Dan Aykroyd Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

Dan Aykroyd is a famous comedian and screenwriter of Canadian origin. He is better known for his act of caricature of a number of well-known persons as part of Saturday Night Live. He is the originator of the concepts of The Blues Brothers, an important part of this late night show. Presently, The Blues Brothers Band is actively involved in various tours for its performance. Starting his acting career through The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour, a television programme, he served as an actor, writer and producer of a number of comedy shots.

His meeting with comedian John Belushi is considered as a turning point of his acting career that prospered with his performance in the Saturday Night Live. He is the recipient of Emmy Award for his writing on Saturday Night Live. For his notable writing works, his name was nominated later for this prestigious award for two times. Besides being a Spiritualist, he has also developed a deep interest towards paranormal activities, especially UFOlogy.

His concern towards parapsychology made him to create successful films like Ghostbusters, an American supernatural comedy film. Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame, this comedian’s name was also nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding performance in Driving Miss Daisy.