The Untold Truth Of Dan Aykroyd’s Wife – Donna Dixon

• Donna Dixon is a former model, and has won multiple beauty contests
• She has starred in many movies, including Doctor Detroit and Twilight Zone: The Movie alongside her husband Dan Aykroyd
• Dixon and Aykroyd are both involved in philanthropic activities and advocacy for causes
• Dixon is a voice-over actor and producer, and Aykroyd has a vodka business
• Dixon's net worth is estimated at around $5 million, and Aykroyd's is estimated at $180 million

Known for movies

Wayne's World (1992)
as Dreamwoman

Spies Like Us (1985)
as Karen Boyer

Bosom Buddies (1980-1982)
as Sonny Lumet

Speed Zone (1989)
as Tiffany

Introduction

Donna Dixon has had many careers during her lifetime, and she has been successful in all of them. What did the famous wife of Dan Aykroyd do before she appeared on the big screen? How did she and her husband meet?

Early life and Education

Donna Lynn Dixon was born on 20 July 1957, in Alexandria, Virginia USA. Her father was Earl Dixon, who owned several nightclubs, most notably Hillbilly Heaven located in Lorton, Virginia. When she was young, her family moved to Lorton because of her father’s job, and she went to the local Groveton High School.

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She enrolled at George Washington University, located in Washington D.C., where she studied anthropology, but she quickly dropped out so she could focus on her modeling career.

Career

Dixon’s first career was as a model, and she worked for Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York. In 1976 she won the title of Miss Virginia USA, after which she competed in Miss USA in the same year. In 1977 she won another title, this time of Miss District of Columbia World, and then went on to compete in the 1977 competition for Miss World USA, in which she was the runner-up.

She started her acting career in the early 1980s, when she landed the role of Sonny Lumet in the sitcom “Bosom Buddies”, acting next to Tom Hanks. In 1981, she was seen in the TV movie “Margin for Murder”, as well as in two episodes of the TV series “The Love Boat”.

In 1983 she co-starred in the comedy film “Doctor Detroit”, next to Howard Hesseman and Dan Aykroyd. Her and Aykroyd went on to star in “Twilight Zone: The Movie”, although despite both of them being among the main cast, they never shared a scene. The next year she portrayed Sarah Wilder in the TV movie “No Man’s Land”, and later Nancy Cookie Miller in an episode of “Hawaiian Heat”.

She once again starred next to Aykroyd in “Spies Like Us”, and was a regular in the TV series “Berrenger’s”.

She was Lauren Sullivan in “Charmed Lives”, the comedy TV series about the lives of two room-mates that aired in 1987, and the same year was in the sitcom “Moonlighting”, playing Joan Teniwitch in the episode called “Blonde on Blonde”.

In 1988, she was once again in a film with Aykroyd, this time in the comedy called “The Couch Trip”. In 1989, she was in the film “Speed Zone”, as well as “It Had to Be You”, a comedy directed by Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor. After this, she had a three-year-long break from acting, and came back in 1992 when she appeared in the TV movie “C. C. P. D.” and also in the film “Wayne’s World”.

In 1994, she portrayed Bonnie in the crime comedy about the sexual fantasy island called “Exit to Eden” and had a guest role in an episode of the famous sitcom “The Nanny”, starring Fran Drescher. That same year she was also seen in the biographical movie about former US president, “Nixon”, playing Maureen Dean, and in 1997 made a brief appearance in the TV series “Soul Man”.

Dixon’s last movie appearance was in 2014 when she portrayed Ms. Blair in the romantic thriller “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus”, about a doctor who became cursed by a mysterious ancient artifact.

Marriage to Dan Aykroyd

Dixon and Aykroyd met in 1982, during the filming of the movie “Doctor Detroit”.

They started dating almost immediately, and tied the knot just several months later, in 1983; the duo has been seen together in several movies. Aykroyd is famous for working on the late-night comedy show called “Saturday Night Live” from 1975 to 1979, for which he won an Emmy Award. He is also known for being a prominent figure in numerous movies, most notably “Ghostbusters” and its sequels.

The couple has three daughters, named Danielle, Stella Irene August and Belle Kingston. As of April 2020, they are still married and appearing together at several public events and movie premiers.

Dixon and Aykroyd don’t work together just on the big screen. They are highly involved in philanthropic activities, both directly and indirectly. Aykroyd helped establish the Blue Line Foundation, which is focused on redeveloping houses and property damaged in the floods that hit New Orleans in 2005, also helping to fix damaged houses in other parts of the US. In 2009, he narrated the series for the charity album “Dan Aykroyd’s Canada”, that focuses on his Canadian upbringing. At the same time, Dixon is advocating for causes such as wildlife extinction and climate change.

She is a member of Explorers Club and Royal Canadian Geographic Society, as well as an international ambassador for the big Philip J. Currie Paleontological Museum, and the ambassador at the Royal Ontario Museum, also known as ROM.

Personal Life

Dixon was previously engaged to the lead singer of the rock group Kiss, Paul Stanley. She was the one who ended the relationship, after which Stanley wrote the famous song “I Still Love You”, that can be found on the group’s album “Creatures of the Night”.

Since she retired from physical acting, Dixon has been working as a voice-over actor and a producer.

One of her best friends is her fellow actress Fran Drescher, who had the role of a matchmaker for Dixon and her future husband.

Through her husband, Donna is the sister-in-law of writer Peter Aykroyd, and the daughter-in-law of actor P. H. Aykroyd. All three of her daughters are trying to make their names known in Hollywood, working as actresses.

Net Worth

Dixon had a long and successful career as an actress, and is still continuing to earn a big amount of money from her other business endeavors.

s of April 2020, her net worth is estimated at around $5 million, but is still a lot less than her husband, as Dan Aykroyd’s net worth is estimated at the rather larger amount of $180 million!

In 2007, Aykroyd and his partner company launched Crystal Head Vodka, a vodka distribution business that cost $600,000 to open. The high price was worth it, as his vodka – sold in crystal bottles shaped like a human skull – has in just a few years returned annual revenue of more than $80 million!

Physical characteristics

Dixon stands at a height of 5ft 9ins (1.75 m), weighs around 152lbs (67kgs), and her vital statistics are 35-24-25. Her eyes are bright blue and her hair is blond.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Is a big fan of Paleontology and natural history, as is her husband, Dan Aykroyd, and their three daughters, Danielle Aykroyd, Belle Aykroyd, and Stella Aykroyd, who all appeared on the January 1, 2014 airing of Born to Explore (2011) with host and star Richard Weise, at the famous Alberta, Canada dig site of the Pipestone Creek pachyrhinosaur.
2	Studied anthropology in college.
3	Worked as a model for the prestigious Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York.
4	Daughter-in-law of P.H. Aykroyd.
5	Sister-in-law of Peter Aykroyd.
6	Was once engaged to Paul Stanley, one of the lead singers of the rock group KISS. Stanley wrote "I Still Love You" from the KISS Album Creatures of the Night after she ended their engagement.
7	One of her best friends is Fran Drescher, who played matchmaker for Donna and her future husband, Dan Aykroyd, after they all appeared together in Doctor Detroit (1983).
8	Miss District of Columbia 1977, 1st runner-up Miss World USA 1977.
9	Three daughters with Dan Aykroyd: Danielle Alexandra Aykroyd (Danielle Aykroyd) (born November 18, 1989), Belle Kingston Aykroyd (born June 9, 1993) and Stella Irene August Aykroyd (born April 5, 1998).
10	Represented the State of Virginia in the 1976 Miss USA Beauty Pageant and the District of Columbia in the 1977 Miss World pageant.

Pictures

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Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus	2014		Ms. Blair
Soul Man	1997	TV Series	Dotti
Nixon	1995		Maureen Dean
The Nanny	1995	TV Series	Monica Baker
Exit to Eden	1994		Bonnie
Wayne's World	1992		Dreamwoman
It Had to Be You	1989		Dede
Speed Zone	1989		Tiffany
Lucky Stiff	1988		Cynthia Mitchell
The Couch Trip	1988		Laura Rollins
What a Country	1987	TV Series	Inge
Moonlighting	1987	TV Series	Joan Teniwitch
Who's the Boss?	1986	TV Series	Lauren Sullivan
Beverly Hills Madam	1986	TV Movie	Wendy Benton
Charmed Lives	1986	TV Series	Lauren Sullivan
Spies Like Us	1985		Karen Boyer
Berrenger's	1985	TV Series	Allison Harris
Hawaiian Heat	1984	TV Series	Nancy 'Cookie' Miller
No Man's Land	1984	TV Movie	Sarah Wilder
Twilight Zone: The Movie	1983		Jr. Stewardess (Segment #4)
Doctor Detroit	1983		Monica McNeil
Bosom Buddies	1980-1982	TV Series	Sonny Lumet
Margin for Murder	1981	TV Movie	Daisy
The Love Boat	1981	TV Series	Jill

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bosom Buddies	1981-1982	TV Series performer - 2 episodes

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin	2015	TV Special	Herself (uncredited)
The 8th Annual TV Land Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself
Intimate Portrait	1999	TV Series documentary	Narrator
Hour Magazine	1988	TV Series	Herself
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More	1983	TV Movie	Herself / Various
The Shape of Things	1982	TV Series	Herself
The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1982	TV Special documentary	Herself
The Regis Philbin Show	1982	TV Series	Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1981	TV Series	Herself
Battle of the Network Stars XI	1981	TV Special	Herself - ABC Team
Spring Fling of Glamour and Comedy	1981	TV Movie	Herself - Star of Tomorrow
Women Who Rate a 10	1981	TV Movie	Herself
Battle of the Network Stars IX	1980	TV Special	Herself - ABC Team

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments	2004	TV Movie	Herself (uncredited)
Moonlighting	1987	TV Series	Joan Teniwitch