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Aykroyd

British  
/ ˈeɪkˌrɔɪd /

noun

  1. Dan . born 1952, Canadian film actor and screenwriter, best known for the television show Saturday Night Live (1975–80) and the films The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

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“Currently unattached,” it reads, “Catherine — who once dated Dan Aykroyd — is planning to ‘fall in love, get married and have children.

From Salon

Many who do, such as Dan Aykroyd, say very nice things that are insubstantial; Ryan Reynolds is one of the few who comment critically on Mr. Chase’s comedic style, which is highly enlightening.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cropper also joined the John Belushi-Dan Aykroyd act The Blues Brothers in the late 1970s and played on their hit cover of Soul Man.

From BBC

There’s a shot of Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin, who replaced Chevy Chase as anchors on the ever-popular “Weekend Update.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Hanks pulls no shortage of favors, calling in a remarkable spate of talking heads, from Canadian comedy cohorts Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy and Dan Aykroyd, to Tom Hanks, Macaulay Culkin, Conan O’Brien and even some lively inclusions from the legendary Mel Brooks, who directed Candy in 1987’s “Spaceballs.”

From Salon