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Why do you think Dan Aykroyd didn’t have the same late career success as Bill Murray?

posted 6 years ago by TMC-4 (20284)
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I mean Aykroyd is a very talented comedic and dramatic actor and also a great screenwriter. They both dominated the 80’s with their comedies and made a ton of great movies, but Bill Murray was able to transition to more adult dramatic roles. He was able to find a bunch of good roles that were about mid-life and getting old and he was able to use his comedic and dramatic acting talents to make some great movies and put in some great award winning performances.

Why don’t you think Aykroyd was able to make this transition? He’s equally talented and a great screenwriter.

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-you-think-Dan-Aykroyd-didn-t-have-the-same-late-career-success-as-Bill-Murray

[–] kwestmo (4385) 3 years ago

Dan is worth considerably more money than Bill (according to the Google) , so his career choices weren't too shabby. Different careers, tho.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Two seconds of google searching told me he opened the first House of Blues in 1992, and I'm sure another five seconds of googling would show me how much acting he's done since then.

So he's a successful businessman in real life, and maybe he's sick of dealing with Hollywood. He's in a position to do what he likes now, and maybe that doesn't include trying to push scrips through Development Hell.