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John Belushi

Comedian / Screenwriter / Writer / Musician | * 01/24/1949 († 33, 03/05/1982) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. Along with Chevy Chase, he was arguably the most popular member of the Saturday Night Live ensemble. 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 the inaugural season of the television show 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 recom... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. ...

1941

PG

1979 | 2.9/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Comedy, War
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At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him. ...

Animal House

R

1978 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy
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Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised. ...

The Blues Brothers

R

1980 | 3.9/5 | 2h 13min
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
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A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying ...

Saturday Night Live

TV-14

1975- | 3.5/5
Comedy, News
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Awards & Nominations for John Belushi

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with John Belushi as Actor(32)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Belushi
as Self (archive footage)2020 Zappa
as Self (archive footage)2019 Cola Wars
as himself2018 TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self (archive footage)2018 Studio 54
as Self / Actor (archive footage)2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as Self (Archive Footage)2008 Animal House: The Inside Story
as himself2006 WWE: The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
as Self / Various (archive footage)2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as himself2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as himself1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Himself - 'Bluto' (archive footage)1998 The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Himself (archive footage)1998 Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as himself1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Jake Blues (archive footage)1994 The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Self (archive footage)1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Various characters1985 The Best of John Belushi
as Ernie Souchak1981 Continental Divide
as Earl Keese1981 Neighbors
as Zhelezna Postruk1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as 'Joliet' Jake Blues1980 The Blues Brothers
as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso1979 1941
as Eric1979 Old Boyfriends
as himself1978 The Things We Did Last Summer
as Joliet Jake Blues1978 The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
as Ron Decline1978 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as John "Bluto" Blutarski1978 Animal House
as Deputy Hector1978 Goin' South
as Cop #21976 The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
as Craig Baker (voice)(English Dub)1975 Tarzoon Shame of the Jungle
as Various1973 Lemmings

TV Shows/Series with John Belushi as Actor(6)

as Self (archive footage)2012 Too Young to Die
1977 The Richard Pryor Show
as Self - Various Characters1975 Saturday Night Live
as Samurai Futaba / Various (archive footage)1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self / Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with John Belushi as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer1976 The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
Writing/Writer1973 Lemmings

TV Shows/Series with John Belushi as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer1975 Saturday Night Live

Full Name: John Adam Belushi
Born: Monday, 01/24 1949 (January) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 03/05 1982 (March) in Chateau Marmont (aged: 33)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Wheaton Warrenville South High School, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, College of DuPage
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Judith Belushi Pisano
Siblings: Jim Belushi
Father: Adam Anastos Belushi
Mother: Agnes Demetri Samaras
Other names for John Belushi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"America's Guest"
"John Adam Belushi"
"Joliet Jake Blues" (Pseudonym)
John Belushi frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Dan Aykroyd (21x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Lorne Michaels (18x, Crew)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Bill Murray (12x, Actor)
John Landis (11x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (9x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:28747, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 01/08/2025