Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of the Blues Brothers (with John Belushi), and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.

Biography

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Early life

Aykroyd was born in Hull, Quebec and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. His father, Peter Hugh Samuel Cuthbert Aykroyd, was a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. His mother, Lorraine Gougeon, is Franco-Ontarian.

Aykroyd was born with syndactyly (webbed toes) and heterochromia (the condition of having two differently-colored eyes). In an audio interview with Terry Gross, he described himself as having mild Tourette syndrome that was successfully treated with therapy when he was a preteen, as well as mild Asperger syndrome. The latter can manifest itself in a fascination with narrowly-defined interests, such as police work, and Aykroyd carries a police badge at all times. (It is unclear if Aykroyd received these diagnoses from a medical source or whether they were self-made. The interviewer indicated that she couldn't tell if Aykroyd was kidding.)

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SPIRITS: Dan Aykroyd traffics in vodka-filled skulls (http://cli.gs/zzTjR)
arkansasnewsb (Arkansas News Blog) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:07:42 -0000
SPIRITS: Dan Aykroyd traffics in vodka-filled skulls (http://cli.gs/zzTjR)
Awesome got crystal head vodka for my bday. Unfortunately I already finished it... Dan aykroyd would be proud.
Clater182 (Terry Clark) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:40:32 -0000
Awesome got crystal head vodka for my bday. Unfortunately I already finished it... Dan aykroyd would be proud.
Yes, don't tell anyone but Dan Aykroyd trains at the dojo!! (YouTube http://youtu.be/cjHT54MVvj4?a)
NewEnglandBudo (James H Prouty) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:23:16 -0000
Yes, don't tell anyone but Dan Aykroyd trains at the dojo!! (YouTube http://youtu.be/cjHT54MVvj4?a)
Well... This Crystal Skull vodka ain't gonna drink itself. I kinda wish it would though. Damn you Dan Aykroyd!
MykeNorten (Mike Norton) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:26:27 -0000
Well... This Crystal Skull vodka ain't gonna drink itself. I kinda wish it would though. Damn you Dan Aykroyd!
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RT @cash4creations: Listen! You smell something? Dan Aykroyd
Listen! You smell something? Dan Aykroyd
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Listen! You smell something? Dan Aykroyd

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