Age: 73
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Daniel Edward Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketches for a private cable company, igniting his passion for acting. At 20, he joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago and Toronto, marking the start of his career. In 1975, Aykroyd joined "Saturday Night Live" as a founding member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players," crafting iconic sketches like "The Blues Brothers" with Belushi and "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" with Steve Martin. The success of "The Blues Brothers" sketch led to a full-length feature in 1980, with Aykroyd writing and producing the movie soundtrack, defying the disco and punk era. His versatile talent shines in roles like Dr. Ray Stantz in "Ghostbusters," Jessica Tandy’s son in "Driving Miss Daisy," a single father in "My Girl," and an assassin in "Grosse Pointe Blank," showcasing both comedic and dramatic prowess.
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz
for Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters: Reign of The Ripper (1988)
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A year later after Zanorin (David Bowie) was sent back to the underworld and Francine Krueger (Lezlie Deane) was taken to the local asylum after once again, the city was saved by the Ghostbusters. However around May, there have been reports of people going missing at night. Only to turn up brutally murdered and had an inverted pentagram carved in their chest, indicating that a psychotic demon worshipping killer is on the loose, following by a dark presence once again looming over New York. Peter (Bill Murray), Ray (Dan Aykroyd) Egon (Harold Ramis), Winston (Ernie Hudson) along with the new gens such as Andie (Molly Ringwald) Carley (Christine Elise) and Kylie (Winona Ryder) start to investigate the happenings as reports of people dealing with demonic entities taking over people's homes keep popping up. However, things escalate once they started to get letters from someone that's stalking them. The letters get more disturbing as things go on, until they found out that the letters were from serial killer. John Durant (Michael Biehn), who gets possessed by the most notorious killer in history. Jack The Ripper, who found their way through the underworld while Durant was in the midst of his killing spree but another entity has been studying the Ghostbusters for a while, but now it was time to make it's first move as it gave the famous Ripper more power than ever before. Now it's time for the gang to stop Jack once and for all. Will they catch him in time?
