Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon tied the knot in 1983 after meeting on the set of 'Doctor Detroit' earlier that year— details on their split.

Following their 1980 split, the Star Wars actress — who died in December 2016 of a heart attack — reconnected with Simon, 80. Carrie had the most refined eye for art and design.” “The moment I entered the acting trade I was in ‘show business,’” Aykroyd told BBC in January 2020. He continued at the time: “Then, when I was originating my projects, that is selling a piece of material, I had to set a value and broker a deal. “She’s a Southern woman who is understanding and doesn’t mind dealing with the boys from time to time. “I had to market and broker deals for myself.

Dan Aykroyd and his actress wife, Donna Dixon, have confirmed they have separated after 39 years — but will remain married.

We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers and business partners." Dixon, known for her work on TV's "Bosom Buddies" (1980-1982), and the "Ghostbusters" star went on to work together in the movies "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983), "Spies Like Us" (1985), "The Couch Trip" (1988), "Exit to Eden" (1994), and an episode of the TV series "Soul Man" (1997). On Friday, the couple told People magazine, "After 39 years as a couple we are now on separate life paths.

Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon met and married in 1983, thanks to meeting on the set of "Doctor Detroit."

In a joint statement to ET, the Ghostbusters star and Dixon said that "after 39 years as a couple we are now on separate lifepaths." They added, "We remain ...

I call her the White Goddess. And I'm the Green Demon." People was first to report the news. They added, "We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers and business partners.

"After 39 years as a couple we are now on separate life paths. We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers, and business partners," they said. "This is ...

"She's a Southern woman who is understanding and doesn't mind dealing with the boys from time to time. "After 39 years as a couple we are now on separate life paths. They have three daughters together, including singer-songwriter Vera Sola (born Danielle Aykroyd).

The former couple announced the news in a joint statement to People, where they revealed they would stay “legally married” but are on “separate life paths.”.

The Ghostbusters star had previously been engaged to Carrie Fisher in the early 1980s. We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers and business partners,” they said. “After 39 years as a couple we are now on separate life paths.

"We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers and business partners."

Getty Getty "We remain legally married, co-parents, co-workers and business partners."

Dan Aykroyd shares three daughters, including Danielle, 32, Belle, 28, and Stella, 24, with his estranged wife Donna Dixon. Find out more about them here.

She appears to have a close relationship with her sisters and often shares pics and videos of memorable moments they’ve shared like going on walks and singing while riding around in cars. She appeared alongside her dad in the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, in which she played the role of Deputy Medjuck, and it was her first full-length feature. Her music career took off when she joined friend and songwriter Elvis Perkins‘ touring band and in 2017, she decided to pursue a solo music career.

Hollywood stars Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon have split up after 39 years together but insist they still have a "loving friendship."

"Ghostbusters" icon Dan Aykroyd has separated from "Bosom Buddies" alum Donna Dixon, his wife of nearly four decades.

"After 39 years as a couple we are now on separate life paths. They worked together in Twilight Zone: The Movie, Spies Like Us, The Couch Trip and Exit to Eden and are the parents of three adult daughters. EW.com said Aykroyd and Dixon met on the set of the 1983 comedy film, Doctor Detroit, and exchanged wedding vows later that year.

The Blues Brothers, Coneheads, and Ghostbusters co-creator Dan Aykroyd has separated from his wife, Donna Dixon, after 39 years of marriage.

Aykroyd recently returned to the Ghostbusters franchise, reprising his part of Ray Stantz in 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a film that acted as a decades-later sequel to the two Ghostbusters films from the 1980s. The Blues Brothers, Coneheads, and Ghostbusters co-creator Dan Aykroyd has separated from his wife, Donna Dixon, after 39 years of marriage. I call her the White Goddess. And I'm the Green Demon." Dixon and Aykroyd have three daughters together, Danielle Aykroyd (best known by her stage name Vera Sola), plus Belle and Stella.