Dan Aykroyd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-07-01 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dan Aykroyd

Biography

Daniel Edward 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • According to Jim

    According to Jim

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Pixels

    Pixels

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Yogi Bear

    Yogi Bear

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • My Girl

    My Girl

  • Christmas with the Kranks

    Christmas with the Kranks

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  • Casper

    Casper

  • The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

  • 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

  • 50 First Dates

    50 First Dates

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Coneheads

    Coneheads

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

    You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

  • Sunset Strip

    Sunset Strip

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • Feeling Minnesota

    Feeling Minnesota

  • Living with Fran

    Living with Fran

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Two-Fisted Tales

    Two-Fisted Tales

  • The Coneheads

    The Coneheads

  • Zombie Town

    Zombie Town

  • Caddyshack II

    Caddyshack II

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • My Stepmother Is an Alien

    My Stepmother Is an Alien

  • Evolution

    Evolution

  • White Coats

    White Coats

  • North

    North

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

  • The Greatest Night in Pop

    The Greatest Night in Pop

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • Spies Like Us

    Spies Like Us

  • Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

  • John Candy: I Like Me

    John Candy: I Like Me

  • War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Great Outdoors

    The Great Outdoors

  • Doctor Detroit

    Doctor Detroit

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • The Arrow

    The Arrow

  • Canadian Bacon

    Canadian Bacon

  • Loser

    Loser

  • Sgt. Bilko

    Sgt. Bilko

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • 1941

    1941

  • Stardom

    Stardom

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • Loose Cannons

    Loose Cannons

  • The Campaign

    The Campaign

  • Shortcut to Happiness

    Shortcut to Happiness

  • Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

  • Toronto Rocks

    Toronto Rocks

  • Rainbow

    Rainbow

  • Julie & Julia

    Julie & Julia

  • My Girl 2

    My Girl 2

  • Tommy Boy

    Tommy Boy

  • Celtic Pride

    Celtic Pride

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

    Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • Tammy

    Tammy

  • I Am Chris Farley

    I Am Chris Farley

  • Exit to Eden

    Exit to Eden

  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

  • The Fran Drescher Show

    The Fran Drescher Show

  • WWII: Saving the Reality

    WWII: Saving the Reality

  • The Seventies

    The Seventies

  • Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

  • A History of the World in Six Glasses

    A History of the World in Six Glasses

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Get on Up

    Get on Up

  • The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

    The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • The Things We Did Last Summer

    The Things We Did Last Summer

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Nothing Lasts Forever

    Nothing Lasts Forever

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

    The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Earth vs. the Spider

    Earth vs. the Spider

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

  • Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

    Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

  • Keeper of the Cup

    Keeper of the Cup

  • Susan's Plan

    Susan's Plan

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

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

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

  • Grosse Pointe Blank

    Grosse Pointe Blank

  • My Fellow Americans

    My Fellow Americans

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • Terry Wogan's Friday Night

    Terry Wogan's Friday Night

  • The Random Factor

    The Random Factor

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Getting Away with Murder

  • The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

    The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

  • On the Nose

    On the Nose

  • Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

  • Behind the Candelabra

    Behind the Candelabra

  • The Best of the Blues Brothers

    The Best of the Blues Brothers

  • A Century of Cinema

    A Century of Cinema

  • It Came from Hollywood

    It Came from Hollywood

  • This Is My Life

    This Is My Life

  • Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

    Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

  • Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

    Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

  • The Go-Go's

    The Go-Go's

  • The Arrow

    The Arrow

  • Masters of Menace

    Masters of Menace

  • That's Amore!

    That's Amore!

  • The Couch Trip

    The Couch Trip

  • The Best of John Belushi

    The Best of John Belushi

  • Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving

    Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • Biography: Comedy Icons

    Biography: Comedy Icons

  • Second City: First Family of Comedy

    Second City: First Family of Comedy

  • The Beach Boys: It's OK

    The Beach Boys: It's OK

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

  • Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

    Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

  • We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

    We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

  • Hotel Paranormal

    Hotel Paranormal

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • B.B. King: Into the Night

    B.B. King: Into the Night

  • The Beach Boys: It's OK

    The Beach Boys: It's OK

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

    E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

  • I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not

    I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not

  • Good Fortune

    Good Fortune

  • Life of Python

    Life of Python

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi

  • Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

    Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

  • The Gift of Winter

    The Gift of Winter

  • James Brown: Soul Survivor

    James Brown: Soul Survivor

  • Defend, Conserve, Protect

    Defend, Conserve, Protect

  • The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

    The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

  • Working with a Master: John Landis

    Working with a Master: John Landis

  • Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

    Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

  • Saturday Night Live: Christmas

    Saturday Night Live: Christmas

  • Who Saw the Men in Black

    Who Saw the Men in Black

  • Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

    Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

  • Roswell Top Secret

    Roswell Top Secret

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

    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

  • Fantastic Mr. Murray

    Fantastic Mr. Murray

  • Seriously... Phil Collins

    Seriously... Phil Collins

  • Born In Chicago

    Born In Chicago

  • Love at First Sight

    Love at First Sight

  • Presidential Reunion

    Presidential Reunion

  • Ghostbusters 1999

    Ghostbusters 1999

  • Live from the House of Blues

    Live from the House of Blues

  • Dino Hunt Canada

    Dino Hunt Canada

  • Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

    Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin