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Dan Aykroyd

Birth name:
Daniel Edward Aykroyd
Date of Birth:
1 July 1952 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Dan Aykroyd attended Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada (1969), where he majored in Criminology and Sociology. He dropped out to work with Second City Stage Troupe in Toronto and started his acting career at Carleton University with Sock'n'Buskin, the campus theater/drama club. Married to Donna Dixon, he has two daughters. His parents are named Peter and Lorraine and his brother Peter Aykroyd is a psychic researcher. Dan received an honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in 1994.