Dan Aykroyd Biography (1952-)

Full name, Daniel Edward Aykroyd; born July 1, 1952, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; immigrated to the United States, 1974, naturalized citizen; son of SamuelCuthbert Peter Hugh (a civil engineer and Canadian government official) andLorraine (a secretary; maiden name, Gougeon) Aykroyd; brother of Peter Aykroyd (a producer); married Donna Dixon (an actress), April 29, 1983; children: Danielle Alexandra, Belle Kingston, Stella Irene Augustus. Addresses: Agent: Fred Specktor, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Patricola Lust PR, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 530,Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Contact: 1180 South Beverly Dr., #618, Los Angeles, CA 90035; 12250 Addison St., Valley Village, CA 91607-3004.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Birth Details: July 1, 1952; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Roy, Love at First Sight (also known as At First Sight andLove Is Blind), Movie Time, 1979
Sergeant Frank Tree, 1941 (also known as The Night the Japs Attacked), Universal, 1979
Jack Lord priest/himself, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, 1979
Elwood Blues, The Blues Brothers, Universal, 1980
Vic, Neighbors, Columbia, 1981
Himself, It Came from Hollywood, Paramount, 1982
Clifford Skridlow (title role), Doctor Detroit, Universal, 1983
Louis Winthorpe III, Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
Passenger, "The Prologue," and ambulance driver, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," Twilight Zone--The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983
Dr. Raymond Stantz, Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
Weber, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (also known as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Death), Paramount, 1984
Buck Heller, Nothing Lasts Forever, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Austin Millbarge, Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
Himself, We Are the World: The Video Event, 1985
Himself/various characters, The Best of John Belushi, 1985
Herb, Into the Night, Universal, 1985
Himself/highlighted characters, The Best of Dan Aykroyd, 1986
Joe Friday, Dragnet, Universal, 1987
John Burns, The Couch Trip, Orion, 1988
Dr. Steve Mills, My Stepmother Is an Alien, Columbia, 1988
Captain Tom Everett, Caddyshack II, Warner Bros., 1988
Roman Craig, The Great Outdoors, Universal, 1988
The Von Metz Incident, 1988
(Uncredited) Cameo appearance, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
Dr. Raymond Stantz, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
Boolie Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Warner Bros., 1989
Ellis Fielding, Loose Cannons, TriStar, 1989
Johnny Lewis, Masters of Menace, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video,1991
Harry Sultenfuss, My Girl, Columbia, 1991
Judge Alvin "J. P." Valkenheiser/Bobo, Nothing But Trouble (also known as Valkenvania), Warner Bros., 1991
Mack Sennett, Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992
Mother, Sneakers, Universal, 1992
Arnold Moss, This Is My Life, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Elwood Blues/himself, The Best of the Blues Brothers, 1993
Beldar Conehead/Donald R. DeCicco, Coneheads (also known as Coneheads-The Movie), Paramount, 1993
Pa Tex, North, Columbia, 1994
Harry Sultenfuss, My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
Fred Lavery, Exit to Eden, Savoy, 1994
(Uncredited) Highway patrolman, Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1994
Himself, A Century of Cinema, 1994
Jack Lambert, Getting Away with Murder, Savoy, 1995
Voice of Dexter, The Random Factor, 1995
Sheriff Wyatt Hampton, Rainbow, Vine International/Allegro, 1995
Ray Zalinsky, Tommy Boy, Paramount, 1995
(Uncredited) Doctor Raymond Stantz, Casper, Universal, 1995
Colonel John Hall, Sgt. Bilko (also known as Sergeant Bilko), Universal, 1996
Jimmy Flaherty, Celtic Pride, Buena Vista, 1996
Ben Costikyan, Feeling Minnesota, Fine Line, 1996
William Haney, My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996
Himself, The Making of "1941," 1996
Mr. Grocer, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997
Himself, "Liberian Girl," Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film--Volume II, 1997
Bob, Susan's Plan (also known as Dying to Get Rich), 1998
Voice of Chip, Antz (animated; also known as Ants), DreamWorks, 1998
Elwood Blues, Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998
Danny M125, Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC Studios,1998
Himself, Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette, 1999
Lance Agensky, Diamonds, 1999
Sundowning, 1999
Various characters, Saturday Night Live Christmas, Trimark Video,1999
Himself/Dr. Raymond Stantz, Ghostbusters 1999, 1999
Barry Levine, Stardom (also known as 15 Moments), 2000
Mr. Tanneck, Loser (also known as The Loser), Sony PicturesEntertainment, 2000
Charles Augustus "Gus" Trenor, The House of Mirth (also known as Chez les heureux du monde and Haus Bellomont), Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
Bob, Bob the Butler, 2000
Captain Thurman, Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001
Governor Lewis, Evolution, DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 2001
Chris Magruder, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (also known as Im Bann des Jade Skorpions), DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 2001
Himself, The Frank Truth, 2001
On the Nose, Capitol Films, 2001
Pete Wagner, Crossroads, Paramount, 2002
Max Beasley, Unconditional Love, New Line Cinema, 2002
Film Work
Executive producer, One More Saturday Night, 1986
Supervising producer, The Best of Dan Aykroyd, 1986
Director, Nothing But Trouble (also known as Valkenvania),Warner Bros., 1991
Producer and music executive producer, Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998

Television Appearances
Series
Purvis Bickle, Coming Up Rosie, CBC, 1975-1976
Cast member, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight, SNL, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1975-1979
Emcee and Elwood Blues, Live from the House of Blues, TBS, 1995
Host, Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1996-
Reverend Mike Weber, Soul Man (also known as Father's Day),ABC, 1997-1998
Miniseries
Crawford Gordon, The Arrow (also known as Projet arrow), CBC, 1997
Movies
Detective Inspector Jack Grill, Earth vs. the Spider, Cinemax, 2001
Specials
Voice of Goodly, Rotten, and Maple, The Gift of Winter, 1974
The Beach Boys Special, NBC, 1976
Adrian Jones, All You Need Is Cash (also known as The Rutles), NBC, 1978
Elwood Blues, Things We Did Last Summer, NBC, 1978
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever, NBC, 1981
Host, The MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1984
Host, Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter (also known as Will Rogers: An American Hero), HBO, 1987
Host, Just the Facts, syndicated, 1987
Host, Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock, NBC, 1988
M & W: Men and Women, ABC, 1988
Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (also known as This Is Rock 'n' Roll), HBO, 1988
Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters, Fox, 1989
Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as EarthDay Special), ABC, 1990
Seriously ... Phil Collins, CBS, 1990
Himself, Life of Python (also known as Life of Python: Monty Python 20th Anniversary Omnibus), Showtime, 1990
Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
The David Thomas Comedy Show, CBS, 1990
Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration, ABC, 1992
An AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier (also known as The 20th AnnualAmerican Film Institute Life Achievement Award), NBC, 1992
Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Robert Dole, Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash (also known as Saturday Night Live: Election Special), NBC, 1992
The American Music Awards, ABC, 1993
Himself and Elwood Blues, The Best of the Blues Brothers, The Disney Channel, 1993
Presenter, The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994
John Belushi: Funny You Should Ask, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny, NBC, 1995
Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema, The Disney Channel, 1995
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also knownas AFI Salute to Steven Spielberg), NBC, 1995
Song performer, "We Are the World": A 10th Anniversary Tribute, The Disney Channel, 1995
Comic Relief American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996
Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
Beldar Conehead, Danny M125, and various characters, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin, NBC, 1999
Himself, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special,NBC, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Fran Drescher, Lifetime, 1999
The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 1999
(Archive footage) Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, Saturday Night Live:Presidential Bash 2000, 2000
The True Story of Rasputin, History Channel, 2001
John Candy: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
Also appeared in The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour, CBC; and Today Makes Me Nervous, CBC.
Pilots
Voice of Beldar Conehead, The Coneheads (animated), NBC, 1983
Frank Wozniak, "He Always Gets His Man," Normal, Ohio, Fox, 2000
Episodic
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show, CBS, 1990
Boolie, "Driving Miss Garry," It's Garry Shandling Show's, 1990
Unit Corporal, "Yellow," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991
(Uncredited) Himself, "The Butler, the Husband, the Wife, and Her Mother," The Nanny, CBS, 1993
(Uncredited) Repairman, "Sunday in the Park with Fran," The Nanny,CBS, 1994
"John Belushi," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1995
"John Candy: A Tribute," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
"James Brown: The Godfather of Soul," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Mike Webber, "Losing My Religion," Home Improvement, ABC, 1997
Himself, "Blues Brothers Countdown," Top Ten Countdown on VH1, VH1, 1998
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998
Danny Michalski, "Old Friends," According to Jim, ABC, 2002
Television Work
Series
Characters creator, The Real Ghostbusters, 1986
Characters creator, Extreme Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated, 1997
Supervising producer, Soul Man, ABC, 1997
Miniseries
Creative consultant, The Arrow (also known as Projet arrow), CBC, 1997
Radio Appearances
Appeared as Elwood Blues/host, House of Blues, syndicated.
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Best of Dan Aykroyd, 1986
One More Saturday Night, 1986
Music Videos
Appeared in music videos, including, "Liberian Girl," Michael Jackson; "In the Midnight Hour," B.B. King; "Ghostbusters," Ray Parker, Jr.; and "We Arethe World."
Albums
(With John Belushi, as The Blues Brothers) Briefcase Full of Blues, Atlantic, 1978
(With Belushi, as The Blues Brothers) Best of the Blues Brothers,Atlantic, 1980
The Definitive Collection, WEA/Atlantic, 1992
Blues Brothers, The Christopher/Emory Company Presents, 1995
Made in America, WEA/Atlantic, 1995
Other recordings with Belushi, as The Blues Brothers, include The Blues Brothers (soundtrack) and The Essential Blues Brothers; also recorded Saturday Night Live, for Arista.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With John Landis) The Blues Brothers, Universal, 1980
(With Harold Ramis) Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
(With Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) Spies Like Us, Warner Bros.,1985
The Best of John Belushi, 1985
The Best of Dan Akroyd, 1986
(With Alan Zweibel and Tom Mankiewicz) Dragnet, Universal, 1987
(With Ramis) Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
Nothing But Trouble (also known as Valkenvania), Warner Bros., 1991
Coneheads (also known as Coneheads-The Movie), Paramount, 1993
The Best of the Blues Brothers, 1993
Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998
Television Episodes
Everything Goes, 1973
Coming Up Rosie, CBC, 1975-1976
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, SNL, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1975-1979
Television Specials
The Beach Boys Special, NBC, 1976
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever, NBC, 1981
Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock, NBC, 1988
The Best of the Blues Brothers, The Disney Channel, 1993
Other Writings
Guest columnist, Premiere, 1992-?

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, April 26, 1996, p. 10
Maclean's, July 26, 1993, p. 36; January 29, 1996, p. 40; January13, 1997, p. 53
People Weekly, May 16, 1994, p. 122; April 21, 1997, p. 176; December 15, 1997, p. 15
Playboy, August, 1993, p. 53; April 29, 1996, p. 128; April 21, 1997, p. 176

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