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John Belushi (1949–1982)

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The son of an Albanian immigrant restaurant owner, Adam Belushi, and his vivacious wife, Agnes, John Belushi was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on January 24, 1949. He grew up in Wheaton, where the family moved when he was six. Though a young hellion in grade school, John became the perfect all-American... See full bio »

Born:

John Adam Belushi
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 33) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
John Belushi and Judith Belushi-Pisano Still of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in Neighbors Still of John Belushi, Tom Hulce, Tim Matheson and Peter Riegert in Animal House
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1981 Neighbors
Earl Keese
 
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (TV movie)
Zhelezna Postruk
 
1981 Continental Divide
Ernie Souchak
 
1980 The Blues Brothers
'Joliet' Jake Blues (as Jake)
 
1979 1941
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
 
1975-1979 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Various / Samurai Futaba / Henry Kissinger / …
– Buck Henry/Bette Midler (1979) … Various
– Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt/Phoebe Snow (1979) … Various
– Michael Palin/James Taylor (1979) … Various
– Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (1979) … Various
– Margot Kidder/The Chieftains (1979) … Various
See all 84 episodes »
 
1979 Old Boyfriends
Eric Katz
 
1978 Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (TV movie)
Jake Blues
 
1978 Things We Did Last Summer (TV movie)
Jake Blues
 
1978 Goin' South
Deputy Hector
 
1978 Animal House
John Blutarsky
 
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie)
Ron Decline, The most feared promoter in the world
 
1977 The Richard Pryor Special? (TV movie)
Slave Driver/Bartender
 
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK (TV movie)
Cop #2
 
1975 Shame of the Jungle
Craig Baker (voice: English version)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1986 The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video)
 
1985 The Best of John Belushi (video) (written by)
 
1976-1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes/Kenny Vance (1977) (writer)
– Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (1977) (writer)
– Eric Idle/Neil Innes (1977) (writer)
– Elliott Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind (1977) (writer)
– Julian Bond/Tom Waits, Brick (1977) (writer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK (TV movie)
 
1973 Lemmings (video documentary)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video) (performer: "I Don't Know" - uncredited)
 
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (TV documentary) (performer: "With a Little Help from My Friends" - uncredited)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (TV movie) (performer: "What'd I Say" - uncredited, "Soul Man" - uncredited, "With a Little Help from My Friends" - uncredited, "I'm a King Bee" - uncredited)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live Christmas (video) (performer: "Winter Wonderland" - uncredited)
 
1980 The Blues Brothers (performer: "SHE CAUGHT THE KATY" - uncredited, "I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE" - uncredited, "SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER" - uncredited, "GIMME SOME LOVIN'", "THEME FROM 'RAWHIDE'" - uncredited, "STAND BY YOUR MAN" - uncredited, "SWEET HOME CHICAGO", "JAILHOUSE ROCK" - uncredited)
 
1975-1979 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (1979) (performer: "Texaco Star Theater" - uncredited, "Bend over, Chuck Berry" - uncredited)
– Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (1977) (performer: "Rickey Rat" - uncredited)
– Ray Charles (1977) (performer: "What'd I Say", "I Can't Stop loving You")
– Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (1977) (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
– Elliott Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind (1977) (performer: "The Castration Walk")
See all 12 episodes »
 
1978 Animal House (performer: "Money")
 
1973 Lemmings (video documentary) (writer: "Lonely at the Bottom", "Megadeath" / performer: "Lonely at the Bottom", "Megadeath")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1973 Lemmings (video documentary) (musician)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Comparativa: Granujas a todo ritmo (2011) (in memory of)
 
2006 Final 24 (TV series documentary) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– John Belushi (2006) (in memory of)
 
2004 Employee of the Month (special thanks: for paving the way)
 
1999 A Town Called Norris (short) (very special thanks)
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (acknowledgment: for)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1989 The Best of Gilda Radner (video documentary)
Himself/Various Characters
 
1985 The Beach Boys: An American Band (documentary)
Police Officer #2 (uncredited)
 
1978-1981 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977-1981 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself / Dino De Laurentiis / Eleanor of Gaunt
– Donald Pleasance/Fear (1981) … Himself (uncredited)
– Paul Simon, James Taylor & David Sanborn (1980) … Himself/Eleanor of Gaunt (uncredited)
– Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (1977) … Himself/Dino De Laurentiis
– Ralph Nader/George Benson (1977) … Himself (voice)
 
1978 America Alive! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 August 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1973 Lemmings (video documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (50 titles)
2013 Untitled National Lampoon Documentary (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Too Young to Die (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 Saturday Night Live Backstage (TV documentary)
Samurai Futaba / Various
 
2010 Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996-2010 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 The Tragic Side of Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09 (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Animal House: The Inside Story (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2006 The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (video)
Himself
 
2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (video)
Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video)
Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2005 Remembering John (video documentary short)
Himself/Various roles (uncredited)
 
2005 Transposing the Music (video documentary short)
Himself/Various roles (uncredited)
 
2005 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (TV movie)
Himself/Various
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 (TV movie)
Tom Burke (uncredited)
 
2004 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Drake & Josh (TV series)
 
2004 'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (video documentary short)
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso - in "1941".
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Saturday Night Live Christmas 2002 (TV movie)
Santa (uncredited)
 
2002 The Trials of Henry Kissinger (documentary)
Henry Kissinger (uncredited)
 
2002 SNL Remembers John Belushi (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (TV movie)
Joe Mel Jr. (uncredited)
 
1999 SNL: 25 Years of Music (TV movie)
Various
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Himself/Various (uncredited)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live Christmas (video)
Himself/YMCA Santa
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (TV special)
Hunchback (uncredited)
 
1998 The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Making of '1941' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Joe Cocker: Have a Little Faith (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Best of the Blues Brothers (video documentary)
Jake Blues
 
1994 Best of Schiller's Reel (video)
Himself
 
1991 Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 When the Applause Died (video documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 The Best of Chevy Chase (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video)
Himself/Various Characters
 
1985 The Best of John Belushi (video)
Himself/Joliet Jake Blues/Various Characters
 
1979 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

His final filmed performance was a comedic death scene for the comedy series Police Squad!. When he died soon after filming it, the producers chose not to air the sequence out of respect. Before "Police Squad!" was released on DVD, a search was made for that footage so it could be put on the DVD as an extra... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jake | Kevin Scott

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Some comedians love their characters. I don't fall in love with mine. In fact, I get tired of them very fast. You have to be willing to throw it all away. See more »

Trivia:

Used to borrow a $20 bill from new acquaintances, judging them from their reactions at his request. See more »

Trademark:

Often played comically intense, volatile, even sometimes sloppy man-child characters. See more »

Nickname:

America's Guest See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius