Peter Aykroyd, a comedian, writer and actor best known for his time on “Saturday Night Live,” has passed away at the age of 66.
Aykroyd was the younger brother of Dan Aykroyd and a member of the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto before joining “SNL” in 1979, during the show’s fifth season. Aykroyd served as a writer and cast member for that one season of the NBC sketch series, and also appeared in the films “Coneheads” and “Spies Like Us,” among others.
He co-wrote the 1991 film “Nothing but Trouble” with Dan, who directed the comedy that became a deep-cut cult favorite.