Larger than life: A much portlier Dan Aykroyd is almost unrecognisable as he attended a screening of the Yogi Bear animated feature film in Chicago yesterday
Dan Aykroyd has never been a small man.
At 6ft 1in tall and with a well-built physique he had dwarfed many a co-star with his frame.
But unlike a lot of Hollywood actors and actresses who have shrunk themselves for their craft, the Ghostbusters star has gone the other way and increased in size.
Aykroyd, 58, was unrecognisable as he attended a screening of the Yogi Bear animated feature film in Chicago yesterday.
The Blue Brothers star voices the part of Yogi, whose love of food looked like it had transferred to his human counterpart.
In fact, Aykroyd looked a lot like Roseanne star John Goodman, before he lost several stone this summer.
Elwood's boys: Aykroyd poses with Blues Brothers fans during a meet and greet at the Hollywood Blvd Cinema
Aykroyd gave a brief introduction before the film at the city's Hollywood Blvd Cinema.
He then conducted a meet and greet afterwards and even posed for a picture with two Blues Brothers fans.
Aykroyd shot to fame in 1980 when he his his late actor friend John Belushi took their Saturday Night Live act on to the big screen.
What a difference a decade makes: Aykroyd looked twice the man he did in the Blues Brothers sequel in 2000 (R)
Who's who? Some observers said Dan's larger frame made him look like fellow actor John Goodman, seen here two years ago
After the success of Trading Places alongside Eddie Murphy in 1983, he then starred as Dr. Raymond Stantz in the smash hit film Ghostbusters the following year, which led to a sequel in 1989.
A third film to complete the trilogy is currently in production and is due for release in 2010.
But Aykroyd's latest project has seen Hollywood take the Hanna Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear and turn it into a 3D live action and CGI film, which also stars Justin Timberlake and was released on Friday.
Supernatural gang: Aykroyd (far left) and the Ghostbusters crew in a publicity shot for the second film in 1989
Soul men: Aykroyd and his late Blues Brother co-star John Belushi in a scene from the 1980 cult film
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