Announced at the end of SNL tonight. Dan Aykroyd's brother, fellow Second City comedian, and SNL cast member from 1979-1980.

RIP

https://deadline.com/2021/11/peter-aykroyd-dead-saturday-night-live-pays-tribute-to-former-cast-member-writer-1234878310/

R.I.P. to Dan's younger brother. :\'(

He had just turned 66 a couple days ago.


This is going to be off topic (in a sense), but I also spotted Dominican baseball shortstop Julio Lugo on the "recent deaths" list as well. He, too, had a recent birthday (46th on Tuesday), but kicked the bucket one day beforehand (Monday) due to heart attack. :\'(

R.I.P. to Dan's younger brother. :\'(

He had just turned 66 a couple days ago.



Does he have any claim to fame aside from having a famous sibling? I never heard of him. 

Does he have any claim to fame aside from having a famous sibling? I never heard of him.


Yeah I think he was on SNL for a year. And Donna Dixon is his sister in law.

Yeah I think he was on SNL for a year. And Donna Dixon is his sister in law.


Those are both very tenuous claims to fame.

Announced at the end of SNL tonight. Dan Aykroyd's brother, fellow Second City comedian, and SNL cast member from 1979-1980.

RIP

https://deadline.com/2021/11/peter-aykroyd-dead-saturday-night-live-pays-tribute-to-former-cast-member-writer-1234878310/

RIP to Peter Aykroyd.  :\'(

:\'( :\'( :\'(


Cat

Those are both very tenuous claims to fame.


He was also in Doctor Detroit, Second City Television, Coneheads, Spies Like Us, Kids of the Round Table, and Dragnet. He was nearly legendary.

He was also in Doctor Detroit, Second City Television, Coneheads, Spies Like Us, Kids of the Round Table, and Dragnet. He was nearly legendary.


If that's "nearly legendary" then so is Joe Blow who lives down the street from me.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Seriously, I'm sorry the guy died and all that, but the standards for "legendary" seem to have fallen drastically.

If that's "nearly legendary" then so is Joe Blow who lives down the street from me.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Seriously, I'm sorry the guy died and all that, but the standards for "legendary" seem to have fallen drastically.


There’s a whole Wikipedia page that covers him. That’s gotta count for something; not any old Joe Blow gets one of those.

There’s a whole Wikipedia page that covers him. That’s gotta count for something; not any old Joe Blow gets one of those.


Oh, they most certainly do. Along with John Q Public, John Q. Citizen and John Q. Taxpayer, or Jane Q. Public, Jane Q. Citizen, and Jane Q. Taxpayer, as well as Tom, Dick and Harry.

As well as the lesser known Joe Doakes and Joe Schmoe, which is about the category I'd put Peter Ackroyd in.  ;D  ;D  ;D

"There are various similar terms including John Q. Citizen and John Q. Taxpayer, or Jane Q. Public, Jane Q. Citizen, and Jane Q. Taxpayer for a woman. The name John Doe is used in a similar manner. The term Tom, Dick and Harry is often used to denote multiple hypothetical persons. An equivalent term is Joe Public which is used in the United Kingdom. Roughly equivalent are the names Joe Blow, Joe Six-pack, and the nowadays rather less popular Joe Doakes and Joe Shmoe"

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Q._Public

Oh, they most certainly do. Along with John Q Public, John Q. Citizen and John Q. Taxpayer, or Jane Q. Public, Jane Q. Citizen, and Jane Q. Taxpayer, as well as Tom, Dick and Harry.

As well as the lesser known Joe Doakes and Joe Schmoe, which is about the category I'd put Peter Ackroyd in.  ;D  ;D  ;D

"There are various similar terms including John Q. Citizen and John Q. Taxpayer, or Jane Q. Public, Jane Q. Citizen, and Jane Q. Taxpayer for a woman. The name John Doe is used in a similar manner. The term Tom, Dick, and Harry is often used to denote multiple hypothetical persons. An equivalent term is Joe Public which is used in the United Kingdom. Roughly equivalent are the names Joe Blow, Joe Six-pack, and the nowadays rather less popular Joe Doakes and Joe Shmoe"

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Q._Public


Okay I think we get the idea.  Peter Aykroyd isn't nearly as popular as his brother Dan Aykroyd is .

Okay I think we get the idea.  Peter Aykroyd isn't nearly as popular as his brother Dan Aykroyd is .


I know, I know. I wasn't crazy about disrespecting the guy that way, but they way people were talking...I just wanted to bring some perspective.  :-\\

There’s a whole Wikipedia page that covers him. That’s gotta count for something; not any old Joe Blow gets one of those.


My grandmother & great-grandfather have Wikipedia pages.


Cat

My grandmother & great-grandfather have Wikipedia pages.


Cat


They must have been very notable people!

USAToday is reporting that Peter Aykroyd died from having an untreated, my mom says that it may have been an undiagnosed, abdominal hernia.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/11/21/peter-aykroyd-dead-former-snl-cast-member-dan-aykroyd-brother/8710150002/#:~:text='SNL'%20alum%20Peter%20Aykroyd%20died,hernia%2C%20brother%20Dan%20Aykroyd%20says&text=Peter%20Aykroyd%2C%20a%20former%20comedian,He%20was%2066.

They must have been very notable people!



Yup. They were.


Cat