Dan Aykroyd

Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. 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. Aykroyd went on to gain experience in the Second City comedy troupe and in the National Lampoon stage shows. He gained fame on the American TV show Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1979 where he was known for his impersonations of celebrities like Julia Child and Tom Snyder and for his recurring roles as a huckster, a male prostitute, and high-bred but low-brow critic Leonard Pinth-Garnell. He was born with syndactyly (webbed toes) and Heterochromia Iridium - the condition of having two-different colored eyes. In an interview with Terry Gross, he described himself as having Tourette syndrome that was successfully treated with therapy when he was a preteen, as well as Asperger's syndrome. The latter manifests itself in a fascination with police work, and Aykroyd carries a police badge at all times.

External links

Dan Aykroyd on Northern Stars - Canadians in the Movies: http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/aykroyd.html

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• Dan Aykroyd, Still Full of the 'Blues' - interview on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross - originally aired Nov. 22, 2004

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