Peter Hugh Aykroyd was born to Lorraine and Peter Aykroyd in Canada. He is the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykroyd. Along with his older brother he was in the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The two were also on the popular NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live. Peter was a cast member and writer from 1979-1980, the fifth season. He is also a song writer and performer. Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. ... The second city of a country is the city that is (or was) the second-most important, usually after the capital or first city, according to some criteria. ... ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ...

He and Dan Aykroyd wrote the movie Nothing But Trouble in the early nineties, Peter writing the story and Dan the screenplay. In 1996 he co-created the Canadian sci-fi show PSI Factor with Christopher Chacon and Peter Ventrella which was hosted by his brother Dan Aykroyd. In 1997 he did the voice of Elwood Blues on the cartoon The Blues Brothers Animated Series. The real Elwood Blues was played by his brother Dan Aykroyd on Saturday Night Live and the movie The Blues Brothers. He starred on the show with Jim Belushi who did the voice of Jake Blues. Like Peter, Jim's brother John Belushi had played the real Jake Blues. Peter has appeared in such movies as Doctor Detroit, Dragnet, Nothing But Trouble, Coneheads and many others. He has now retired from acting.^{[citation needed]} Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal was a Canadian sci-fi/drama television series which aired from 1996 to 2000. ... Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Blues brothers bar be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Blues brothers bar be merged into this article or section. ... Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... The Blues Brothers: Dan Aykroyd (left) and John Belushi. ... James Belushi (also known as Jim Belushi) (born June 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor. ... Jake Blues is a character portrayed by John Belushi, as one part of the Rhythm and Blues, and Blues band the Blues Brothers. ... John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian most notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. ... Jake Blues is a character portrayed by John Belushi, as one part of the Rhythm and Blues, and Blues band the Blues Brothers. ... Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman and Carl Gottlieb. ... A dragnet is any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects; including road barricades and traffic stops, widespread DNA tests, and general increased police alertness. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... The Coneheads was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live featuring a family of extraterrestrial aliens with a cone shape head, from the planet Remulak (posing as immigrants from France) and their attempts to pose as a typical suburban American family. ...

External links

• Peter Aykroyd at the Internet Movie Database