We know Dan Aykroyd as an incredibly talented actor with works ranging from Ghostbusters to Saturday Night Live. Comedy, acting, music, writing and entrepreneurship are all part of his many talents. Did you know that he also has Tourette and Asperger? At 12 he was diagnosed with Tourette and had “pretty bad” physical and verbal tics that made him shy, until they were controlled with therapy.
“I had physical tics, nervousness and made grunting noises and it affected how outgoing I was,” he said. “I had therapy which really worked, and by 14 my symptoms eased.”
He says that he has Tourette syndrome and Asperger syndrome and feels fortunate because he was able to channel it creativity.
“One of my symptoms included my obsession with ghosts and law enforcement—I carry around a police badge with me, for example. I became obsessed by Hans Holzer, the greatest ghost hunter ever. That’s when the idea of my film Ghostbusters was born.”
Aykroyd is currently working on Ghostbusters 3 movie.
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