Dan Aykroyd is an actor.
Dan Aykroyd . He conceived and starred in Ghostbusters ( 1984 ) , which spawned a sequel ( Ghostbusters II ) and eventually an entire media franchise . He starred in his own sitcom , Soul Man , from 1997 -- 98 . Soul Man is an American sitcom starring Dan Aykroyd that aired on ABC from April 15 , 1997 to May 26 , 1998 .