Its founders drew inspiration from world culture, art and spiritual tenets in order to . [45], Aykroyd was briefly engaged to actress Carrie Fisher, proposing to her on the set of The Blues Brothers. Try Paramount+ FREE for a week. Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hlne (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. And why does it matter? Danny is, of course, Dan Aykroyd. // -->, ,