Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, and ufologist.

He made a name for himself as a stand-up comedian, and then joined the cast of the anarchic television show Saturday Night Live (1975–1979). He wrote the screenplay for and starred in The Blues Brothers (1980), appeared in Ghostbusters (1984).

He has appeared in many films, including Trading Places (1983), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Sneakers (1992), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and The House of Mirth (2000).

Dan also is a musician. His albums include Briefcase Full of Blues, Made in America, The Blues Brothers, and Best of the Blues Brothers.

He has three children by his present wife, actress Donna Dixon.

Filmography

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2008) (VG) (voice)
• War, Inc. (2008)
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
• "Living with Fran" (1 episode, 2006)
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
• Intern Academy (2004)
• The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• "According to Jim" (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
• Bright Young Things (2003)
• "Saturday Night Live" (95 episodes, 1975-2003)
• Unconditional Love (2002)
• Crossroads (2002)
• Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV)
• On the Nose (2001)
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
• Evolution (2001)
• Pearl Harbor (2001) 
• "Normal, Ohio" (1 episode)
• The House of Mirth (2000)
• Loser (2000)
• Stardom (2000)
• Diamonds (1999)
• Susan's Plan (1998)
• Antz (1998) (voice)
• "Soul Man" (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
• "Heritage Minute" (1 episode)
• "Home Improvement" (1 episode, 1997)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
• The Arrow (1997) (TV)
• My Fellow Americans (1996)
• Feeling Minnesota (1996)
• Celtic Pride (1996)
• Getting Away with Murder (1996)
• Sgt. Bilko (1996)
• Rainbow (1995)
• Canadian Bacon (1995)
• Casper (1995)
• Tommy Boy (1995)
• The Random Factor (1995) (voice)
• Exit to Eden (1994)
• North (1994)
• "The Nanny" (1 episode, 1994)
• My Girl 2 (1994)
• Coneheads (1993)
• Chaplin (1992)
• Sneakers (1992)
• This Is My Life (1992)
• My Girl (1991)
• "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1991)
• Nothing But Trouble (1991)
• Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV)
• "It's Garry Shandling's Show." (1 episode, 1990)
• Loose Cannons (1990)
• Masters of Menace (1990)
• Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
• Ghostbusters II (1989)
• My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
• Caddyshack II (1988)
• The Great Outdoors (1988) She's Having a Baby (1988)
• The Couch Trip (1988)
• Dragnet (1987)
• Spies Like Us (1985)
• Into the Night (1985)
• Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
• Ghost Busters (1984)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• The Coneheads (1983) (TV) (voice)
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
• Trading Places (1983)
• Doctor Detroit (1983)
• Neighbors (1981)
• Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV)
• The Blues Brothers (1980)
• 1941 (1979)
• Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
• Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (1978) (TV)
• The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)
• Love at First Sight (1977)
• Things We Did Last Summer (1977) (TV)
• The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976) (TV)
• "Coming Up Rosie" (1975) TV series
• The Gift of Winter (1974) (TV) (voice)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Variety or Music Series "Saturday Night Live" 1976 - 1977