Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon Separate, Remain Legally Married
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Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon Separated after 39 years but the pair continue to be legally married. “We are now on separate life paths,” they said to announce the news.
In a joint statement, the Emmy Award winner, 69, and his wife of nearly 40 said that “after 39 years as a couple we are now on separate life paths.” The two continued: “We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers, and business partners. This is our choice in loving friendship.”
Aykroyd and Dixon tied the knot in 1983 after they first met the same year on the set of the comedy film Doctor Detroit. The pair later went on to star together in Twilight Zone: The Movie, Spies Like Us, The Couch Trip, and Exit to Eden.
“You gotta find the right person — look them in the eye, have them look back, and know their soul,” Dan said in May 2014 of their partnership. He also added that Dixon is a Southern woman who is understanding.
He also said that Donna doesn’t mind dealing with the boys from time to time. Aykroyd continued: “I call her the White Goddess. And I’m the Green Demon.”
The couple share daughters Danielle (better known as singer-songwriter Vera Sola), 28-year-old Belle, and 24-year-old Stella.
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Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon Separate After 39 Years
After almost 40 years together ‘Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon separated and shared the news on April 29, 2022.
The Saturday Night Live alum previously talked about his lasting connection with Donna in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times.
“You gotta find the right person — look them in the eye, have them look back, and know their soul. She’s a Southern woman who is understanding and doesn’t mind dealing with the boys from time to time. I call her the White Goddess. And I’m the Green Demon,” Aykroyd said in 2014.
Aykroyd was previously engaged to the late actress and writer Carrie Fisher in the early 1980s. They married after the pair met backstage at NBC variety series and later shared the screen in the 1980 musical comedy.
Following their 1980 split, the Star Wars star — who passed away in December 2016 of a heart attack — reconnected with Simon, 80. After their separation, Fisher dated Bryan Lourd, with whom she shared one daughter, Billie Lourd.
Dan rose to fame as a writer and actor on Saturday Night Live before he went on to appear in the likes of Trading Places, Driving Miss Daisy, Grosse Pointe Blank, and Crossroads.
“The moment I entered the acting trade I was in ‘show business. I had to market and broker deals for myself. Every audition is a sale, then you have to follow it up with a contract, union obligations, tax planning, as well as — if you have a good job as an actor — investment,” Dan said in January 2020.
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