They were even described by Austin Milbarge ( Aykroyd ) as being " the roof of the world " and having " sub-Arctic temperatures ".

* Slimer has been described as " The Ghost of John Belushi " by Dan Aykroyd in many interviews.

Though devastated by his friend's death, Aykroyd presented the award alone, remarking from the stage " My partner would have loved to have been here to present this, given that he was something of a visual effect himself.

Aykroyd considers himself a Spiritualist, stating that:

Z finds them gone and makes his way to rescue Bala, aided by a wasp named Chip ( Dan Aykroyd ), whom he met earlier and has made himself drunk grieving over the loss of his swatted wife, Muffy ( Jane Curtin ).

Also rounding out the cast were Thomas himself along with comedy vets Dan Aykroyd, Dave Foley, Matt Frewer, Maury Chaykin, Linda Boyd and Saul Rubinek.

In addition, the series usually featured big-name guest stars ( John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Martin Short and Catherine O ' Hara ) Thomas knew from The Second City and other previous projects — although the musical guest for the series finale was actually a fictionalized version of Johnny Cash played by Dave himself.

Aykroyd himself often returned in guest appearances on the show throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s to impersonate Republican primary candidate Bob Dole, while Jon Lovitz appeared frequently in late 1980s episodes as Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.

In a recent radio interview with the Hill-Man Morning show, Aykroyd said if he could forget one film he did it would be Exit to Eden.

Had I lived in a different town I don't think that this would have happened, because it was just the confluence of educated government workers, and then also all the colleges in the area, Ottawa University, Carleton, and all the schools — these people were interested in blues culture .< ref > Still on a mission from God ; interview with Dan Aykroyd by Roger Gatchet, May 18, 2007, www. austinsound. net.

The Blues Brothers ' personas and stage act were influenced by Sam & Dave, according to an April 1988 interview with Aykroyd in the Chicago Sun-Times.

In a 2003 interview Dan Aykroyd had United Kingdom talk show with host Michael Parkinson, he stated that Columbia had an interest in getting this off the ground and strong interest in Anna Chlumsky returning to her role as Vada.

An independent film is now in post-production about Dudleytown ( Spring-2012 )-a place the actor, Dan Aykroyd, reportedly called " the scariest place on Earth " in an interview with Playboy Magazine, although he mistakenly said it was in Massachusetts.

Dan Aykroyd also mentioned in an interview that he drew inspiration from the movie " This Island Earth " where the very tall foreheads of the aliens go largely unnoticed by humans.

Devo also contributed two songs, " Theme from Doctor Detroit " and " Luv-Luv " to the 1983 Dan Aykroyd film Doctor Detroit, and produced a music video for " Theme from Doctor Detroit " featuring clips from the film with live action segments.

Aykroyd was born with syndactyly, or webbed toes, which was revealed in the movie Mr. Mike's Mondo Video and in a short film on Saturday Night Live titled " Don't Look Back In Anger.

While Aykroyd was a close friend and partner with fellow cast member John Belushi and shared some of the same sensibilities, Aykroyd was more reserved and less self-destructive.

During his monologue, he did a musical bit with James Belushi that was similar to the Blues Brothers, but neither Aykroyd nor Belushi donned the famous black suit and sunglasses.

Aykroyd was good friends with John Belushi.

According to Aykroyd, it was his first meeting with Belushi that helped spark their popular Blues Brothers act.

When they met in a club Aykroyd frequented, Aykroyd put on a blues record to play in the background, and it stimulated a fascination with blues in Belushi, who was primarily a fan of heavy rock bands at the time.

Aykroyd educated Belushi on the finer points of blues music and, with a little encouragement from then-SNL music director Paul Shaffer, it led to the creation of their Blues Brothers characters.

" In the biography " Belushi ", Aykroyd claims that Belushi was the only man he could ever dance with.

In 1992, Aykroyd, along with many other notable music and Hollywood personalities, founded the House of Blues.

Aykroyd still performs as Elwood back with Belushi's younger brother James Belushi, who plays " Brother Zee " on stage.

Concurrent with his work in Saturday Night Live, Aykroyd played the role of Purvis Bickle, lift operator at the fictitious office block 99 Sumach Street in the CBC Television series Coming Up Rosie.

After leaving Saturday Night Live, Aykroyd starred in a number of films ( mostly comedies ), with uneven results both commercially and artistically.

Aykroyd originally wrote the role of Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters ( 1984 ) with Belushi in mind, but rewrote the part for Bill Murray after Belushi died.

Ghostbusters became a huge success for Aykroyd as a co-creator, co-writer, and one of the lead actors ; the film's inspiration came from Aykroyd's fascination with parapsychology.

Other films that starred Aykroyd in the 1990s included Exit to Eden, Blues Brothers 2000, and Getting Away with Murder ; these were also poorly received.

In 2009, Aykroyd along with Harold Ramis, wrote and appeared in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, which also featured Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, William Atherton, and Brian Doyle-Murray.

" ( The two had co-starred in the film Spies Like Us, another film in which Aykroyd had hopes, which Belushi's death had dashed, that John Belushi would co-star with him.

As of 2006, Aykroyd has entered a partnership with Niagara Cellars, which owns four wineries in the Niagara region.

Aykroyd would carry his badge with him at all times.

Among the well-known people who hail from the Ottawa Valley, are former governor-general and broadcaser Adrienne Clarkson, Alanis Morissette, Margaret Atwood, Lorne Greene, Bryan Murray, Terry Murray, Frank Finnegan, Bruce Cockburn, Peter Jennings, Matthew Perry, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Redman, Tom Green, Rich Little, Paul Anka, Alan Verch and Princess Margriet, sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Upon discovering that his wife is having an affair, depressed insomniac Ed Okin ( Jeff Goldblum ) drives to the airport on Herb's suggestion ( Dan Aykroyd ), where he is surprised by a beautiful jewel smuggler, Diana ( Michelle Pfeiffer ), who lands on his car and begs him to drive her away from four Iranians who are chasing her.

In August 1979, Shearer was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live, one of the first additions to the cast, and an unofficial replacement for John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, who were both leaving the show.

The halftime show was titled " Blues Brothers Bash " and featured actors Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, and James Belushi as the Blues Brothers.

Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952, at the Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

This would greatly interest Aykroyd, who stated: " All that stuff was hanging around the old farmhouse I grew up in, so I was kind of steeped in it.

Aykroyd was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and had intended to become a priest until the age of seventeen.

Some assert that it was Ottawa artist Arthur II who joined the band to play drums and that, at best, Aykroyd was a member of the audience.

Aykroyd gained fame on the American late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live, where he was a writer and the youngest cast member for its first four seasons, from 1975 to 1979.

Aykroyd used to joke that the green ghost ( who would later come to be known as " Slimer ") was " the ghost of John Belushi ," based on the similar party animal personality.

Aykroyd was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1989's Driving Miss Daisy.