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Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM OOnt is a Canadian actor, comedian, producer, musician, and writer. He was an original member of the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” on Saturday Night Live.

During his tenure on SNL, Aykroyd appeared in a recurring series of sketches about the Coneheads, and the Blues Brothers.

Dan Aykroyd wife

In 1983, Aykroyd married actress Donna Dixon. The couple met on the set of Doctor Detroit released the same year and appeared together in four additional films: Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983; Spies Like Us in 1985; The Couch Trip in 1988; and Exit to Eden in 1994. The couple announced in April 2022 that they were separating after 39 years of marriage, but would remain legally married.

Dan Aykroyd children

Aykroyd together with his wife has three daughters, including Danielle known by her stage name, Vera Sola, Stella Irene August Aykroyd, and Belle Kingston Aykroyd.

Dan Aykroyd parents

Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952, at The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada.

His father is called Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, and he was a civil engineer and worked as a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his mother is called Lorraine Hélène Marie, and she was a secretary. His mother was of French Canadian descent and his father was of English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Dutch ancestry.

Dan Aykroyd siblings

Aykroyd has a brother named Peter Aykroyd and who was also an actor.

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