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67-524: Dan Aykroyd , John Candy , Joe Flaherty , Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin , Mike Myers , Catherine O'Hara , Gilda Radner , Martin Short and Dave Thomas , among others, all got their starts there. From 2001 until 2011, the Old Fire Hall was the home of Gilda's Club Toronto. Named after Gilda Radner, who had performed with Second City at the Old Fire Hall prior to joining Saturday Night Live , Gilda's Club

134-454: A Republican nominee. The Motch brothers ultimately intend to use Marty to forward a profitable scheme with a Chinese company. Campaign Manager Tim Wattley (also in the pay of the Motch brothers) transforms Marty into a successful entrepreneur and family man, which pays off during his first debate with Cam and takes the viewers by storm with his resolve to bring back jobs to North Carolina. At

201-457: A Baby , Caddyshack II , and My Stepmother Is an Alien ), all of them critical and commercial failures. A sequel to Ghostbusters , Ghostbusters II , was released in 1989; Aykroyd and the other co-creators were reluctant to make another Ghostbusters film, but succumbed to pressure from the film's studio, Columbia Pictures . The film, while considered inferior to the original, was another big hit, earning US$ 215   million . Aykroyd

268-643: A bass player, they were joined by another band member, Donald "Duck" Dunn. During this time, Cropper, along with producing partner and Cherokee owner Bruce Robb , worked on a number of music projects with the two comedians/musicians, including Belushi's favourite band, Fear , and later Aykroyd's movie Dragnet . The Blues Brothers Band continues to tour, both with and without Aykroyd. The band features original members Cropper and Marini, along with vocalist Eddie Floyd . Aykroyd sometimes performs as Elwood, along with Belushi's younger brother Jim Belushi , who plays "Brother Zee" on stage. They are most frequently backed by

335-643: A building or structure in Ontario is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM OOnt ( / ˈ æ k r ɔɪ d / AK -royd ; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. During his tenure on SNL , he appeared in

402-431: A campaign portraying Marty as an Al Qaeda terrorist ( based on Marty's facial hair ). However, Cam's popularity recovers after a mishap at a snake handling ceremony , which results in his hospitalization. Cam later realizes his son intends to use Cam's campaign methods against his opponent for class president , and realizes he is setting a bad example. Cam travels to Marty's home to make peace but ends up getting drunk and

469-555: A comedian in various Canadian nightclubs and ran an after-hours speakeasy , Club 505, in Toronto for several years. Aykroyd developed his musical career in Ottawa, particularly through his regular attendance at Le Hibou , a club that featured many blues artists. He describes these influences: There was a little disco club there called Le Hibou, which in French means 'the owl.' And it was run by

536-455: A gentleman named Harvey Glatt , and he brought every, and I mean every, blues star that you or I would ever have wanted to have seen through Ottawa in the late '50s, well I guess more late '60s sort of, in around the Newport jazz rediscovery. I was going to Le Hibou and hearing James Cotton , Otis Spann , Pinetop Perkins , and Muddy Waters . I did actually jam behind Muddy Waters. S.P. Leary left

603-520: A group of musicians consisting of members from the Pride of The Plains Marching Band ( Pittsburg State University ) and local residents of Pittsburg, Kansas under the direction of Dr. Doug Whitten. The film lampoons modern American elections and the influence of corporate money . It directly satirizes the Koch brothers with another pair of ultra-wealthy siblings: the Motch brothers. The film also alluded to

670-546: A guest judge. He had supporting roles in the 2012 political comedy film The Campaign , which starred SNL alum Will Ferrell , and in the 2013 HBO film Behind the Candelabra . In 2014, Aykroyd voiced the role of Scarecrow in Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return , and had a supporting role in the comedy film Tammy . In 2015, he appeared in a State Farm insurance commercial along with Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman , as

737-469: A huge success for Aykroyd, who also appeared as one of the lead actors; the film earned nearly US$ 300   million on a US$ 30   million budget. Aykroyd also briefly appeared in the hit 1984 action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as an escort with a British accent. Aykroyd's next major film role was in the 1985 spy comedy film Spies Like Us , which like The Blues Brothers

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804-523: A little encouragement from then- SNL music director Paul Shaffer , it led to the creation of their Blues Brothers characters. Backed by such experienced professional R&B sidemen as lead guitarist Steve Cropper , sax man Lou Marini , trumpeter Alan Rubin , and bass guitarist Donald "Duck" Dunn , the Blues Brothers proved more than an SNL novelty. Taking off with the public as a legitimate musical act, they performed live gigs and in 1978 released

871-421: A longtime resident of Sydenham, Ontario , with his estate on Loughborough Lake . In a 2004 NPR interview with host Terry Gross , Aykroyd said that he had been diagnosed in childhood with Tourette syndrome (TS). He stated that his TS was successfully treated with therapy. In 2015, he stated during a HuffPost Show interview with hosts Roy Sekoff and Marc Lamont Hill that he has Asperger syndrome which

938-456: A musical number with James Belushi similar to the Blues Brothers, but neither Aykroyd nor Belushi donned the black suit and sunglasses. On March 24, 2007, Aykroyd appeared as a crying fan of American Idol finalist Sanjaya Malakar (played by Andy Samberg ) during "Weekend Update". On February 14, 2009, he appeared as U.S. House Minority leader John Boehner . Aykroyd also made a surprise guest appearance, along with many other SNL alumni, on

1005-598: A recurring series of sketches, particularly featuring the Coneheads and the Blues Brothers . For his work on the show, he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1977. After his departure, he has since returned to guest roles. Aykroyd gained prominence for writing, and starring as Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984), and Ghostbusters II (1989) and has reprised his role in various projects within

1072-561: A seat in Congress . The film was released on August 10, 2012, by Warner Bros Pictures , to mixed reviews from critics. Democratic Congressman Cam Brady, who has run unopposed for the 14th district of North Carolina is exposed when he has an affair with a supporter that is heard on a phone call, damaging his upcoming campaign for a fifth term. With eight weeks to go before the election, Glenn and Wade Motch, two corrupt businessmen persuade tour guide Marty Huggins to run as Cam's opposition as

1139-467: A sufficient number of laughs thanks to its well-matched leads." Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film an A− and described it as "one of the best comedies of

1206-457: A town hall debate, a fight breaks out between Brady and Huggins supporters after Huggins uses Rainbowland , a story written by Cam as a child, to accuse him of being a Communist; Cam and Marty also end up fighting, being unable to hear each other over the commotion but believing that they were insulting. Cam further damages his campaign when he accidentally punches a dog and a baby, on both occasions having intended to hit Marty. In response, Cam runs

1273-527: A writer for the show, but became a part of the cast before the series premiered. The original cast was referred to on the show as "The Not Ready For Prime Time Players". Aykroyd was the youngest member of the cast, and appeared on the show for its first four seasons, from 1975 to 1979. He brought a sensibility to the show which combined youth, unusual interests, talent as an impersonator , and a manic intensity. Guest host Eric Idle of Monty Python said that Aykroyd's ability to write and act out characters made him

1340-450: Is a fan of the band, had personally lobbied Lorne Michaels to book them as musical guests. During some guest appearances, he resurrected the Blues Brothers musical act with frequent host John Goodman in place of Belushi, who was by then deceased. He became the second member of the original cast to host SNL in May 2003, when he appeared in the season finale. During his monologue, he performed

1407-622: Is a support group and meeting place for people living with cancer. In 2012, the Old Fire Hall became the new home of the Complections College of Makeup Art and Design. 43°39′09″N 79°22′24″W  /  43.652399°N 79.373383°W  / 43.652399; -79.373383 4. Friebe, Marla. A History of the Toronto Fire Services 1874-2002. Toronto: City of Toronto, 2003. [REDACTED] Media related to The Old Fire Hall at Wikimedia Commons This article about

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1474-439: Is arrested for drunk driving when Marty, encouraged by Tim, reports him. Marty then airs another television advertisement, with Cam's son addressing him as "dad". Furious, Cam seduces Marty's wife, Mitzi, and records them having sex before releasing it as a campaign ad. This forces his campaign manager Mitch Wilson to resign on principle and prompts his wife to leave him and take their children with her, leaving Cam despondent about

1541-538: Is the least imitated", they wrote, "because nobody else can do what he did." In later decades, Aykroyd made occasional guest appearances and unannounced cameos on SNL , often impersonating the American politician Bob Dole . He also brought back past characters including Irwin Mainway and Leonard Pinth-Garnell. In 1995, he appeared on the show to introduce a performance by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip . Aykroyd, who

1608-939: The Ghostbusters franchise . He also is known for his comedic roles in The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Spies Like Us (1985), Dragnet (1987), The Great Outdoors (1988), Coneheads (1993), and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), a sequel to the 1980 film. In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Other dramatic roles include in My Girl (1991), Chaplin , and Sneakers (both 1992). Aykroyd has done supporting roles in Tommy Boy (1995), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), 50 First Dates (2004), Christmas with

1675-466: The Coneheads , talking to "Jake", a State Farm agent, and played the emcee of the video game championship in the science fiction comedy film Pixels . Aykroyd was one of the executive producers of Ghostbusters , a long-discussed reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise , which was released in 2016. Aykroyd had a cameo appearance in the film, along with many of the rest of the surviving original Ghostbusters cast. In early 2021, Aykroyd provided

1742-568: The House of Blues chain of music venues and the Crystal Head Vodka brand. Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952, at Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario . His father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020), a civil engineer, worked as a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau , and his mother, Lorraine Hélène Marie (née Gougeon; 1918–2018), was a secretary. His mother

1809-542: The House of Blues , a chain of music venues, with the mission to promote African-American cultural contributions to blues music and folk art . Many other music and Hollywood personalities helped to finance this chain at its start. It began as a single location in Cambridge, Massachusetts , although other locations quickly followed, starting with a venue in New Orleans in 1994. On New Year's Eve that year, Aykroyd opened

1876-515: The New Labour, New Danger campaign of the Conservative Party during the 1997 United Kingdom general election . The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 10, 2012. The Blu-ray and DVD release was on October 30, 2012. Despite performing better than expected on its opening day by grossing $ 10.3 million, and grossing $ 26.6 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at

1943-450: The West Bank . The film opens with a quote from Texas businessman Ross Perot, stating he was a 1988 presidential candidate. Perot didn't run for president until 1992 and 1996. The film's score was composed by Theodore Shapiro . The Green Day song " 99 Revolutions ", from the album ¡Tré! , plays over the end credits. Musical interludes and " Takin' Care of Business " performed by

2010-936: The Woody Allen film The Curse of the Jade Scorpion . Most of his subsequent film roles have tended to be small character parts in big-budget productions, such as a signals analyst in Pearl Harbor (2001), a neurologist in 50 First Dates (2004), an annoying neighbor in Christmas with the Kranks (2004), and a fire captain in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007). In 2009, Aykroyd and Ramis wrote and appeared in Ghostbusters: The Video Game , which also featured Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson , Annie Potts , William Atherton , and Brian Doyle-Murray . In 2010, he played

2077-762: The "Aykroyd's Ghetto House Cafe" on Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario . In 2004, "House of Blues" became the second-largest live music promoter in the world, with seven venues and 22 amphitheatres in the United States and Canada . It was bought by Live Nation in 2006. In 2007, Aykroyd and artist John Alexander founded Crystal Head Vodka , a brand of high-end vodka known for its distinctive skull-shaped bottle and for being filtered through Herkimer diamond crystals. In 2016, Aykroyd partnered with TV producers Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey and game developer Ike McFadden to release an online-casino game that features

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2144-515: The 1980 film The Blues Brothers , which Aykroyd co-wrote. A sequel, titled Blues Brothers 2000 , was released in 1998 and featured John Goodman as Belushi's replacement. Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles was a regular haunt for the original Blues Brothers in the early days of the band. Belushi and Aykroyd became fixtures at the recording studio, while Blues Brothers band member Steve Cropper called Cherokee his producing home. Whenever they needed

2211-428: The 1990s were similarly poorly received, including Coneheads (also based on a SNL skit), Exit to Eden , Blues Brothers 2000 , and Getting Away with Murder . Four exceptions were My Girl (1991), which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, and Macaulay Culkin , Sneakers (1992), which starred Robert Redford , Tommy Boy (1995), which starred SNL alumni David Spade and Chris Farley , in which Aykroyd played

2278-521: The Blue Line Foundation, which is redeveloping flood-damaged lots in New Orleans and helping first responders buy them at reduced prices. Coastal Blue Line LLC, hopes to eventually rebuild 400 properties in New Orleans. Aykroyd is a member of Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. Aykroyd was briefly engaged to actress Carrie Fisher , proposing to her on the set of The Blues Brothers . In

2345-449: The Blues Brothers. Aykroyd provided the in-game voice of his Elwood Blues character via voiceover. Aykroyd is also owner in part of several wineries in Canada's Niagara Peninsula , and the company that distributes Patrón tequila in Canada. In 2009, Aykroyd contributed a series of reminiscences on his upbringing in Canada for a charity album titled Dan Aykroyd's Canada . He helped start

2412-413: The Kranks (2004), The Campaign (2012), and Behind the Candelabra (2013). He starred as Reverend Mike Weber, in his sitcom Soul Man (1997–1998). He has since appeared on various television shows including It's Garry Shandling's Show (1990), Home Improvement (1997), Family Guy (2009), The Simpsons (2021) and The Conners (2019). Aykroyd is also a businessman, having co-founded

2479-521: The Motch brothers are called to appear before Congress after being exposed by Marty and Cam. The brothers point out that everything they have done is legal under Citizens United v. FEC but are arrested due to their association with Wattley, who is in fact an international fugitive . WWE wrestler The Miz makes a cameo appearance as himself. Principal photography for the film, originally titled Dog Fight , began November 14, 2011, and continued through February 2012 in New Orleans , Hammond , and on

2546-669: The Sacred Hearts Band. Concurrent with his work in Saturday Night Live , Aykroyd played the role of Purvis Bickle, lift operator at the fictitious office block 99 Sumach Street in the CBC Television series Coming Up Rosie . After leaving SNL , Aykroyd starred in a number of films, mostly comedies, with uneven results both commercially and artistically. His first three American feature films all co-starred Belushi. The first, 1941 (1979), directed by Steven Spielberg ,

2613-481: The age of 17, was as a member of the cast of the short-lived Canadian sketch comedy series The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour with Lorne Michaels , among others. He was a member of the Second City comedy troupe in 1973 in both Toronto and Chicago. Aykroyd gained fame on the American late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live ( SNL ). He was originally hired, and paid $ 278 a week (equivalent to $ 1,603 in 2024), as

2680-563: The box office behind The Bourne Legacy ($ 38.1 million), The Campaign was a financial disappointment, grossing $ 86.9 million in the U.S. and Canada and $ 18 million in other territories, for a total gross of $ 104.9 million against a $ 95 million budget. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 204 reviews, with an average rating of 5.94/10. The site's critical consensus states: "Its crude brand of political satire isn't quite as smart or sharp as one might hope in an election year, but The Campaign manages to generate

2747-604: The coming election. Marty leaves Mitzi as a result of the ad but gets revenge on Cam by shooting him during a hunting trip, causing his popularity to increase further. Marty meets with the Motch brothers soon afterwards, but learns of their " insourcing " plans with China; they intend to turn the 14th district into a factory complex and import Chinese workers in order to reduce shipping costs. Marty, realizing he has been used, rejects their support. The Motch brothers in turn defect to Cam's side, revitalizing his campaign and paying his wife to appear alongside him at campaign events to give

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2814-639: The construction of the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Alberta , which recognized Aykroyd's contributions by naming its theatre the Aykroyd Family Theatre . Aykroyd has acquired American citizenship. The Campaign (film) The Campaign is a 2012 American political satire comedy film directed by Jay Roach , written by Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy and stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two North Carolinians vying for

2881-490: The drum kit one night, and Muddy said 'anybody out there play drums? I don't have a drummer.' And I walked on stage and we started, I don't know, Little Red Rooster , something. He said 'keep that beat going, you make Muddy feel good.' And I heard Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett). Many, many times I saw Howlin' Wolf. As well as the Doors . And of course Buddy Guy , Buddy Guy and Junior Wells , Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee . So I

2948-774: The film, she appeared as a jilted girlfriend of John Belushi's character Jake Blues. Their engagement ended when she reconciled with her former boyfriend, musician Paul Simon . In 1983, Aykroyd married actress Donna Dixon . The couple met on the set of Doctor Detroit released the same year and appeared together in four additional films: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Spies Like Us (1985), The Couch Trip (1988), and Exit to Eden (1994). Together, they have three daughters, including Danielle (known by her stage name, Vera Sola ). The couple announced in April 2022 that they were separating after 39 years of marriage, but would remain legally married. Aykroyd maintains his Canadian roots as

3015-429: The hit album Briefcase Full of Blues (drawn from the fact that Aykroyd, as "Elwood Blues", carried his blues harmonicas in a briefcase that he kept handcuffed to his wrist, in the manner of a CIA courier; Belushi originally carried the key to those handcuffs). Briefcase Full of Blues eventually sold 3.5 million copies, and is one of the highest-selling blues albums of all time. The band was much further popularized in

3082-430: The impression of reconciliation. Meanwhile, Marty reconciles with his wife and family and desperately appeals to the voters by revealing the Motch brothers' plans and promising to be completely honest (to that end, revealing several embarrassing secrets about himself). On election day, however, Cam wins due to the voting machines being rigged by the brothers. Cam gloats about his victory to Marty, who recalls to Cam that he

3149-511: The inspiration for the sketch was seeing his aunt Helene Gougeon (a culinary writer and food columnist in Montreal ) put a bass into a blender in order to make a bouillabaisse when he was 12 years old. While Aykroyd was a close friend and partner with fellow cast member John Belushi and shared some of the same sensibilities, Aykroyd was more reserved and less self-destructive. Aykroyd later recalled that, unlike Belushi and others of his peers, he

3216-608: The only member of the SNL cast capable of being a Python. He was known for his impersonations of celebrities such as Jimmy Carter , Vincent Price , Richard Nixon , Rod Serling , Tom Snyder , and Julia Child . He was also known for his recurring roles, such as Beldar, father of the Coneheads family; with Steve Martin , Yortuk Festrunk, one of the "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" brothers from Bratislava, Slovakia ; sleazy late-night cable TV host E. Buzz Miller and his cousin, corrupt maker of children's toys and costumes Irwin Mainway (who extolled

3283-411: The prologue and at the end of Segment Four as the passenger and the ambulance driver. In the early 1980s, Aykroyd began work on a script for the film that eventually became Ghostbusters , inspired by his fascination with parapsychology and his belief in ghosts. The script initially included a much greater fantasy element, including time travel , but this was toned down substantially through work on

3350-501: The recording of " We Are the World " in 1985, as a member of the chorus. He wrote the liner notes for fellow Ottawa-born blues musician JW-Jones 's album Bluelisted in 2008. Until its ending in 2018, he hosted the internationally syndicated radio show "Elwood's BluesMobile", formerly known as the House of Blues Radio Hour , under his Blues Brothers moniker Elwood Blues. In 1992, Aykroyd and Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Isaac Tigrett founded

3417-631: The reserves with a fundraiser concert along with other blues and gospel singers in Mississippi. Aykroyd's passions for the outdoors, geology and paleontology, which he attributes to watching his father work on constructing the Gatineau Parkway which included blasting through granite rock formations to run the highway, have led him to join Canadian paleontologist Philip J. Currie on a number of digs, including fundraising digs and galas as fundraisers for

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3484-564: The role of Ray Zalinsky, and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), in which Aykroyd had a well-received role as a rival hit man. In 1994, Aykroyd made a guest appearance in an episode of the sitcom The Nanny as a refrigerator repairman. In 1997, he starred as an Episcopal priest in the ABC sitcom Soul Man , which lasted two seasons. In 1998, he voiced the role of Chip, a wasp, in DreamWorks Animation film Antz . In 2001, Aykroyd starred in

3551-410: The script with Harold Ramis (who became a co-writer) and director Ivan Reitman . Aykroyd originally wrote the role of Dr. Peter Venkman with Belushi in mind, but rewrote it for Bill Murray after Belushi's death. Aykroyd joked that the green ghost, later known as "Slimer", was "the ghost of John Belushi" and was based on Belushi's party-animal personality. Ghostbusters was released in 1984 and became

3618-479: The show of March 9, 2013. Aykroyd was a close friend of John Belushi . According to Aykroyd, their first meeting helped spark the Blues Brothers act. When they met in a club that Aykroyd frequented, he played a blues record in the background, and it stimulated a fascination with blues in Belushi, who was primarily a fan of heavy rock bands at the time. Aykroyd educated Belushi on the finer points of blues music, and with

3685-626: The virtues and defended the safety of the "Bag-o-Glass" toy); Fred Garvin, a male prostitute; and high-bred but low-brow critic Leonard Pinth-Garnell . Aykroyd and Jane Curtin parodied the Point/Counterpoint segment on the CBS news show 60 Minutes , which featured the liberal Shana Alexander and the conservative segregationist James Kilpatrick , by portraying the two as hating each another; Aykroyd's first words in response to Curtin's point were, "Jane, you ignorant slut!". Aykroyd's eccentric talent

3752-660: The voice of the Postage Stamp Fellow in the episode The Dad-Feelings Limited in the TV series The Simpsons . He also reprised his role of Dr. Ray Stantz in the movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife . Aykroyd expressed interest in having the surviving three actors of the original Ghostbusters team continuing to reprise their roles for as many sequels as possible while they were alive. Aykroyd again reprises his role in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire . Aykroyd participated in

3819-464: The voice of the title character, Yogi Bear , in the live-action/CGI-animated-film Yogi Bear . That same year, Aykroyd and Chevy Chase guest-starred in the Family Guy episode " Spies Reminiscent of Us ", an homage to Spies Like Us . Aykroyd appeared in two February 2011 episodes of CBS's The Defenders as Judge Max Hunter, which also starred Jim Belushi. He also appeared on Top Chef Canada as

3886-595: Was "never diagnosed", but was "sort of a self-diagnosis" based on several of his own characteristics. Aykroyd is a former reserve commander for the police department in Harahan, Louisiana , working for Chief of Police Peter Dale. While on the force, Aykroyd carried his badge with him at all times. He currently serves as a reserve deputy of the Hinds County Sheriff's Department in Hinds County, Mississippi . He supports

3953-546: Was a box-office disappointment . The second, The Blues Brothers (1980), which he co-wrote with director John Landis , was a massive hit. The third, Neighbors (1981) had mixed critical reaction, but was another box-office hit. One of his best-received performances was as a blueblood-turned-wretch in the 1983 comedy Trading Places , in which he co-starred with fellow SNL alumnus Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis . He also appeared in Twilight Zone The Movie in

4020-485: Was co-conceived and co-written by Aykroyd, and directed by Landis. Aykroyd had again intended for Belushi to be the other lead in the film; the part was instead given to SNL alumnus Chevy Chase . The film was intended as an homage to the Bob Hope / Bing Crosby Road to ... movies of the 1940s to 1960s. Bob Hope made a cameo appearance in the film. Dragnet , in which Aykroyd co-starred (with Tom Hanks ) and co-wrote,

4087-500: Was exposed to all of these players, playing there as part of this scene to service the academic community in Ottawa, a very well-educated community. Had I lived in a different town I don't think that this would have happened, because it was just the confluence of educated government workers, and then also all the colleges in the area, Ottawa University , Carleton , and all the schools—these people were interested in blues culture. Aykroyd's first professional experience, which he gained at

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4154-431: Was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1989's Driving Miss Daisy . He was the fourth SNL cast member to be nominated for an Oscar, following Joan Cusack . Aykroyd's directorial debut was 1991's Nothing but Trouble starring Demi Moore , Chevy Chase, John Candy , and Aykroyd, sporting a bulbous prosthetic nose. The film was a critical and box-office flop. Most of Aykroyd's other films in

4221-648: Was of French Canadian descent and his father was of English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Dutch ancestry. His paternal ancestor was Englishman Samuel Aykroyd from Halifax, Yorkshire , who emigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Upper Canada near Kingston, Ontario in 1810. His brother, Peter (1955–2021), was also an actor. He attended St. Pius X and St. Patrick's high schools, and studied criminology and sociology at Carleton University , but dropped out before completing his degree. He worked as

4288-537: Was recognized by others in the highly competitive SNL environment; when he first presented his "Super Bass-O-Matic '76" sketch, a fake TV commercial in which a garish, hyper-pitchman (based on Ron Popeil ) touts a food blender that turns an entire bass into liquid pulp, the other writers and cast members considered the sketch "so exhilaratingly strange that many remember sitting and listening, open-mouthed... Nobody felt jealous of it because they couldn't imagine writing anything remotely like it." Aykroyd later said that

4355-409: Was released in 1987. The film was both an homage and a satire of the previous Dragnet series , with Aykroyd playing Sgt. Joe Friday as a police officer whose law-and-order attitude is at odds with modern sensibilities. In 1988, Aykroyd co-starred (with John Candy ) in the comedy film The Great Outdoors . Aykroyd appeared in four other films released in 1988 ( The Couch Trip , She's Having

4422-401: Was the class president at their school, and had removed a dangerous slide that had scarred the both of them. Marty tells Cam that this greatly inspired him. Realizing the error of who he has become, Cam denounces his win and his record as a congressman, and withdraws, with Marty winning by default. Marty and Cam become friends, with Cam being appointed Marty's chief of staff . Six months later,

4489-401: Was uninterested in recreational drug use. In 1977, he received an Emmy Award for writing on SNL ; he later received two more nominations for writing and one for acting. In Rolling Stone ' s February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to date, Aykroyd was ranked fifth (behind Belushi, Eddie Murphy , Tina Fey , and Mike Myers ). "Of all the original [ SNL ] greats, Aykroyd

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