About
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and screenwriter, born July 1, 1952, in Ottawa. A founding cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975-1979), he won an Emmy Award for writing in 1977. He co-created and starred in The Blues Brothers (1980) with John Belushi, then co-wrote and starred in Ghostbusters (1984) as Dr. Raymond Stantz. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998 and inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2002. With a longstanding interest in the paranormal and UFOlogy, he hosted Psi Factor (1996-2000).
* 1952-07-01
Major works
- Saturday Night Live (1975)television show
- The Blues Brothers (1980)film
- Ghostbusters (1984)film
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)film
- Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)television series
Key milestones
- 1977Wins an Emmy Award for writing on Saturday Night Live.
- 1998Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
- 2002Inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Themes
ComedyParanormalUfologyMusicCinema
Sources: britannica.com · canadaswalkoffame.com · televisionacademy.com