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Peter Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – November 6, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer.
Biography
Born to Lorraine (1918–2018) and Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020) inOttawa
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, he was the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward Aykroyd ( ; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Nigh ...
. Along with his older brother, he was in the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto. The two were also on ''Saturday Night Live
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''. He was a cast member and writer during the show's fifth season, from 1979–1980.
He and Dan Aykroyd wrote the movie '' Nothing but Trouble'' in the early 1990s; Peter wrote the story and Dan wrote the screenplay. In 1996, Peter Aykroyd co-created the Canadian sci-fi show '' Psi Factor'' with Christopher Chacon and Peter Ventrella; the show was hosted by his brother Dan and produced 88 episodes.
In 1997, Peter Aykroyd and Jim Belushi provided the voices of Elwood Blues and Jake Blues for the cartoon ''The Blues Brothers: Animated Series'', playing the roles made famous by their respective brothers Dan and John
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. Peter Aykroyd appeared in such films as '' Spies Like Us'', '' Dragnet'', '' Nothing but Trouble'' and '' Coneheads''.
Aykroyd died in Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south o ...
on November 6, 2021, at age 65, from sepsis
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caused by an untreated abdominal hernia
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. His death was first announced two weeks later, through a title card on ''Saturday Night Live''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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