Dan Aykroyd

Daniel Edward Aykroyd, C.M. (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter.

His father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, was a policy adviser to Pierre Trudeau's government; h

Daniel Edward Aykroyd, C.M. (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter.

His father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, was a policy adviser to Pierre Trudeau's government; his mother, Lorraine Gougeon, was French-Canadian. He attended Catholic high schools (St Pius X and St. Patricks), He was briefly expelled from St. Patricks. Aykroyd studied criminology at Carleton University, leaving before he completed a degree. He worked as a comedian in various Canadian nightclubs.