Soon he will have a custom-built Dan Aykroyd winery to go with it. [58], On September 29, 2009, Peter Aykroyd Sr., Dan's father, published a book entitled A History of Ghosts. He left the show in 1979 after four seasons. Built in 1951, the residence contains five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and a large country-style kitchen with adjacent staff quarters. I drank some beers. The ghost also turns on the Stairmaster and moves jewelry across the dresser. Dan is also the creator and founder of Crystal Skull vodka. Tags: Mel's Char Palace, dan aykroyd, gilda radner, commercial, Kill it, cut it, Eat it, Weekend Update: Biden Meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine, the Oscars' Crisis Team, Weekend Update: Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly's Prison Sentences, NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Weekend Update ft. James Austin Johnson and Heidi Gardner, Weekend Update: Gina Bianchi on the Joys of Motherhood, Weekend Update: Bill Walton on LeBron James and the Lakers, Jack White: Taking Me Back/Fear of the Dawn (Live), Woody Harrelson Is Ready to Host Saturday Night Live, Woody Harrelson Takes a Trip Down SNL Memory Lane, Weekend Update: U.S. Aykroyd remains associated with the brand and is present for most openings, attending and performing as one half of The Blues Brothers. Animal House got the green light at Universal soon after that. He was the fourth SNL cast member to be nominated for an Oscar, after Joan Cusack, who was the third.[30]. Trading Places (1983) (Comedy) 4. [29] The film, while considered inferior to the original, was another big hit, earning US$215million. [2][3] His father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer, worked as a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau,[4] and his mother, Lorraine Hlne Marie (ne Gougeon), was a secretary. Aykroyd has been celebrating his birthday with his friends and family on the 1st of July every year. Get the latest scoop directly in your inbox. // -->,