We knew him as Dan Aykroyd's brother: Who is Peter Akroyd?
Despite his successful career in Canada, he always preferred to stay away from the spotlight. In the late 1990s, this changed and he joined Larry King Live. He helped with his older brother Dan Akroyd's Ghostbusters movie.
Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, and musician Dan Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
His brother Peter Akroyd was born on 19 November 1955. Peter Akroyd's full name is Peter Jonathan Akroyd. He made a career as an actor, comedian and writer. He was Canadian.
Peter Akroyd appeared primarily in his country, Canada, in productions such as Coneheads, Java Junkie, and Nothing But Trouble.
Peter Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – November 6, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer. 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. Peter Aykroyd appeared in such films as Spies Like Us, Dragnet, Nothing but Trouble and Coneheads.
He wrote the script for 20 episodes of SNL between 1979 and 1980. Later, he also had a prominent role in the Canadian science fiction drama series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal.
Despite his successful career in Canada, he always preferred to stay away from the spotlight. In the late 1990s, this changed and he joined Larry King Live. He helped with his older brother Dan Akroyd's Ghostbusters movie.