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John Belushi was an American comedian, television actor, film actor, and screenwriter. Born John Adam Belushi in 1949, he was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. His professional work period began in 1972 and concluded in 1982. He performed in genres including improvisational theatre, musical comedy, physical comedy, and variety shows.
Belushi received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was a member of the Albanian Orthodox Church and spoke English. He had a sibling named Jim Belushi. Belushi died in 1982 from a drug overdose at the Chateau Marmont. He was buried in Chilmark.
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John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and for his roles in the films National Lampoon's Animal House and The Blues Brothers. He was the older brother of Jim Belushi.
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- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)2025
- Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)2024
- Zappa — Self (archive footage)2020
- Belushi — Self (archive footage)2020
- Cola Wars — Self (archive footage)2019
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries — Self2018
- Studio 54 — Self (archive footage)2018
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead — Self - Actor (archive footage)2015
- Too Young to Die — Self (archive footage)2012
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- Male
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John Adam Belushi (24 January 1949 – 5 March 1982) was an American actor, comedian and singer most notable for his work on "Saturday Night Live", "National Lampoon's Animal House", and the "Blues Brothers". He was the older brother of Jim Belushi. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Belushi">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Adam
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- male
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- United States
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- Humboldt Park
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- Chateau Marmont
- Sibling
- Jim Belushi
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Albanian Orthodox Church
- Student of
- Del Close
- Genre
- variety show
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- John Belushi at the 32nd Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner - NARA - 30805929.jpg
- Residence
- West Village
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- 1949-01-24
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- 1982-03-05
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- John Belushi
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- Chilmark
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- John Adam Belushi
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- 1982-00-00
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- Joliet Jake Blues
- manner of death
- accidental death
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- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
John Adam Belushi (/bəˈluːʃi/ bə-LOO-shee; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. Belushi had a partnership with Dan Aykroyd; they had first met while at Chicago's the Second City comedy club, remaining together as cast members on Saturday Night Live.
Born in Chicago to Albanian-American parents, Belushi started his own comedy troupe with Tino Insana and Steve Beshekas, called "The West Compass Trio". Bernard Sahlins recruited him for The Second City comedy club. Once there he met Aykroyd, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Harold Ramis. In 1975, Chevy Chase and Michael O'Donoghue recommended Belushi to Saturday Night Live creator and showrunner Lorne Michaels, who accepted him as a new cast member of the show after an audition. Belushi developed a series of characters on the show that reached great success, including Henry Kissinger and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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