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Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon have split after 39 years of marriage
Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd and his wife Donna Dixon are planning to go their separate ways. Photo: Michael Nelson/EPA/dpa
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The “Ghostbusters” star and his wife want to go their own way in the future. Is there now a divorce after almost four decades together?
After 39 years of marriage, “Ghostbusters” star Dan Aykroyd (69) and his wife, US actress Donna Dixon (64), have separated. Everyone would now go their own way in life, they said in a joint statement to the US celebrity portal “People”.
However, they would remain married to each other and continue to act together as parents and business partners. “This is our decision in loving friendship,” the statement said.
Aykroyd and Dixon met in 1983 on the set of the joint comedy film “Dr. Detroit» met and married. After that, they stood in front of the camera together several times, including in “Uncanny Shadow Lights”, “Spies Like Us” and “The Couch Trip”. They have three adult daughters. Dixon retired from the film business in the 1990s.