Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: A former criminology student who came to prominence first with Toronto's Second City comedy troupe, and later as one of the original cast members of "Saturday Night Live," the multitalented Aykroyd has been wasted in more atrocious films than almost any screen contemporary of his skill and stature. He appeared with SNL partner and friend John Belushi in 1941 (1979), The Blues Brothers (1980), and Neighbors (1981), and with Eddie Murphy in Trading Places (1983), which may be his best film. He's been well utilized in Ghostbusters (1984, which he cowrote) and its 1989 sequel, and his Jack Webb takeoff in Dragnet (1987) brightened an otherwise dismal film. Cast against type as Jessica Tandy's son in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Aykroyd was surprisingly effective, and was Oscar-nominated for his role. Terrible comedies like Loose Cannons (1989) and Nothing but Trouble (1991), which he wrote, directed, and starred in, were wastes of time for both him and his fans. He redeemed himself with ingratiating performances in Sneakers (1992), Chaplin (1992, improbably but well cast as Mack Sennett) and Coneheads (1993), an expansion of the 1970s "Saturday Night Live" skit, which he cowrote. It was his gentlest and most satisfying comedy in years. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: THE BEST OF DAN AYKROYD - DVD video $12.98 COMEDY GOLD: THE HILARIOUS STORY OF CANADIAN COMEDY - DVD video region 1 $17.98 FOR MORE GREAT CLASSIC COMEDY CD/DVD BARGAINS, CLICK HERE AND VISIT OUR STORE (If you prefer to place your order by phone, please call 1.888.359.1111 - 9am - 2:30pm Eastern.) Read what our customers say about our outstanding service!