Dan Aykroyd
Born | July 1, 1952 |
Hometown | Ottawa, Canada |
Net worth | $250 million |
Height | 6'1" (1.85m) |
Spouse | Donna Dixon (m 1983 - 2022) |
Children | Vera Sola , Danielle Aykroyd , Stella Aykroyd , Belle Aykroyd |
Parents | Peter H. Aykroyd |
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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1990 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | Driving Miss Daisy | Nominated |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dan Aykroyd pay tribute to late director Ivan Reitman
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dan Aykroyd have paid tribute to their frequent collaborator Ivan Reitman following his death. The Ghostbusters filmmaker, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 75, gave action man Schwarzenegger his break into comedy with 1988's Twins before reuniting with him for Kindergarten Cop and Junior. Schwarzenegger told his Instagram followers on Monday that he was "devastated" by the death of "comedy royalty". "I'll always be grateful that he took a chance on this Austria
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dan Aykroyd and more stars mourn Canadian film legend Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman, the influential Canadian filmmaker and director of films such as Ghostbusters, passed away at age 75 on Feb. 12. The man who got his start at Toronto's City TV later went on to help further the careers of plenty of celebrities such as Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Rick Moranis and even Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many of them took to social media to pay tribute to the legend and remember what he'd given them and the world as news of his death was announced over the weekend. "Our family is g
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'Ghostbusters' family, more react to death of Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman had his army of well-known, frequent collaborators but the filmmaker and producer’s influence extended beyond that too, as evidenced by the tributes that poured in at the news of his sudden passing at age 75
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Film director and producer, known for irreverent comedies such as Ghostbusters and Animal House
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Ivan Reitman, producer of National Lampoon’s Animal House who later shot to fame as director of Ghostbusters – obituary
Ivan Reitman, who has died aged 75, was a film director and producer known for the comedy hit Ghostbusters (1984), which was nominated for two Oscars; he also secured Oscar and Bafta nominations for producing Up in the Air (2009), directed by his son Jason and starring George Clooney as an emotionally detached management consultant who travels around America firing employees for his corporate clients.
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Ivan Reitman death: ‘Ghostbusters’ filmmaker dies, aged 75
Reitman’s children said the respected producer and director died peacefully in his sleep
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Paul Feig blasts Sony for Ghostbusters snub
Sony is releasing a collection of 'Ghostbusters' movies to celebrate the home release of 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', but Paul Feig's all-female reboot 'Ghostbusters: Answer The Call ' is notably absent.
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Sneakers: Robert Redford and River Phoenix nerd out in 1992’s prescient, high-tech caper
Phil Alden Robinson’s post-cold war exploration of cybercrime is bursting with big stars and big ideas about privacy and data
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'Ghostbusters' star Ernie Hudson talks 'Afterlife', the 2016 reboot, and future sequels (exclusive)
Ernie Hudson looks back on his disappointment with the original film, and shares his thoughts on Paul Feig's reboot, and 'Afterlife'.
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Peter Aykroyd, Emmy nominated 'SNL' actor-writer, dead at 66
Peter Aykroyd, an Emmy-nominated actor and writer on “Saturday Night Live” for the 1979-80 season who later worked with older brother, Dan, on everything from a TV show about the paranormal to such films as “Dragnet” and “Coneheads,” has died at age 66
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