winter1974-01-01 Keeper of the Cup Godspell 2025 That's Amore!