During his tenure on SNL , he appeared in a recurring series of sketches, particularly featuring the Coneheads and the Blues Brothers. For his work on the show, he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in After his departure, he has since returned to guest roles.
Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters , and Ghostbusters II he has reprised his role in various projects within the Ghostbusters franchise.
Other dramatic roles include Chaplin , North and Pearl Harbor Aykroyd is also a businessman, having co-founded the House of Blues chain of music venues and the Crystal Head Vodka brand. He attended St. Pius X and St. Patrick's High Schools, and studied criminology and sociology at Carleton University , but dropped out before completing his degree. He worked as a comedian in various Canadian nightclubs and ran an after-hours speakeasy , Club , in Toronto for several years.
Aykroyd developed his musical career in Ottawa, particularly through his regular attendance at Le Hibou , a club that featured many blues artists.
He describes these influences:. There was a little disco club there called Le Hibou, which in French means 'the owl.
