dan aykroyd was nominated for president of the united states
 charitable works in 2009 aykroyd contributed a series of reminiscences on his upbringing in canada for a charity album titled dan aykroyds canada
 three exceptions were my girl 1991 which starred jamie lee curtis and macaulay culkin tommy boy 1995 which starred snl alumni david spade and chris farley in which aykroyd played the role of ray zalinsky and grosse pointe blank 1997 in which aykroyd had a wellreceived role as a rival hit man