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1 day ago · Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM OOnt (/ ˈ æ k r ɔɪ d / AK-royd; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979.
3 days ago · Dan Aykroyd's childhood influence helped shape Ghostbusters' concept, ... Aykroyd was exposed in his childhood to outré concepts like parapsychology while beginning his career as a comedic performer.
4 days ago · 8. Dan Aykroyd. Another member of the original cast, Dan Aykroyd was arguably the glue that held those first five years together. Never quite as big as Chevy Chase or John Belushi,...
4 days ago · Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd, who played Dr. Raymond Stantz, came up with the original Ghostbusters idea. Aykroyd says he was inspired to write the script because his "family business" was the paranormal. He told Entertainment Weekly: "My great grandfather was an Edwardian spiritualist. There's a book called 'History of Ghosts'.
3 days ago · Trading Places. Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis, the film tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker (Aykroyd) and a poor street hustler (Murphy ...
- June 8, 1983
- Aaron Russo
5 days ago · Mass Media. Source: Film-authority.com. Spies Like Us is a classic comedy film that has entertained audiences for decades with its hilarious antics and comedic performances. Directed by John Landis and released in 1985, this cult favorite stars the iconic comedic duo, Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd.
4 days ago · Fact #1. The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. Fact #2. The film stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues, the Blues Brothers. Fact #3. The movie was inspired by the Blues Brothers musical sketch on the television show Saturday Night Live. Fact #4.
