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Canadian actor and comedian (1955–2021)

For the English writer, see Peter Ackroyd. For the British academic, see Peter Ackroyd (biblical scholar).

Peter Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – November 6, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer.

Biography

Born to Lorraine (1918–2018) and Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020)^[1] in Ottawa, he was the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykroyd.^[2] Along with his older brother, he was in the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto.

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The two were also on Saturday Night Live. He was a cast member and writer during the show's fifth season, from 1979–1980.^[3]

He and Dan Aykroyd wrote the movie Nothing but Trouble in the early 1990s; Peter wrote the story^[4] and Dan wrote the screenplay.

In 1996, Peter Aykroyd co-created the Canadian sci-fi show Psi Factor^[4] with Christopher Chacon and Peter Ventrella; the show was hosted by his brother Dan and produced 88 episodes.^[5&