Born July 1, 1952, in Ottawa, Canada, Dan Aykroyd studied criminology in college but dropped out to join Toronto's Second City improv comedy group.In 1975, he became one of the founding cast members of "Saturday Night Live" and paired up with fellow comedian John Belushi in early film roles such as Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979), The Blues Brothers (1980) and Neighbors (1981). Through the 1980s, Aykroyd honed his knack for comedy in a string of blockbusters, including Trading Places, Spies Like Us, Dragnet and two Ghostbusters films.
But it was a more serious role as the son of an aging Jessica Tandy that earned Aykroyd a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Since then, Aykroyd has successfully managed to alternate between serious roles (My Girl and Pearl Harbor) and comedic parts (Evolution, 50 First Dates and Christmas with the Kranks).
My GirlThis funny, poignant coming-of-age story follows a momentous summer in the life of precocious 11-year-old Vada (Anna Chlumsky) and her best friend, Thomas J. (Macaulay Culkin). Vada's widowed father (Dan Aykroyd), meanwhile, starts coming out of his shell thanks to his new employee (Jamie Lee... Read More
Twilight Zone: The MovieIn this homage to Rod Serling's hit TV series, a bigot (Vic Morrow) experiences prejudice; a man (Scatman Crothers) helps the elderly regain their youth; a woman (Kathleen Quinlan) discovers a town controlled by an odd child; and a passenger (John Lithgow) sees something horrifying on the wing of... Read More
Spies Like UsIn director John Landis's slapstick comedy of errant espionage, it's up to Emmett (Chevy Chase) and Austin (Dan Aykroyd) -- two CIA spies who have never left their boring offices in Washington, D.C. -- to save the world from nuclear disaster. Trouble begins when the duo enters the Soviet Union via... Read More
Ghostbusters 2In director Ivan Reitman's commercially successful sequel, the fearless Ghostbusters -- Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray (Dan Aykroyd), Egon (Harold Ramis) and Winston (Ernie Hudson) -- find themselves out of business after waging a war on slime that cost New York City millions. The guys are forced to... Read More
Nothing But TroubleStock market millionaire Chris Thorne (Chevy Chase) and investment lawyer Diane Lightson (Demi Moore) are headed to Atlantic City when they take the wrong exit off the New Jersey Turnpike. A local cop (John Candy) stops them for speeding in a curious town, where they're brought before 106-year-old... Read More
