Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He attended Carleton University in 1969, where he majored in Criminology and Sociology, but he dropped out before completing his degree. He worked as a comedian in various Canadian nightclubs and managed an after-hours speakeasy...See full bio »
1998Blues Brothers 2000
(performer: "Cheaper To Keep Her", "Lookin' For A Fox", "Riders In The Sky A Cowboy Legend", "Funky Nassau", "Turn On Your Love Light", "Please, Please, Please")
1990Loose Cannons
(performer: "Loose Cannons", "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man", "Proud Mary", "The Theme from The Love Boat")
1987Dragnet
(writer: "City of Crime" / performer: "City of Crime")
1983Doctor Detroit
(performer: "Hold Him", "Working Girls", "Yo Skridlow")
1980The Blues Brothers
(performer: "SHE CAUGHT THE KATY" - uncredited, "I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE" - uncredited, "SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER" - uncredited, "GIMME SOME LOVIN'", "THEME FROM 'RAWHIDE'" - uncredited, "STAND BY YOUR MAN" - uncredited, "EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE" - uncredited, "SWEET HOME CHICAGO", "JAILHOUSE ROCK" - uncredited)
[on
The Blues Brothers sequel] "Basically they gave us the budget to make the film. We got paid zero. I wanted James Belushi to play the part Joe Morton did, but he was doing a TV show and couldn't do it. But Morton did a great job and John Goodman did a good job. I think it's a good companion piece to the first film."
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