Dan Aykroyd

Also Credited As:

Daniel Edward Aykroyd
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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 …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music

Born

July 1, 1952

LATEST CREDITS

The Great Outdoors

Roman

John Candy: The E! True Hollywood Story

Interviewee

Trading Places

Louis Winthorpe III

Intimate Portrait: Fran Drescher

Interviewee

Live From the House of Blues

Elwood Blues

The Coneheads

of Beldar Conehead

My Stepmother Is An Alien

Dr Steve Mills

My Girl 2

Harry Sultenfuss

Ghostbusters III

Actor (has been mentioned )

PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

Host

Dragnet

Joe Friday

The Best of the Blues Brothers

Elwood Blues

The Couch Trip

John Burns

Things We Did Last Summer

Actor

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

Actor

1941

Sergeant Tree

It Came From Hollywood

Actor

Just the Facts

Host

Doctor Detroit

Clifford Skridlow

Hitting the Wall

Floont Artney

Twilight Zone - the Movie

Ambulance Driver

Coneheads

Beldar Conehead

Getting Away With Murder

Jack Lambert

Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock

Host

The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Presenter