Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and screenwriter who rose to fame on *Saturday Night Live* in the 1970s.
He co-wrote and starred in *The Blues Brothers* and *Ghostbusters*, both of which became cultural touchstones.
Aykroyd is known for eccentric interests—he co-founded the House of Blues chain and markets Crystal Head Vodka in skull-shaped bottles.
Weekly late-night sketch program
- NBCAmerican television network
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
Coneheads · Jimmy Carter · Julia Child · John Belushi · Gilda Radner · Chevy Chase · Bill Murray · live television
- soul musicPassionate vocal genre, 1960s
- rhythm and bluesPostwar Black popular music
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- James BrownHardest working singer
Ray Charles · Aretha Franklin · Cab Calloway · harmonica · fedora · sunglasses · sequel · House of Blues
Author of film scripts
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- GhostbustersFictional spirit-catching squad
- ConeheadsTapered-cranium extraterrestrial family
- scriptWritten words for performance
Fictional spirit-catching squad
- Trading PlacesExchanging one's position reciprocally
- Driving Miss Daisy1989 Best Picture winner
- ConeheadsTapered-cranium extraterrestrial family
- My GirlClaiming one's beloved
Tommy Boy · Hollywood · character actor · leading man · ensemble cast · co-star · filmography · blockbuster
Paranormal response vehicle
- SlimerVoracious ectoplasmic entity
- ghost trapDevice capturing spectral entities
- ectoplasmSupposed supernatural exudate
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
firehouse · jumpsuit · sequel · franchise · Harold Ramis · Bill Murray
Concert venue and restaurant chain
- live music venueSpace hosting performing artists
- business ventureCommercial enterprise seeking profit
- restaurateurDining business owner
Saturday Night Live
Weekly late-night sketch program
- NBCAmerican television network
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
Weekend Update · Coneheads · Jimmy Carter · Julia Child · John Belushi · Gilda Radner · Chevy Chase · Bill Murray · live television · Emmy Award
John Belushi
- soul musicPassionate vocal genre, 1960s
- rhythm and bluesPostwar Black popular music
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
Ray Charles · Aretha Franklin · James Brown · Cab Calloway · harmonica · fedora · sunglasses · sequel · House of Blues · briefcase
screenwriter
Author of film scripts
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- GhostbustersFictional spirit-catching squad
- ConeheadsTapered-cranium extraterrestrial family
script · dialogue · Harold Ramis · adaptation
Ghostbusters
Fictional spirit-catching squad
- Trading PlacesExchanging one's position reciprocally
- Driving Miss Daisy1989 Best Picture winner
- ConeheadsTapered-cranium extraterrestrial family
Tommy Boy · My Girl · Hollywood · character actor · leading man · ensemble cast · co-star · filmography · blockbuster · cameo
Ecto-1
Paranormal response vehicle
- SlimerVoracious ectoplasmic entity
- ghost trapDevice capturing spectral entities
- ectoplasmSupposed supernatural exudate
paranormal · firehouse · jumpsuit · sequel · franchise · Harold Ramis · Bill Murray
House of Blues
Concert venue and restaurant chain
- live music venueSpace hosting performing artists
- business ventureCommercial enterprise seeking profit
- restaurateurDining business owner
- CanadiansCeline Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- SNLSaturday Night Live, Weekend Update, cold open, sketch comedy, cue cards
- 80s Movie StarsTom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Eddie Murphy, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gibson
- GhostbustersSlimer, Ecto-1, ghosts, firehouse, ghost trap
Dan AykroydLarry David
Andy Kaufman · Jerry Seinfeld · George Carlin · Eric Andre · Richard Pryor