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Also Known As	Daniel Edward Aykroyd
Born	July 1, 1952 (age 74) • Ottawa • Canada
Awards And Honors	Order of Canada (1998) • Emmy Award (1977): Outstanding Writing in a Comedy - Variety or Music Series • Television Academy Hall of Fame (inducted 2017)
Notable Works	“Spies Like Us”
Married To	Donna Dixon (1983–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Get on Up" (2014) • "The Campaign" (2012) • "Caddyshack II" (1988) • "North" (1994) • "Stardom" (2000) • "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" (2007) • "Coming Up Rosie" (1975) • "The House of Mirth" (2000) • "Shortcut to Happiness" (2003) • "Sneakers" (1992) • "It's Garry Shandling's Show." (1990) • "Spies Like Us" (1985) • "My Fellow Americans" (1996) • "Celtic Pride" (1996) • "Doctor Detroit" (1983) • "Chaplin" (1992) • "Tammy" (2014) • "Hotel Paranormal" (2020) • "Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return" (2013) • "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) • "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) • "Exit to Eden" (1994) • "Nothing Lasts Forever" (1984) • "Dino Hunt Canada" (2015) • "Crossroads" (2002) • "Pixels" (2015) • "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) • "Ghostbusters II" (1989) • "Ghost Busters" (1984) • "The Blues Brothers" (1980) • "Yogi Bear" (2010) • "Pearl Harbor" (2001) • "The Conners" (2019) • "Ghostbusters" (2016) • "My Girl 2" (1994) • "Loser" (2000) • "Workin' Moms" (2017–2019) • "Happily Divorced" (2012) • "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983) • "Susan's Plan" (1998) • "Tommy Boy" (1995) • "Dragnet" (1987) • "The Defenders" (2011) • "Sgt. Bilko" (1996) • "This Is My Life" (1992) • "Evolution" (2001) • "Masters of Menace" (1990) • "Blues Brothers 2000" (1998) • "My Stepmother Is an Alien" (1988) • "Trading Places" (1983) • "Loose Cannons" (1990) • "Intern Academy" (2004) • "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video" (1979) • "The Random Factor" (1995) • "Bright Young Things" (2003) • "Getting Away with Murder" (1996) • "The Couch Trip" (1988) • "Behind the Candelabra" (2013) • "1941" (1979) • "Home Improvement" (1997) • "Into the Night" (1985) • "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" (2001) • "Feeling Minnesota" (1996) • "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004) • "Antz" (1998) • "Diamonds" (1999) • "50 First Dates" (2004) • "Soul Man" (1997–1998) • "Neighbors" (1981) • "Coneheads" (1993) • "The Great Outdoors" (1988) • "War, Inc." (2008) • "Nothing But Trouble" (1991) • "According to Jim" (2002–2009) • "Family Guy" (2009) • "Unconditional Love" (2002) • "Love at First Sight" (1977) • "On the Nose" (2001) • "Heritage Minutes" (1991) • "Rainbow" (1995) • "Tales from the Crypt" (1991) • "Living with Fran" (2006) • "Normal, Ohio" (2000) • "My Girl" (1991)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Nothing But Trouble" (1991)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Dragnet" (1987) • "The Blues Brothers" (1980) • "Spies Like Us" (1985) • "Blues Brothers 2000" (1998) • "Ghostbusters" (1984) • "Saturday Night Live" (1976–1979) • "Ghostbusters II" (1989) • "Coneheads" (1993) • "Nothing But Trouble" (1991)