Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM, OOnt, is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, singer, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Ray Stantz in the Ghostbusters films (also reprising this role as a cameo in the 1995 Universal Pictures live-action film Casper) and Elwood Blues in the 1980 musical comedy film The Blues Brothers and its 1998 sequel. He is also well-known for portraying Art Weber in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, as well as voicing Chip in the 1998 DreamWorks animated film Antz and the titular character of the 2010 live-action/animated film Yogi Bear. Additionally, he is known as a member of The Not Ready for Prime Time Players on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1975–1979).
For Disney, he guest-starred as Rev. Mike Weber in the Home Improvement episode "Losing My Religion". He also played Jimmy Flaherty in Celtic Pride, Grocer in the 1997 Hollywood Pictures film Grosse Pointe Blank, and Captain Thurman in the 2001 Touchstone Pictures film Pearl Harbor.
Roles[]
Jimmy Flaherty
(Celtic Pride)
(Celtic Pride)
Grocer
(Grosse Pointe Blank)
(Grosse Pointe Blank)
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Dan Aykroyd speaks onstage during the 2015 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala.
Trivia[]
- He was considered to voice Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's Toy Story, along with several other actors, but the role went to Tim Allen instead.[1]
- He was also considered to voice Genie in Aladdin, but the role was eventually given to Robin Williams.[citation needed]
- He was also considered to voice James P. Sullivan, Pacha, and Eli La Bouff in Pixar's Monsters, Inc., The Emperor's New Groove, and The Princess and the Frog (respectively), but the role was ultimately given to John Goodman.[citation needed]
- He was also considered for the role of Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. However, Rick Moranis was cast instead.[citation needed]
- He was also considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. However, Ewan McGregor was cast in the end.[citation needed]
