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Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952, at Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario. [1] His father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020), a civil engineer, worked as a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, [2] and his mother, Lorraine Hélène Marie (née Gougeon; 1918–2018), was a secretary.
Donna Lynn Dixon (born July 20, 1957) [1] [2] [3] is an American model, pageant winner and former actress. Her acting credits include two seasons as Sonny Lumet in the television show Bosom Buddies and roles in Doctor Detroit (where she met her future husband Dan Aykroyd) and Spies Like Us.
Dan Aykroyd is one of the original SNL cast members, acting on the show from 1975-79. He left the program with fellow cast member John Belushi due to rampant drug problems on set.
Vera Sola was born Danielle Aykroyd to actor Dan Aykroyd and actress Donna Dixon, on November 18, 1989, in Los Angeles, California. She grew up between New York and Canada. She went to Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) and graduated from Harvard with a degree in literature. After college, she worked on the radio and as a voice actor.
Byron Purvis/AdMedia Newscom/Mega Actor Dan Aykroyd and his wife, Donna Dixon, have announced their plans to separate after almost 40 years together. Celebrity Splits of 2022: Stars Who Broke Up ...
Dan Aykroyd and his wife Dona Dixon are separating after nearly 40 years of marriage, ET can confirm.In a joint statement to ET, the Ghostbusters star and Dixon said that "after 39 years as a ...
The couple announced their split in 2022, but the 'Ghostbusters' star is still on good terms with his ex.
Appearing on the show were Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner, among others. Shuster and Michaels moved to Los Angeles to work on The Lily Tomlin Show for ABC, where they also met Laraine Newman, whom they invited, along with Aykroyd and Radner, to join the Not Ready for Prime Time Players for Saturday Night Live.