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Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. He gained fame on the American TV show Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1979 where he was known for his impersonations of celebrities like Julia Child and Tom Snyder and for his recurring role as a huckster. He was born with syndactylism (webbed toes).

In 1992, Aykroyd, along with many other notable music and Hollywood personalities, founded the House of Blues. Its mission is to promote African-American cultural contributions of blues music and folk art. As of 2004, it was the second largest live music promoter in the world with seven venues and 22 amphitheaters in the United States and Canada.

In 1977 he received an Emmy Award for writing on SNL; he later received two more nominations for writing, and one each for acting and Outstanding Comedy-Variety series. He received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Driving Miss Daisy.

He has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

A list of prominent film and television appearances, often with Aykroyd writing as well, includes:

Television

Film

1979: 1941
1980: The Blues Brothers
1981: Neighbors
1983: Doctor Detroit, Trading Places, Twilight Zone: The Movie
1984: Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (cameo)
1985: Into the Night, Spies Like Us
1987: Dragnet
1988: Caddyshack II, The Couch Trip, My Stepmother Is an Alien, The Great Outdoors
1989: Driving Miss Daisy, Ghostbusters II
1991: My Girl, Nothing But Trouble (also directed)
1992: Chaplin, Sneakers, This Is My Life
1993: Coneheads
1994: Exit to Eden, My Girl 2, North
1995: Canadian Bacon, Casper, Tommy Boy
1996: Celtic Pride, Feeling Minnesota, My Fellow Americans, Sgt. Bilko
1997: Grosse Pointe Blank
1998: Antz, Blues Brothers 2000
1999: Diamonds
2000: Loser, Stardom, The House of Mirth
2001: Earth vs. the Spider, Evolution, Pearl Harbor, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2002: Crossroads, Unconditional Love
2003: Bright Young Things
2004: 50 First Dates

External links

Dan Aykroyd at IMDb
House of Blues

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