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For a "Retiring" Actor, Aykroyd Sure Stays Busy

Article about Dan's attempt to retire from acting.

Latest Claim to Fame

Short article about inductees to the Canadian Walk of Fame, of which Aykroyd was one.

Dan Aykroyd Quitting Hollywood

A short article about Dan's intention to leave the business.

"Dan Aykroyd: Sidelights"

Article about Dan's carerr, focusing mostly on SNL and The Blues Brothers

"Aykroyd's Got Soul, Man"

Article from the Newfoundland Herald about "Soul Man" and Dan's life.

"How Much is a Pint of Milk?"

A Q&A session with Dan from a UK magazine.

"Aykroyds: Father and Son Write for the Fun of It."

Short article about Dan and his father's book.

Dan Aykroyd: AKA Elwood Blues Live at the Hard Rock

Interview with Dan from "Hard Rock Cafe" magazine.

Short article about Dan and his father's book.

Dan Aykroyd and the Art of Motorcycle

Article by Dan about an artist's paintings of motorcycles.

SCTV: Behind the Scenes

Excerpts from Dave Thomas's book SCTV: Behind the Scenes

Offscreen With Dan Aykroyd

Article about Dan's Ontario retreat, from a Canadian magazine.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Funny

Interview with Dan and Chevy Chase

The Joint's Jumpin'

Article about the opening of the Sunset Strip House of Blues.

Tribute to Kirk Douglas: Dan Aykroyd

Dan's speech for the Screen Actors Guild Awards tribute to Kirk Douglas.

Blues For Dummies: Dan Aykroyd

Dan's introduction to the book Blues For Dummies

Enter Whining

Excerpts from Fran Drescher's book Enter Whining. Dan and Donna Dixon are mentioned frequently.

Renew Yourself

Short article about Donna Dixon, Dan and celebrity fitness programs.

Dan Aykroyd: All-Round Second Banana

Interview with Dan from a European magazine. The interview was at the time of the release of Ghostbusters, a time when Dan granted few print interviews.

Entertaining Canadians

Dan's entry from the book Entertaining Canadians, a fairly hard-to-find encyclopedia of Canadian entertainers.

Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy

Excerpts from the biography of John Candy (just excerpts about John Candy and his frienship w/Dan).

Dictionary of American Comedy: Dan Aykroyd

Dan's entry in the Dictionary of American Comedy.

"Our Danny Boy"

Great interview with Dan from Ottawa Magazine, 1992.

Nightmares of the Rich and Famous: Dan Aykroyd

Dan's contribution to Heavy Metal Magazine's column, "Nightmares of the Rich and Famous."

Spook Stalker

An interview with Dan's brother, Peter Aykroyd. Includes info about Dan, of course.

Architectural Digest Visits: Dan Aykroyd

Article about Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon and their farmhouse in Ontario, from Architectural Digest.

Architectural Digest Visits: Dan Aykroyd--The Photo Tour

This includes the photographs of Dan's farmhouse as well as the captions that are not included in the text of the article above.

Easyrider

From Maclean's magazine, this discusses Dan's involvement with the CBC Tv's AVRO Arrow series, Dan's Canadian pride and citizenship, etc.

Resident Alien

Also from Maclean's, an interview with Dan and discussion of the Coneheads movie.

Typecasting

Discusses Dan's film Sneakers and Dan's own interest in technology and security.

"Messin' with the Kid", The Rolling Stone Interview

An interview from February 1979

Dan Aykroyd: The Playboy Interview

The interview from Playboy,August 1993.

"Turnin' it Loose with Dan Aykroyd", People Weekly, May 16, 1994.

Short article about Aykroyd and company opening the Sunset Strip House of Blues.

Public Domain Articles

JAM articles with Dan Aykroyd

A collection of articles with Dan that have appeared at the Canadian online magazine Jam

Dan Aykroyd's Other Business Interest

Short piece about Dan's success in the restaurant business.

Dan Aykroyd Chat Transcript, Nov. 3, 1998.

This is the transcript from People Online's Chat with Dan Aykroyd, Nov. 3. 1998.