Peter Aykroyd Net worth
Peter Aykroyd Net worth – Peter Aykroyd has a net worth of $4 million. Peter Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – November 20, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer. He is well known to be the brother to Dan Aykroyd, the 69-year-old comedian.
Peter Aykroyd Biography
Peter Aykroyd Biography – He was the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykroyd and was born in Ottawa to Lorraine and (Samuel Cuthbert) Peter Hugh Aykroyd. He was a member of Toronto’s Second City comedy troupe with his older brother. They appeared together on Saturday Night Live as well. In the fifth season (1979-80), he was a cast member and a writer.
In the early 1990s, he co-authored the film Nothing But Trouble with Dan Aykroyd; Peter wrote the story and Dan wrote the screenplay. In 1996, Peter Aykroyd, Christopher Chacon, and Peter Ventrella co-created the Canadian sci-fi show Psi Factor, which aired for 88 episodes and was hosted by his brother Dan.
In 1997, Peter Aykroyd and Jim Belushi provided the voices of Elwood Blues and Jake Blues for the animated series The Blues Brothers: Animated Series, reprising their respective brothers’ roles. Spies Like Us, Dragnet, Nothing But Trouble, and Coneheads were among the films in which Peter Aykroyd starred.
Peter Aykroyd Career
Peter Aykroyd Career – In 1979, Peter began a great career on ‘SNL,’ joining the fifth season. At the 1980 Emmy Awards, he and his crew were nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. Peter has appeared in films such as ‘Spies Like Us,’ ‘Coneheads,’ and ‘Justice,’ among others.
He and his brother co-wrote the 1991 film ‘Nothing But Trouble,’ which he also directed and starred in opposite John Candy and Demi Moore. Between 1996 to 2000, Peter co-created the long-running Canadian sci-fi series ‘Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranorma.’
Dan, who featured in numerous roles on ‘SNL’ between 1975 and 2013, has yet to comment on the tragic news. He’s been pushing his new film, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ a lot.
At the end of SNL on November 20, 2021, one day after his 66th birthday, it was reported that Aykroyd had died.
Peter Aykroyd Cause of Death
Peter Aykroyd Cause of Death – At the time of writing, no further information about his demise, including a cause of death, was available.
