Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
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1952-07-01
Movies
2026
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
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Marty, Life Is Short
2025
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On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025
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I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
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John Candy: I Like Me
2024
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An SNL Thanksgiving
2024
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Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
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The Greatest Night in Pop
2023
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Zombie Town
2023
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Our Soho
2022
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
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Who Saw the Men in Black
2021
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The Go-Go's
2020
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Belushi
2020
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Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2019
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Fantastic Mr. Murray
2019
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Defend, Conserve, Protect
2019
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Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2016
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Good Fortune
2016
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Ghostbusters
2016
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Ghostheads
2015
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Being Canadian
2015
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I Am Chris Farley
2015
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Pixels
2014
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Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond
2014
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Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective
2014
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Get On Up
2014
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Tammy
2014
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2013
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Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013
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Behind the Candelabra
2013
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Born In Chicago
2013
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
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WWII: Saving the Reality
2012
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The Campaign
2012
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Sunset Strip
2010
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Yogi Bear
2010
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The Women of SNL
2010
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Presidential Reunion
2009
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Julie & Julia
2008
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War, Inc.
2007
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Shortcut to Happiness
2007
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2006
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Working with a Master: John Landis
2005
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
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The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
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Just the Two of Us
2005
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
2005
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Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
2005
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Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005
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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2004
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Christmas with the Kranks
2004
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The Best of So Graham Norton
2004
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Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
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White Coats
2004
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50 First Dates
2003
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James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
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Bright Young Things
2003
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Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003
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Toronto Rocks
2003
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The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2002
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Unconditional Love
2002
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Crossroads
2001
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On the Nose
2001
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Earth vs. the Spider
2001
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
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Evolution
2001
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Pearl Harbor
2000
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The House of Mirth
2000
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Stardom
2000
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Loser
1999
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Diamonds
1999
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Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
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Ghostbusters 1999
1999
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
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Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1998
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Susan's Plan
1998
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Antz
1998
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The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
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Blues Brothers 2000
1998
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Roswell Top Secret
1997
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Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
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The Arrow
1997
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Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
1996
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My Fellow Americans
1996
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Feeling Minnesota
1996
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Rainbow
1996
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Celtic Pride
1996
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Getting Away with Murder
1996
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Sgt. Bilko
1995
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Canadian Bacon
1995
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Casper
1995
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Tommy Boy
1994
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Exit to Eden
1994
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North
1994
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My Girl 2
1994
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A Century of Cinema
1993
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The Best of the Blues Brothers
1993
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Coneheads
1992
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Chaplin
1992
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Sneakers
1992
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This Is My Life
1992
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Two-Fisted Tales
1991
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My Girl
1991
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Nothing but Trouble
1990
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Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
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Masters of Menace
1990
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The Earth Day Special
1990
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Life of Python
1990
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Loose Cannons
1989
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Driving Miss Daisy
1989
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
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Ghostbusters II
1989
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Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1988
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My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
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Caddyshack II
1988
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The Great Outdoors
1988
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She's Having a Baby
1988
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The Couch Trip
1987
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Dragnet
1987
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Citizen Steve
1985
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Spies Like Us
1985
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The Best of John Belushi
1985
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Into the Night
1985
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
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B.B. King: Into the Night
1984
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On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
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Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
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Ghostbusters
1984
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1983
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The Coneheads
1983
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Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
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Trading Places
1983
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Doctor Detroit
1982
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E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
1982
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It Came from Hollywood
1981
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Neighbors
1981
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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1980
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The Blues Brothers
1979
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1941
1979
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Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1978
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The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
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Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
1978
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The Things We Did Last Summer
1978
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1977
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Love at First Sight
1976
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The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976
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The Beach Boys: It's OK
1974
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The Gift of Winter
TV shows
2026
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The UnBelievable: Encounters with Dan Aykroyd
2026
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The Tom Green Farm
2024
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A History of the World in Six Glasses
2023
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The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
2020
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Hotel Paranormal
2020
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Reunited Apart
2019
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The Movies That Made Us
2019
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Biography: Comedy Icons
2018
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The Conners
2017
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Workin' Moms
2017
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Workin' Moms
2015
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Jay Leno's Garage
2015
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The Seventies
2015
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Dino Hunt Canada
2014
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2012
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Inside Comedy
2010
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The Fran Drescher Show
2010
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The Defenders
2006
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Second City: First Family of Comedy
2005
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Living with Fran
2001
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According to Jim
1999
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Family Guy
1999
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Mark Twain Prize
1997
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Soul Man
1997
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The Arrow
1996
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1993
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Intimate Portrait
1993
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The Nanny
1993
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991
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Home Improvement
1991
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Heritage Minutes
1989
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The Simpsons
1989
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Tales from the Crypt
1986
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American Masters
1984
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MTV Video Music Awards
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Saturday Night Live
1974
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Dinah!
1944
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Golden Globe Awards