Life and work
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor. Born: 1 July 1952. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Canada.
Actor · Writer/Creator · 1952–
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor. Born on 1 July 1952, this profile follows Dan Aykroyd through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984) and Chaplin (1992). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Blues Brothers · Hollywood Palladium
Dan Aykroyd is credited as cast member and writer on The Blues Brothers. The work’s existing location story leads to Hollywood Palladium. Hollywood Palladium is documented as a location associated with The Blues Brothers (1980). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Ghostbusters · The Biltmore Los Angeles
Dan Aykroyd is credited as cast member and writer on Ghostbusters. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The hotel interiors stood in for Ghostbusters’ fictional Sedgewick Hotel, including the ballroom where the team catches Slimer. This is Los Angeles production geography for a story set in New York.
Ghostbusters — credits ↗︎Los Angeles Conservancy: Ghostbusters at the Millennium Biltmore ↗︎
Chaplin · The MacArthur · Park Plaza
Dan Aykroyd is credited as cast member on Chaplin. The work’s existing location story leads to The MacArthur · Park Plaza. The MacArthur · Park Plaza is documented as a location associated with Chaplin (1992). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 11 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
The Biltmore becomes the Sedgewick Hotel
The hotel interiors stood in for Ghostbusters’ fictional Sedgewick Hotel, including the ballroom where the team catches Slimer. This is Los Angeles production geography for a story set in New York.
Los Angeles Conservancy: Ghostbusters at the Millennium Biltmore ↗︎
506 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Hollywood Palladium ↗︎
A screen location
Hollywood Palladium is documented as a location associated with The Blues Brothers (1980). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
6215 Sunset Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎The MacArthur · Park Plaza ↗︎
A screen location
The MacArthur · Park Plaza is documented as a location associated with Chaplin (1992). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
607 S Park View Street
Open street map ↗︎Los Angeles Central Library ↗︎
Ghostbusters
The basement stacks stood in for the New York Public Library when the team encounters the librarian ghost. The library documents the shoot with its original call sheet.
630 W Fifth Street
Open street map ↗︎Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ↗︎
The Ghostbusters encounter the library ghost
The New York Public Library documents Ghostbusters among the films made at its 42nd Street building.
476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
Open street map ↗︎FDNY Hook & Ladder Company 8 ↗︎
Ladder 8 becomes the Ghostbusters' headquarters exterior
The active Tribeca firehouse supplied the headquarters exterior. Interior firehouse filming took place elsewhere, so this entry does not claim the New York building's interior.
City of New York — renovation of the Ghostbusters firehouse ↗︎
14 North Moore Street, New York, NY 10013
Open street map ↗︎Former Elwood apartment site ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Former Elwood apartment site
The former rooming-house site at 22 West Van Buren supplied Elwood’s compact apartment address. The building no longer survives, so the stop is historical production geography rather than a preserved set.
22 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605
Open street map ↗︎Former Soul Food Cafe filming block ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Former Soul Food Cafe filming block
The Soul Food Cafe sequence was filmed at 807 West Maxwell Street. The address has changed since production; visit the neighbourhood as a living place rather than expecting the film’s restaurant interior.
807 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60608
Open street map ↗︎Triple Rock church filming address ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Triple Rock church filming address
The congregation and James Brown performance were staged at the South Chicago address used for the Triple Rock church sequence. It remains community geography, not an open film set.
9114 S Burley Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
Open street map ↗︎McCormick Double House · former Chez Paul ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — McCormick Double House · former Chez Paul
Chez Paul at 660 North Rush supplied the restaurant sequence. The restaurant is gone, so the route records the verified address without promising a surviving interior.
660 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
Open street map ↗︎Chicago City Hall ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Chicago City Hall
Chicago City Hall at 121 North LaSalle belongs to the finale’s race to pay the tax bill, where the mission meets the machinery of the city.
121 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60602
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1952-07-01
Born 1 July 1952
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Blues Brothers
John Landis
The Blues Brothers ↗︎
The Blues Brothers
Ghostbusters ↗︎
Ivan Reitman
Chaplin
Richard Attenborough
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
New York ↗︎
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
Ghostbusters ↗︎
Pole: half a firehouse in two cities; sweep Manhattan, then slide down to Los Angeles.
The Blues Brothers ↗︎
Mission: stack squad cars to the film’s 103 across the real chase places, then stamp the $5,000 paid.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
James Brown ↗︎
James Brown was an American musician. Born on 3 May 1933, this profile follows James Brown through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Robert Downey Jr. ↗︎
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor. Born on 4 April 1965, this profile follows Robert Downey Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), Chaplin (1992), Zodiac (2007) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Carrie Fisher ↗︎
Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer and screenwriter. Born on 21 October 1956, this profile follows Carrie Fisher through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980), When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Maps to the Stars (2014). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Milla Jovovich ↗︎
Milla Jovovich is an American actress. Born on 17 December 1975, this profile follows Milla Jovovich through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chaplin (1992). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
James Woods ↗︎
James Woods is an American actor. Born on 18 April 1947, this profile follows James Woods through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chaplin (1992) and Be Cool (2005). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza and The Viper Room. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Richard Attenborough ↗︎
Richard Attenborough was a British actor. Born on 29 August 1923, this profile follows Richard Attenborough through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chaplin (1992). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.