Dan Aykroyd

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AKA: Daniel Edward Aykroyd
Nationality: Canadian
Birthdate: 07/01/1952
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

biography

Arguably the most formidable talent to emerge from the original ensemble of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), Canadian Dan Aykroyd enjoyed sustained success as a writer, actor and director, decades after his crucial role establishing the groundbreaking late night comedy show. He was beloved for his classic characterizations of white toast-eating Elwood Blues in “The Blues Brothers” (1980), humbled stock trader Louis Winthorpe III in “Trading Places” (1983), and enthusiastic parapsychologist Ray Stantz in “Ghostbusters” (1984), as well as remaining a fixture in American cinema – Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2002-2009
Danny Michowski
2009
Danny Michowski
2004
Danny Michowski
2003
Danny Michowski
2002
Mr. Vice President
2008
Captain P. Tucker
2007
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Vic Frohmeyer
2004
Dr Keats
2004
Pete
2002
Chris Magruder
2001
Captain Thurman
2001
Gus Trenor
2000
Barry Levine
2000
Dad
2000
Lance Agensky
2000
of Chip
1998
screenplay
1998
from screenplay
1998
Producer
1998
Elwood Blues
1998
Grocer
1997
William Haney
1996
Ben Costikyan
1996
Jimmy Flaherty
1996
Jack Lambert
1996
Colonel Hall
1996
Mack Sennett
1992
Mother
1992
Arnold Moss
1992
Dr Raymond Stantz
1984
screenplay
1984
Passenger
1983
Louis Winthorpe III
1983
Sergeant Tree
1979
Screenplay
Screenplay
Governor Lewis
Capt. Tom Everett
Dr. Cyrill Kipp
Julius Jenson
Zalinksy
Vic
Buck Heller
Boolie Werthan
Medical College Dean
Elwood Blues
Austin Millbarge
Dr Raymond Stantz
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton
Characters as Source Material
screenplay
screenplay
screenplay
John Burns
Joe Friday
Harry Sultenfuss
Beldar Conehead
Dr Steve Mills
Harry Sultenfuss
Clifford Skridlow
screenplay
screenplay
Screenplay
From Story
screenplay
Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
1972 
Produced, co-wrote, and acted in a series of 15-minute comedy shows entitled "A Change for a Quarter" for a private cable company
1972 
Joined Second City comedy troupe; wrote and performed for the Toronto and Chicago companies
1973 
Worked as a writer on "Everything Goes", a syndicated Canadian variety/talk show
 
Co-wrote and co-starred in "Coming Up Rosie", a children's program for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
 
Worked as a pitchman on a Canadian cable TV station
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