John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician.
35 Facts About John Belushi
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John Belushi was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
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John Belushi developed a series of characters on the show that reached great success, including his performances as Henry Kissinger and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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John Belushi pursued interests in music: with Aykroyd, Lou Marini, Tom Malone, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Paul Shaffer, he founded The Blues Brothers, which led to the film of the same name.
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John Belushi struggled with heavy drug abuse that threatened his comedy career; more than once, he was dismissed from SNL due to his behavior.
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John Belushi was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.
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John Adam Belushi was born to Agnes Demetri Belushi and Adam Anastos Belushi in Humboldt Park, a neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.
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John Belushi was Eastern Orthodox Christian, attending the Albanian Orthodox Church.
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John Belushi was educated at Wheaton Central High School, where he met his future wife, Judith Jacklin.
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In 1965 John Belushi formed a band, the Ravens, together with four fellow high-school students.
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John Belushi acquired the iconic "College" crewneck, worn by his character in Animal House, at a print shop when visiting his brother Jim, who attended Southern Illinois University.
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John Belushi started his own comedy troupe in Chicago, the West Compass Trio, with Tino Insana and Steve Beshekas.
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At Second City, John Belushi met and began working with Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty and Brian Doyle-Murray.
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In 1972 John Belushi was offered a role, together with Chevy Chase and Christopher Guest, in National Lampoon Lemmings, a parody of Woodstock, which played off-Broadway in 1972.
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In Rolling Stones February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to that time, John Belushi received the top ranking.
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In 1978 Belushi performed in the films Old Boyfriends, Goin' South, and National Lampoon's Animal House.
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In 1979 John Belushi left SNL with Aykroyd to film The Blues Brothers, which conflicted with the shooting schedule of the show.
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The only film John Belushi made without Aykroyd following his departure from SNL was the romantic comedy Continental Divide.
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At the time of his death John Belushi was pursuing several movie projects, including an ABSCAM-related caper called Moon Over Miami, to be directed by Louis Malle; and a diamond-smuggling caper called Noble Rot with Jay Sandrich, based on a script he adapted and rewrote with former SNL writer Don Novello.
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John Belushi wanted to star in a major marijuana movie to be called Kingpin.
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John Belushi died shortly before the episode was to air, so the scene was cut and replaced by a segment with William Conrad.
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John Belushi had managed to refrain from drug use for a brief period during the production of Continental Divide, but severely relapsed during the production of Neighbors.
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Less than four months after the shoot ended, on March 4,1982, John Belushi visited the Los Angeles office of his long-time manager Bernie Brillstein and asked him for money.
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Later that day, John Belushi returned and again asked for money while Brillstein was in a meeting with someone.
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John Belushi's death was eventually investigated by forensic pathologist Michael Baden,.
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At that moment, a hundred feet away, John Belushi lay naked and dead on the floor of his $200-a-day bungalow.
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John Belushi's case was delayed by lawyers' negotiations for four years while she remained free, then she was convicted and incarcerated.
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John Belushi was interred at Abel's Hill Cemetery in Chilmark, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard.
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John Belushi was scheduled to present the first Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 1982 Academy Awards with Dan Aykroyd.
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Chris Farley, who was heavily influenced by John Belushi, died in 1997 at age 33 due to a drug overdose, which has fueled many comparisons between John Belushi and Farley.
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In 2004 John Belushi was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star located at 6355 Hollywood Boulevard.
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In 2015 John Belushi was ranked by Rolling Stone as the greatest SNL cast member of all time.
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John Belushi felt as though it was his duty to sabotage pieces written by women.
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John Belushi complained to Michaels about Beatts and Rosie Shuster.
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Judith claims that John Belushi was a "Women's Libber" and did not hate women.