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John Belushi

American actor (1949-1982) · United States · Actors · Died at 33

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John Adam Belushi was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. Belushi had a working 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.

A life in dates

1982Died5 March 19821981Continental DivideFilm, Ernie Souchak1980The Blues BrothersFilm, 'Joliet' Jake Blues1978Animal HouseFilm, John 'Bluto' Blutarski1977Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesAwardThe Richard Pryor ShowSeries, 1977The Richard Pryor Special?Film, 1977Slave Driver / Bartender1975Saturday Night LiveSeries, Writer1973LemmingsFilm, Writer1949Born24 January 1949

Also in Deutsch

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Belushi as a senior at Wheaton Central High School (1967)Belushi as a senior at Wheaton Central High School (1967)A 2008 stamp from AlbaniaA 2008 stamp from AlbaniaBelushi's star on the Hollywood Walk of FameBelushi's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography 37

JMJohn Candy: I Like Me2025 · ★ 7.9
LMLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025
JMJim Henson Idea Man2024 · ★ 7.9
ZAZappa2020 · ★ 7.3
BEBelushi2020 · ★ 7.0
CWCola Wars2019
STStudio 542018 · ★ 6.5
TRTVTV: Video Revolutionaries2018
DDDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead2015 · ★ 6.7
ASAnimal House: The Inside Story2008
FAFrank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives2008
TSThe American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story2006
SBSaturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi2005
SASaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydVarious Characters (archive footage)2005
LLLive from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live2005
TMThe Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music2005
SCSaturday Night Live: Christmas1999
TRThe Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion1998
TBThe Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'1998
TBThe Best of the Blues BrothersJake Blues (archive footage)1993
SASaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989
TBThe Best of John BelushiVarious Characters1985
NENeighborsEarl Keese1981 · ★ 5.6
CDContinental DivideErnie Souchak1981 · ★ 6.1
SESteve Martin's Best Show EverZhelezna Postruk1981
TBThe Blues Brothers'Joliet' Jake Blues1980 · ★ 7.7
1941Capt. Wild Bill Kelso1979 · ★ 5.8
OBOld BoyfriendsEric1979
AHAnimal HouseJohn 'Bluto' Blutarski1978 · ★ 6.9
GSGoin' SouthHector1978 · ★ 5.8
TCThe Rutles: All You Need Is CashRon Decline1978 · ★ 6.8
TWThe Blues Brothers Live at WinterlandJoliet Jake Blues1978
TSThe Things We Did Last Summer1978
TSThe Richard Pryor Special?Slave Driver / Bartender1977
TOThe Beach Boys: It's OKWriter1976
TOThe Beach Boys: It's OKWriter1976
LELemmingsWriter1973

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Television 3

TDToo Young to Die2012
TSThe Richard Pryor Show1977
SLSaturday Night LiveWriter1975

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series1977
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 1982 · aged 33

In common with John

Michael PalinAlso in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)Burt SugarmanAlso in The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)Al FrankenAlso in Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)Donald SutherlandAlso in Animal House (1978)John CandyAlso in The Blues Brothers (1980)Talia ShireAlso in Old Boyfriends (1979)

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