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Doctor Detroit is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Pressman with writing by Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, and Robert Boris. The film stars Dan Aykroyd , Howard Hesseman , Lynn Whitfield , Fran Drescher , and Donna Dixon , with a special appearance by James Brown .
Spies Like Us is a 1985 American spy comedy film directed by John Landis, and starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon.The film presents the comic adventures of two novice intelligence agents sent to the Soviet Union.
Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952, at Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario. [1] His father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020), a civil engineer, worked as a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, [2] and his mother, Lorraine Hélène Marie (née Gougeon; 1918–2018), was a secretary.
Aykroyd and Dixon married in 1983 after meeting on the set of Doctor Detroit. Neither had been married previously, although Aykroyd was briefly engaged to Carrie Fisher .
Dan Aykroyd is one of the original SNL cast members, acting on the show from 1975-79. He left the program with fellow cast member John Belushi due to rampant drug problems on set.
Donna Lynn Dixon (born July 20, 1957) [1] [2] [3] is an American model, pageant winner and former actress. Her acting credits include two seasons as Sonny Lumet in the television show Bosom Buddies and roles in Doctor Detroit (where she met her future husband Dan Aykroyd) and Spies Like Us.
Jason Reitman recalls the 'almost impossible' task of finding the right actor to play Dan Aykroyd in “Saturday Night” Gerrad Hall October 15, 2024 at 1:12 PM
"Spies Like Us" is the title song to the 1985 Warner Bros. motion picture of the same name, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and Donna Dixon. It was written and performed by Paul McCartney, and reached number 7 on the Billboard singles chart in early 1986, making it McCartney's last US top ten hit until 2015's "FourFiveSeconds". [1]