It Runs in the Family
It’s almost like Dan Aykroyd’s destiny was to make Ghostbusters. The comedian’s fascination with the spirit world runs deep in his ancestry. You can trace his family’s obsession with the paranormal all the way from his great-grandfather to his father, and the Aykroyd boys have consistently been investigating ghosts and trying to communicate with them.
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Their love of the ghostly universe was passed down to Dan. The young Aykroyd saw the potential for a movie and created Ghostbusters! Shortly after, he starred in a show (created by his brother, Peter Aykroyd) titled Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. It looks like Peter also got the paranormal fixation gene.