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Hopefully this one will be a little harder to guess, I have been way to easy on you guys with the clues I have been leaving in....
Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Attended Carleton University in Ottawa (1969). Majored in Criminology and Sociology - dropped out to work with Second City Stage Troupe in Toronto. Started his acting career At Carleton University with Sock'n'Buskin, the campus theatre/drama club.
His parents are named Peter and Loraine and his brother (also named Peter) is a psychic researcher. He received an honourary Doctorate from Carleton University in 1994. mini biography
Acting career was well established in high school, he performed in Carnival in 1968 and Murder in the Cathedral in 1969 at St Pats. At the same time he was at St Pats he was appearing in other plays at other Ottawa high Schools.
Trade mark His comically rapid yet steady delivery of a series of tiny details.
Is very interested in the supernatural and has an extensive collection of books on the subject.
His grandfather was a Mountie.
Worked as a mail sorter for Canada's national postal service before he became an actor.
Roman Catholic of English and French extraction. On his father's side, he can trace his ancestry to the 15th century.
Is a victim of syndactylism, a birth defect where several digits are fused together. In the film Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979), takes his shoes & socks off on-screen, to reveal this anomaly.
On his passport, he lists his occupation as "Writer".
Has played harmonica since he was 17 years old.
Holds an advisory commission with the police force in Payne City, Georgia.
Once helped to subdue a drunk and disorderly passenger on a Montreal-LA flight.
Was offered the role of "D-Day" in Animal House, but turned it down.
His right eye is Blue and his left eye is Brown As a child in the early 1960s, he was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome and Asperger syndrome. The symptoms had mostly subsided by the time he was 14.
He has owned or co-owned several bars and restaurants, including the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City and the House of Blues chain.
Ranked #14 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
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It has to be Dan Aykroyd. He was one of the earliest investors in the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chain.
He also has a fascination with motocycle gangs and policemen, which seems like a strange mix.
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I bet that is him because I know he has a brother named Peter that was in Nothing But Trouble with him. I wouldn't have guessed it though, thanks Steve and TKO!!
Another good one London.
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I looked it up (just now, Devo ) and it is indeed Dan Akroyd. Yay! As a blues fanatic, I knew he had something to do with The House of Blues and hangs out with ppl like BB King and Buddy Guy. But that was basically all I knew about him from the clues that were given. For a minute David Bowie also crossed my mind, because of the two different eye colors.
Maybe Saint_in_London, you can make things a bit more difficult by giving us only one clue at the time.. preferably something we can't immediately look up. This maybe convinces the non believers and also allows more ppl to take their chance with this game. Just an idea.. Keep 'em coming. Posts: 1058 | From: Echo Beach, far away in time | Registered: May 2003 | Site Updates: 8
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Hey, the clues where there and you 80s people followed them all the way to big Dan….the interested in the supernatural, plays harmonica, House of Blues chain.
Here are some the bits I had to leave out if you are intresed, I was sure the intrest in police would have given it away if I had put that up
A police buff, he rides an Ontario Provincial Police motorcycle, collects police badges, sometimes rides shotgun with detectives in squad cars, and owns in partnership with several Toronto police officers. Was once engaged to Carrie Fisher
After working together on three films, Jamie Lee Curtis called him the best "screen kisser" who ever had a scene with her. Has a "Blues Brothers" type band with John Belushi's brother, actor Jim Belushi. He has such a fascination with both police officers and criminals, one of the writers from the original Saturday Night Live said his ultimate fantasy was to commit a crime, then arrest himself for it.
Ok. TKO, I'll give that ago, I'm not always able to visit everyday though so your have to bare with me as it could drag on a bit. As for cheating....well i guess people can look just about anything up and get a link to it on the net, we can all do it, just takes the fun out of it though, its not a competion. Hopefully everyone is playing honestly, I'm not suprised they are all being picked off quite quickly. I know the movie/actor knowledge on this site is very high...
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quote:Originally posted by Saint_in_London: I'm not always able to visit everyday though so your have to bare with me as it could drag on a bit.
That is ok Saint. The answer doesn’t have to be found right away. Thanks for the extra trivia.. Posts: 1058 | From: Echo Beach, far away in time | Registered: May 2003 | Site Updates: 8
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Hey I didn't even realize that about Dan Akyroyd and the birth defect thing. I think there are some people around here who have the same thing and I have even seen some people where it effects there hands as well.
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