The Truth About Dan Aykroyd's Relationship With His Brother Peter

Publish date: 2024-05-02

If you know anything about Dan Aykroyd beyond his movie career, you probably know he has an enduring interest in the paranormal — the Canadian comedian even says that the movie "Ghostbusters" came out of his interest in parapsychology (via Yahoo! Entertainment). What you might not know is that his entire family, including his brother, also shared an interest in the spooky subject — a fascination that goes back to his great-grandfather, a spiritualist mystic. "It's a family business, really," Dan Aykroyd told Yahoo! Entertainment.

Taking after their father, who wrote the book "A History of Ghosts" inspired by their unusual family lore (via Mental Floss), Dan and Peter went beyond just creating comedy together — they also jointly investigated the paranormal. Peter was an executive producer on "Dan Aykroyd's Out There," the never-aired talk show hosted by Dan on the subject of the supernatural; Peter was also was the creator and executive producer of "PSI Factor," the fictionalized show about a government agency investigating the uncanny that was hosted by Dan (via IMDb).

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