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As a young man, Dan Aykroyd was a postal worker. His first success on the verge of show business came in 1972, when he produced, wrote, and appeared in Change for a Quarter, a no-budget 15-minute cable comedy show. Later that year he was invited to join the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto, where he stayed through 1974. After that, Aykroyd was an original Not Ready for Prime-Time Player on NBC's Saturday Night Live, alongside Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, and Aykroyd's best friend from Second City, John Belushi. On Saturday Night Live, Aykroyd did impressions of Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Julia Child. He was the patriarch of The Coneheads, and a wild and crazy guy alongside Steve Martin.
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Dan Aykroyd was part of the Toronto comedy troupe Second City before he became a star as one of the original cast members of TV's Saturday Night Live in 1975. Aykroyd was adept at playing stern-minded squares and hopped-up TV pitchmen, and was particularly known for his parodies of presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. After leaving SNL, Aykroyd began a film career and had two huge successes: The Blues Brothers (1980, with his good friend John Belushi) and Ghostbusters (1984, with another SNL alum, Bill Murray). Both movies spawned sequels and became moneymaking franchises. Aykroyd and Belushi were good friends and an unofficial comedy team until Belushi's death in 1982. Aykroyd has appeared in dozens of other films, in both comedic and dramatic roles, including Trading Places (1983, with Eddie Murphy), Driving Miss Daisy (1989, Oscar nomination as best supporting actor), Sneakers (1992, with Robert Redford), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997, with John Cusack) and The House of Mirth (2000, with Gillian Anderson).
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Legendary comedy man Dan Aykroyd has recently put his Hollywood Hills home up for sale. While this could be just another celebrity selling their home in Los Angeles, the reality is that the Aykroyd’s house comes with a little something extra: a ghost.
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Dan Aykroyd attended Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada (1969), where he majored in Criminology and Sociology. He dropped out to work with Second City Stage Troupe in Toronto and started his acting career at Carleton University with Sock'n'Buskin, the campus theater/drama club. Married to Donna Dixon, he has two daughters. His parents are named Peter and Lorraine and his brother Peter Aykroyd is a psychic researcher. Dan received an honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in 1994.
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Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd arrived on Harley motorcycles and hammed it up with a performance of Sweet Home Chicago at the opening of the newest House of Blues in a renovated storefront. Belushi and Aykroyd arrived at the House of Blues Sunday night wearing black leather coats and escorted Mayor Jane Campbell into the concert and restaurant complex. More than 2,000 people turned out for the gala opening.
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Aykroyd is a lifetime member of and official Hollywood consultant for the Mutual UFO Network. He is ... a Reserve Commander for the Police Department in Harahan, Louisiana, working for Chief of Police Peter Dale. Aykroyd carries his badge with him at all times.[13] In 2005, Aykroyd produced a DVD titled, "Dan Aykroyd: Unplugged on UFOs". In it he is interviewed for 80-minutes by UFOlogist David Sereda where he discusses in depth every aspect of the UFO phonemenon.[14]
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