1984Nominee
Best Performance
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Dan Aykroyd
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 1, 1952
Biography
Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
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2015Nominee
Best Performance
Pixels
2021Nominee
Best Performance
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Career Highlights
1984Highlight
Best Performance
Ghostbusters
2004Highlight
Best Performance
50 First Dates
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Pixels
Ghostbusters: Afterlife