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Milestones
- 2004: Cast as a neurologist opposite Drew Barrymore in "50 First Dates"
- 2004: Cast opposite Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis in the holiday comedy "Christmas with the Kranks" directed by Joe Roth
- 2003: Cast in "Bright Young Things" an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies"
- 2002: Cast as Britney Spears' father in "Crossroads"
- 2002: Played Kathy Bates' husband in "Unconditional Love"
- 2002: Announced plans to host the late-night talk show "Dan Aykroyd's Out There" on Sci-Fi Channel; project put on hold for retooling
- 2001: Had featured role in "Pearl Harbor"
- 2001: Co-starred in Woody Allen's "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion"
- 2000: Offered villainous turn as Gus Trenor in "The House of Mirth"
- 2000: Co-starred in Denys Arcand's "Stardom"
- 1999: Portrayed the journalist son of a former boxer (Kirk Douglas) in "Diamonds"
- 1998: Co-wrote (with director John Landis) and starred in "Blues Brothers 2000"; John Goodman replaced the late John Belushi as his partner in blue; also produced
- 1998: Served as creative consultant on animated series "The Blues Brothers", a mid-season replacement on the UPN Network; John Belushi's widow Judith Belushi Pisano and husband Victor Pisano also received credit as creative consultants
- 1997: Sparkled as a hit man in "Grosse Pointe Blank"
- 1996: Played US President William Haney in "My Fellow Americans", starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner
- From 1996 to Present: Hosted the syndicated TV program "PSI Factor", which chronicles paranormal activities; one of show's executive producers is Aykroyd's brother Peter
- 1991: Feature directing debut, "Nothing But Trouble"
- 1991: Rare TV guest spot, "Yellow", an episode of "Tales From the Crypt", directed by Robert Zemeckis
- 1989: First largely dramatic supporting role, "Driving Miss Daisy"; garnered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
- 1986: Debut as executive producer, "One More Saturday Night", a film for video and cable markets
- 1984: Co-wrote and co-starred in the hugely popular comedy feature, "Ghostbusters"
- 1983: Provided the voice of Beldar Conehead on "The Coneheads", an unsold animated pilot
- 1980: First Hollwood screenplay (shared credit with director John Landis), "The Blues Brothers"
- 1979: Recorded the album "Briefcase Full of Blues" with Belushi
- 1979: Embarked on a live ten-city tour with Belushi and The Blues Brothers Band
- 1979: US film debut, Steven Spielberg's "1941"
- 1976: Wrote for and appeared on "The Beach Boys Special"
- 1973: Worked as a writer on "Everything Goes", a syndicated Canadian variety/talk show
- 1972: Produced, co-wrote, and acted in a series of 15-minute comedy shows entitled "A Change for a Quarter" for a private cable company
- From 1972 to 1974: Joined Second City comedy troupe; wrote and performed for the Toronto and Chicago companies
- Made primetime TV series debut as regular, lead role in the ABC sitcom "Soul Man"
- Released "Made in America", a live Blues Brothers album
- Formed The Blues Brothers Band with "Saturday Night Live" co-star John Belushi
- Performed as the announcer in "Greed", a live variety show produced by Ivan Reitman for Canadian TV
- Worked as a pitchman on a Canadian cable TV station
- Co-wrote and co-starred in "Coming Up Rosie", a children's program for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Feature film acting and co-writing debut, "Love at First Sight", a Canadian production (released in 1977)
- Ran an after-hours bistro, Club 505, with a couple of friends
- Served on the Board of Directors for the House of Blues, a restaurant-nightclub-entertainment company he co-founded with Isaac Tigrett (co-founder of the Hard Rock Cafe)
- Received a co-creator credit on "The Real Ghostbusters", ABC's animated children's series
- Was an original member of the Not Ready for Prime-Time Players on NBC's "Saturday Night Live"
- Hosted the House of Blues Radio Hour
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