Age: 73
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Daniel Edward Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketches for a private cable company, igniting his passion for acting. At 20, he joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago and Toronto, marking the start of his career. In 1975, Aykroyd joined "Saturday Night Live" as a founding member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players," crafting iconic sketches like "The Blues Brothers" with Belushi and "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" with Steve Martin. The success of "The Blues Brothers" sketch led to a full-length feature in 1980, with Aykroyd writing and producing the movie soundtrack, defying the disco and punk era. His versatile talent shines in roles like Dr. Ray Stantz in "Ghostbusters," Jessica Tandy’s son in "Driving Miss Daisy," a single father in "My Girl," and an assassin in "Grosse Pointe Blank," showcasing both comedic and dramatic prowess.
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz
for Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters: Recurring Curses (1987)
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Two months after The Ghostbusters along with help of the famous Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), Kristen Parker(Patricia Arquette), Joey Crusel (Rodney Eastman) and Roland Kincaid (Ken Sagoes) helped them defeat Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), sending him back to Hell. Peter (Bill Murray), Ray (Dan Aykroyd), Egon (Harold Ramis) and Winston. (Ernie Hudson) take time off from their job while Andie Peck (Molly Ringwald) is the local librarian next door ever since the incident with Krueger even shook her father to his very core to finally believing his daughter and the busters themselves. However, evil forces were gradually blooming as stakes were growing higher without anyone knowing. One of the two evils is in the form of the right hand man of Satan himself, Zanorin (David Bowie) and the other is sharp witted yet unhinged serial killer, Francine Krueger. (Lezlie Deane) Freddy's child that's hellbent to bring revenge, chaos and death upon the Ghostbusters, both the legends and new gens. Francine made a deal with Zanorin to give her powers like her father and like that, more deaths start to pile up. Now it's time for the Ghostbusters along with Andie and Kylie, joined by local punker misfit Carley Simmons (Christine Elise) who lived in Springwood prior to moving into the big apple to stop both Satan's right hand man and Krueger's psychopathic offspring, but something more sinister was brewing. Will the saviors of New York stop the oncoming beings of evil in time?..
