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One minute you're up half a million in soybeans and the next, boom, your kids don't go to college and they've repossessed your Bentley.

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Dan Aykroyd
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 1
Actor
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Ottawa (Ontario)
Daniel Edward Aykroyd
Daniel Edward Dan Aykroyd
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