Dan Aykroyd in Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001)
DAN AYKROYD (Chris Magruder) was honored with an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Boolie Werthan in the Best Picture winner "Driving Miss Daisy." He is well known to film audiences for his work in more than 40 features, including Ivan Reitman's "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II," both of which he also co-wrote; "Trading Places," with Eddie Murphy; "Dragnet," which he also co-wrote; "My Girl"; and "Chaplin." This summer, he was seen in the blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" and made a cameo appearance in Ivan Reitman's sci-fi comedy "Evolution."
Aykroyd first came to fame as one of the original "Not Ready For Primetime Players" on "Saturday Night Live." While on the show, he created many of its most popular and enduring characters, including the Coneheads patriarch, Beldar, and Elwood Blues, who, together with John Belushi's Jake Blues, formed "The Blues Brothers."
He and Belushi later brought "The Blues Brothers" to the big screen in the hit film of the same name, co-written by Aykroyd. His many other film credits include "Twilight Zone: The Movie"; Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"; "Spies Like Us," which he also co-wrote; "My Stepmother Is an Alien"; "Nothing But Trouble," which he also co-wrote; "Sneakers"; "Coneheads," which he also co-wrote; "My Girl 2"; "Exit to Eden"; "Tommy Boy"; "Grosse Pointe Blank"; "Blues Brothers 2000," which he co-wrote and produced; the computer animated comedy "Antz"; "Diamonds," with Kirk Douglas; "Stardom"; and "The House of Mirth."
His upcoming films include "The Devil and Daniel Webster," also starring Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Alec Baldwin, who also directed the film; and "Who Shot Victor Fox," with Kathy Bates and Rupert Everett.
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