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Mini Bio:	Dan Ackroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ontario, Canada. He got his first big break in 1972 when he began co writing, Directing and starring in 15-minute shorts for a private cable company. That same year Dan joined the famous Second comedy troupe in which he was in with John Belushi. He then starred in his first feature Love at first sight. In 1975 he joined the first cast of the new show Saturday Night Live, also along with his partner John Belushi. He created probably one of the most famous sketches that he called the Blues Brothers, along with Belushi; they made two blues brothersÂ’ albums and one blues brotherÂ’s movie. With Belushi he also stared in the films 1941 and Neighbors. Lately Dan starred in the sequel to the Blues Brothers, the Blues Brothers 2000, in which John Goodman replaced John Belushi. Dan, John, and Jim Belushi did the super bowl half time show as the Blues Brothers also. Dan received best supporting actor for his role in Driving Miss Daisy. Dan co-owns The House of Blues and Co-owns The Hard Rock CafÃ© both very successful restaurants.
Resume:	here is where you can put a list of Filmography or Discography for example. <A href="http://www.imdb.com/Name?Aykroyd,+Dan" target=_blank> <P><B><I>Films:</I></B><BR></P> <P><B>1974</B>:Gift of Winter<BR><B>1977</B>:Love at First Sight <BR><B>1978</B>:The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash<BR><B>1979</B>:1941, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video <BR><B>1980</B>:The Blues Brothers<BR><B>1981</B>:Neighbors<BR><B>1982</B>:It Came from Hollywood, Neighbors<BR><B>1983</B>:Doctor Detroit, Trading Places, Twilight Zone: The Movie, <BR><B>1984</B>:Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Nothing Lasts Forever<BR><B>1985</B>:Into the Night, Spies Like Us<BR><B>1986</B>:Comedy Music Videos, One More Saturday Night<BR><B>1987</B>:Dragnet<BR><B>1988</B>:Caddyshack II, The Couch Trip, My Stepmother Is an Alien, She's Having a Baby, The Great Outdoors<BR><B>1989</B>:Driving Miss Daisy, Ghostbusters II<BR><B>1990</B>:Loose Cannons, Masters of Menace<BR><B>1991</B>:My Girl, Nothing But Trouble<BR><B>1992</B>:Chaplin, Sneakers, This Is My Life<BR><B>1993</B>:Coneheads<BR><B>1994</B>:Canadian Bacon, Exit to Eden, My Girl 2, North<BR><B>1995</B>:Casper, Getting Away with Murder, Rainbow, Tommy Boy<BR><B>1996</B>:Celtic Pride, Feeling Minnesota, My Fellow Americans, Sgt. Bilko<BR><B>1997</B>:The Arrow, Blues Brothers 2000, Grosse Pointe Blank,<BR><B>1998</B>:Ghostbusters III,</P> <P><BR> </P> <P><B><I>Television:</I></B><BR></P> <P><B>1972 </B>:A Change for a Quarter<BR><B>1973 </B>:Everything Goes, Coming Up Rosie, Greed <BR><B>1975-1979</B>:Saturday Night Live <BR><B>1976 </B>:The Beach Boys Special<BR><B>1985 </B>:The Best of John Belushi<BR><B>1986 </B>:The Best of Dan Aykroyd, One More Saturday Night<BR><B>1987 </B>:The Real Ghostbusters (co-creator) 1986; The Best of Chevy Chase<BR><B>1998 </B>:Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter <BR><B>1989 </B>:The Best of Gilda Radner<BR><B>1990 </B>:Earth Day Special<BR><B>1991 </B>:Tales From the Crypt (episode, "Yellow")<BR></P>ck to view his Filmography</A>

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