# Apparently Dan Aykroyd is nuts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766 "2010-03-08T20:43:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/1 "2010-03-08T20:43:33Z")
I was reading todays paper and came across this [article](http://www.lvrj.com/news/aykroyd-and-the-end-of-the-world-86816827.html). The interviewer asked Aykroyd about 2012. Dan has some rather odd ideas about what is going to happen: > [@](#): > > "As Shirley MacLaine puts it: The light is going to go out in the next few years, 2012, and a new perception will come on. > > "Whether that has to do with the dominance of dark matter in the universe – or some triumph/domination of good and evil – the light we know now, whether that’s a good light or a bad light, is going to change. > > “There’s going to be a phase-wave shift in everything, and that’s very exciting. I don’t think it’s destructive. I think it’s going to be very constructive.” This kinda bums me out. I always liked Aykroyd but I had no idea he is nuts. Slee ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/2 "2010-03-08T20:45:59Z")
He’s a big believer in the supernatural. His character in Ghostbusters probably isn’t that far from reality. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/3 "2010-03-08T20:47:34Z")
Yeah, he’s been nuts for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/4 "2010-03-08T20:48:36Z")
Pop goes the little bubble of the idea that he was normal. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/5 "2010-03-08T21:10:55Z")
Well…he is Canadian… Also from [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd): > [@](#): > > Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 at the Ottawa General Hospita in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada… Aykroyd was born with syndactyly (webbed toes)…He was also born with heterochromia (a condition of having two differently coloured eyes). His right eye is green and his left eye is brown. > > Aykroyd’s great-grandfather Samuel Augustus Aykroyd (1855-), a dentist, had been a mystic and had been involved in Spiritualism, which Aykroyd would have a great interest in, stating that “all that stuff was hanging around the old farmhouse I grew up in, so I was kind of steeped in it”. Yeah, not normal, never was… ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/6 "2010-03-08T21:13:44Z")
His great-grandfather was born in 1855 and is not deceased? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/7 "2010-03-08T21:17:30Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > His great-grandfather was born in 1855 and is not deceased? :eek: Yep. He’s still hanging around the farm house. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/8 "2010-03-08T21:31:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Aykroyd was born with syndactyly (webbed toes) Aykroyd demonstrates his webbed toes, in fact, on **Mr. Mike’s Mondo Videos** , during a segment entitled _Celebrity Deformities_. A fun show, all around. Aykroyd also plays the High Priest of the Church of Jack Lord in it. Nothing about his weird real-life beliefs, though. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/9 "2010-03-08T21:39:34Z")
Yep, Dan Aykroyd has always been drawn to odd and far out stuff, but for some reason I always thought he was supposedly a pretty good guy overall. Then a few years ago, I read (right here on the SDMB) that a Doper had worked with him for a bit, and said that the very married Aykroyd was constantly trying to nail any woman with a pulse who was within eyesight. Hard for me to think he is such a good guy anymore, which is kind of a bummer, as I know that he really tried to help and encourage his old friend John Belushi, who he loved like a brother… ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/10 "2010-03-08T21:44:54Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Then a few years ago, I read (right here on the SDMB) that a Doper had worked with him for a bit, and said that the very married Aykroyd was constantly trying to nail any woman with a pulse who was within eyesight. So, at least he’s normal in one respect. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/11 "2010-03-08T22:05:33Z")
Plus he wears sunglasses when it’s dark. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/12 "2010-03-08T22:08:12Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Then a few years ago, I read (right here on the SDMB) that a Doper had worked with him for a bit, and said that the very married Aykroyd was constantly trying to nail any woman with a pulse who was within eyesight. Despite being married to Donna Dixon?!?!??! I sure hope that’s not true. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/13 "2010-03-08T22:33:52Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > Yeah, he’s been nuts for a while. Crazy like fox, I’d say. He knows how to [use his crackpottery to sell stuff](http://crystalheadvodka.com/index.php?age=true). (warning: auto-play video) ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/14 "2010-03-08T22:41:22Z")
To paraphrase Dr. Venkman, “Dan has gone bye-bye.” ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/15 "2010-03-08T22:42:28Z")
Webbed toes and he never became a competition swimmer?!?!?! What a waste. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/16 "2010-03-08T23:54:09Z")
Slight hijack: this begs the question, Is there a website that gives the scoop on what celebrities are like in real life based on real-life accounts of those who have interacted with them? Something like a cross between those Celebrities in the Buff sites and those “Rate My Teacher” sites. Gotta believe a site like that would garner some hits. Because everyone seems curious about the “real life” celebrities (myself included) and just as many people want to “kiss and tell” (so to speak). Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/17 "2010-03-08T23:56:13Z")
> [@Moonchild](#): > > Slight hijack: this begs the question, Is there a website that gives the scoop on what celebrities are like in real life based on real-life accounts of those who have interacted with them? Something like a cross between those Celebrities in the Buff sites and those “Rate My Teacher” sites. > > Gotta believe a site like that would garner some hits. Because everyone seems curious about the “real life” celebrities (myself included) and just as many people want to “kiss and tell” (so to speak). Just sayin’. There’s a business model that would work! ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/18 "2010-03-09T00:10:19Z")
I guess that would explain why he hosted that “Psi Factor” show. ([Psi Factor - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSI_Factor:_Chronicles_of_the_Paranormal)) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/19 "2010-03-09T00:14:16Z")
So in 2012 I would imagine most material wealth will be meaningless. Does anybody know if Dan has started divesting himself of long term investments and cash and, if so, do you happen to have his contact info? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766/20 "2010-03-09T00:45:00Z")
> [@Wikipedia](#): > > Aykroyd’s great-grandfather Samuel Augustus Aykroyd (1855-), a dentist, had been a mystic and had been involved in Spiritualism, which Aykroyd would have a great interest in, stating that “all that stuff was hanging around the old farmhouse I grew up in, so I was kind of steeped in it”. Steeped in it or stepped in it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-dan-aykroyd-is-nuts/531766.md?page=2)