Personal Info
Birth date
1949-01-24 (76 Years)
Day of death
1982-03-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
America's Guest
John Adam Belushi
جان بلوشی
John Belushi
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Belushi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
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 cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Too Young to Die
7.2
Overview:
Those who knew them best describe the sensational lives and premature deaths of iconic actors and musicians whose passing left a void in pop culture.The Richard Pryor Show
6.364
Overview:
The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977. Because the special was a major hit, both critically and commercially, Pryor was given a chance to host and star in his own television show. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".The Blues Brothers
7.726
Overview:
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.Animal House
6.976
Overview:
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.1941
5.796
Overview:
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.909
Overview:
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.Goin' South
5.815
Overview:
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.Zappa
7.3
Overview:
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.Belushi
6.9
Overview:
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.6
Overview:
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.Studio 54
6.416
Overview:
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
7
Overview:
This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew behind the making of the film. There's even some archive footage of John Belushi, and many hilarious behind the scenes stories are told. Its evident that they had a great time creating this classic, and memorable comedic landmark of a film.Continental Divide
6.1
Overview:
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.5
Overview:
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.Neighbors
5.7
Overview:
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
8.25
Overview:
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
6.7
Overview:
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
8.5
Overview:
Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations, competitions and tributes to Jackie Chan, Bennie "The Jet" Urquidez, Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Ernie Reyes Sr., and Shaka Zulu.The Beach Boys: It's OK
1
Overview:
Originally aired as an television special, this concert film includes interview segments, comedy sketches, and concert footage from Brian Wilson's 1976 return to the concert stage.Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
7.2
Overview:
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.Old Boyfriends
5
Overview:
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
5
Overview:
The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan Aykroyd explains how a joke that he and best friend John Belushi shared with friends evolved from a Saturday Night Live skit to a best-selling album and then to a film. Director John Landis covers the difficult production, from the outrageous stunts to Belushi's disappearances from the set.The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
NYR
Overview:
A look at Dan and John's partnership and the musicThe Richard Pryor Special?
7
Overview:
Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.Cola Wars
7.5
Overview:
Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the “New Coke” debacle of 1985. For almost a hundred years, Coke had been the undisputed leader in the multibillion dollar global soda industry–stodgy, predictable, but indisputably top dog–while Pepsi had been the upstart No. 2, forever poking at its big brother with cutting edge advertising. But in 1985, in a stranger-than-fiction twist, Coca-Cola’s executives took a step so daring that no one in either company could believe it: they changed the formula of the most popular beverage on the planet.Acting
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2020Zappa as Self (archive footage)
2020Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2019Cola Wars as Self [Archival Footage]
2018TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2018Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2012Too Young to Die (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2008Animal House: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)
2008Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives as Self
2006The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story as Self
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self (archive footage)
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage)
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self (archive footage)
1998Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self (archive footage)
1996The Making of '1941' as Self (archive footage)
1994The Best of the Blues Brothers as Jake Blues (archive footage)
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)
1985The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1981Neighbors as Earl Keese
1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Zhelezna Postruk
1981Continental Divide as Ernie Souchak
1980The Blues Brothers as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
19791941 as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
1979Old Boyfriends as Eric
1978The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland as Joliet Jake Blues
1978The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
1978Goin' South as Hector
1978Animal House as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Ron Decline
1977The Richard Pryor Show (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1977The Richard Pryor Special? as Slave Driver / Bartender
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
1975Saturday Night Live (86, 2, 1 Episode) as Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self / Various (archive footage)
1973Lemmings as Various
Writing
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK ... Writer
1976The Beach Boys: It's OK ... Writer
1973Lemmings ... Writer