Dan Aykroyd missed the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special because he wanted to watch the show from home. The 73-year-old star was a notable absentee from the anniversary special, but Dan ...

Dan Aykroyd finally revealed the real reason why he did not attend the Saturday Night Live 50 th Anniversary special earlier this year. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor and ...

Dan Aykroyd has broken his silence about not appearing at “SNL50.” Aykroyd, one of the original stars of “Saturday Night Live,” was not in attendance for the show’s 50th anniversary special last ...

Despite a stacked list of celeb cameos, one of Saturday Night Live‘s original ‘Not Ready for Primetime Players’ opted to skip the show’s 50th anniversary. After the comedian was notably absent from ...

Considering all the Saturday Night Live alums who did appear on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, it was impossible not to fixate a bit on who didn't show up and why. Noticeably missing was Dan Aykroyd, ...

He also became the first Not Ready for Prime Time Player to leave the show, appearing in his final episode on October 30, ...

'Saturday Night Live' premiered 50 years ago on Oct. 11, 1975 Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV ...