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Dan Aykroyd
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Canadian-American actor (born 1952)
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor born in 1952 who has had a prominent career in film and television. He is notable for his work in comedy and entertainment, making him a significant figure in popular culture.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Boys in Grace
- Boys in Hell
- Soul
- Blues
- Shannon Taggart
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Los Angeles
- Active from
- 1952-07-01
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,283
- Total plays
- 5,464
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,752x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,048x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,410x
- Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation
· 2013 · cited 11,791x
- Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
· 2020 · cited 11,536x
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Quotes
- “You're from the isle of ghosts and, as you know, there are ghosts walking around all over the place over there. Loads of people have seen them, heard a voice or felt the cold temperature. I believe that they are between here and there, that they exist between the fourth and the fifth dimension and that they visit us frequently.”
- “I was never into the powders or pills. I tried it all but didn't like that clenched-teeth feeling. I didn't like the "I'm a palpitating rabbit and I'm gonna solve the world's problems" feeling either. I drank some beer. I'm still here.”
- “You know, even when the material wasn't so good, I've gotten to work with the greats, and I've always given it my best shot. I'm satisfied with my work. I could stop tomorrow, and if Bright Young Things was my last role, I could say I tidied it up with dignity.”
- “Greetings and death to our enemies.”
- “Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50.00 a barrel so we have to have these wars. I think it's incumbent upon us to.”
- “I am a Spiritualist, a proud wearer of the Spiritualist badge. Mediums and psychic research have gone on for many, many years.”
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.thebluesmobile.com
- Image
- Dan Aykroyd cropped.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Dan Aykroyd
- date of birth
- 1952-07-01
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- social media followers
- 366157
- birth name
- Daniel Edward Aykroyd
- number of viewers/listeners
- 2439848
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Article
Daniel Edward Aykroyd (/ˈækrɔɪd/ AK-royd; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
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. During his tenure on SNL, he appeared in a recurring series of sketches, including the Coneheads and the Blues Brothers. For his work on the show, he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1977. Since his departure, he has returned for guest roles.