Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer known for his work on Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters, and The Blues Brothers.

Ghostbusters: A 1984 comedy film about a New York team that investigates and captures ghosts. Aykroyd co-wrote the film and played paranormal investigator Ray Stantz.
John Belushi: An American comedian and actor who was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd created The Blues Brothers as a musical act and performed together on SNL.
Ottawa: The capital city of Canada, located in the province of Ontario. Aykroyd was born and raised in Ottawa.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: An annual Academy Award recognizing a supporting performance in a film. Aykroyd was nominated for his performance in Driving Miss Daisy.
The Blues Brothers: A musical comedy act and film centered on fictional blues musicians Jake and Elwood Blues. Aykroyd co-created the act and played Elwood Blues alongside John Belushi.
Lorne Michaels: A Canadian-American television producer who created and has long produced Saturday Night Live. Michaels hired Aykroyd for SNL's original cast in 1975.
Second City: An improvisational comedy enterprise founded in Chicago in 1959, with theaters and training programs. Aykroyd developed as an improviser in the Toronto company before joining Saturday Night Live.
Ghostbusters (franchise): A media franchise of films, television, games, and other works about paranormal investigators. Aykroyd's screenplay and continuing involvement helped launch and sustain the franchise.
Coneheads: A comedy franchise about an alien family with cone-shaped heads who live in suburban America. Aykroyd originated the Conehead characters on Saturday Night Live and reprised Beldar in the film.
Bill Murray: An American actor and comedian who rose to prominence on Saturday Night Live. Murray joined Aykroyd in Ghostbusters after their overlapping years in sketch comedy.

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