Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd - Canadian film and television actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, musician. He was nominated for an Academy Award for a supporting role. Known for the cult film "The Blues Brothers, " in which he played the main role and became a co-author of the script. Also starred in the films: "Twilight Zone", "Ghostbusters", "Spies Like Us", "Pearl Harbr", "Pixels", in the series "Psi Factor".
After the Blues Brothers picture appeared on the screen, Aykroyd, together with his friend, actor John Belushi, created the band The Blues Brother, which performed country, folk and soul music. The group exists today, and Dan sometimes takes part in the concert performances of the group.
Dan's plans include participating in the filming of the restart of the famous painting Ghostbusters. Sony has already shown a promo video and promised that the film will appear on screens in 2020. Along with Aykrod, another "ghost hunter" plans to participate in it - Bill Murray.
early years
Dan was born in the summer of 1952 in Canada. At birth, two pathologies were discovered in the child: partially fused fingers and multi-colored eyes.
In the family, no one imagined that the boy would be carried away by creativity and he would become a famous actor. Dan's father worked in transportation at a state office, eventually becoming deputy minister and dreamed that his son would also follow in his footsteps. But Dan first dreamed that he would become a clergyman, and later, carried away by music, began to think about a career in show business.
After leaving school, Aykroyd chose the University of Carleton, where he began to study political science and sociology, but the love of creativity did not allow the young man to study well and devote all his time to science, and he soon left the university.
To realize his creative potential, Dan takes a job at one of the music radio stations, where he begins to work as a DJ. Later, he joins one of the comedy theater troupes and at the same time begins to think about a career in cinema. From that moment, the creative biography of Aykroyd begins.
Creative way
Dan received his first role in the film Love at First Sight, but it did not bring him success. Thanks to his acquaintance with the famous actor John Belushi, Dan is invited to the comedy show "Saturday Night Live". There he was able to fully demonstrate his talent as a parodist and comedian.
Aykroyd immediately attracted the attention of not only the public, but also colleagues, critics. After a while, the actor was nominated several times for the Emmy Award. Thanks to participation in the show, Dan and John Belushi became very close friends and went on stage together many times. Thanks to their joint work, not only a humorous duet was born, but also the Blues Brothers musical group. An unchanging attribute of the pair are: black formal suits, a white shirt, hat and sunglasses. A year later, the cult musical film "The Blues Brothers" appeared, where Dan and John played the main roles. In addition, the duo starred in the film by the famous director Steven Spielberg "1941", which received several nominations for an Oscar.
It was a shock to Dan that his friend and partner passed away in 1980. He could not survive the loss for a long time, but gradually began to realize that now he had to realize his creative potential on his own. Three years later, Dan "lit up" in the comedy film "Swap", where Eddie Murphy became his partner in the film.
A year later, Aykroyd is included in the cast of the famous film "Ghostbusters". Together with him, the main roles are given to Bill Murray, Rick Moranis and Harold Semis. The film brought world fame to the project participant, making them movie stars.
After that, the actor’s creative biography also had many roles in films, including: “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, ” “Spies Like Us, ” “My Stepmother Is an Alien, ” “Casper, ” “Sergeant Bilko.” Aykroyd was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Miss Daisy's Chauffeur.
