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John Belushi: Biography

Birth Name: John Adam Belushi
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/24/1949, Aquarius
Date of Death: 03/05/1982
Profession: Actor; comedian; writer

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A Look at The Tragic Side of Comedy | Today's News: Our Take | 6/24/2009

John Belushi and Richard Pryor had more in common than comedic brilliance. Each struggled with intense personal demons, detailed in the two-hour special, The Tragic Side of Comedy (Wednesday, 9 pm/ET). The BIO Channel show explores the troubled lives behind some of the most celebrated comedians of our time, including Chris Farley, Richard Jeni, Bernie Mac, and Andy Kaufman.

From SNL to Animal House, take a look back on the brilliant work of John Belushi and the struggle with drugs that led to his death-by-overdose at 33.

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What Has Director John Landis Done Now? | Today's News: Our Take | 6/30/2006
John Landis, the director who has brought you such seminal films as National Lampoon's Animal House, The Blues Brothers and An American Werewolf in London, is ready to unveil his latest valentine to film lovers. Debuting Saturday, July 1, at the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Universal 360 — A Cinesphere Spectacular read more
During every Tuesday performance... | Today's News: Our Take | 8/3/2005
During every Tuesday performance show, I find myself wondering what Dave Navarro is whispering to INXS guitarist Tim Farriss — who, incidentally, is looking more and more like Sammy Hagar to me. The two of them are often seen chatting in a damn-near huddled embrace. Maybe Dave's asking him what kind of pomade he uses? Or if he's seen Eddie Van Halen lately? Most likely, though, he's asking Tim the same question I asked myself last night: Can you believe how good the contestants have become? Those performances were so solid that I'd have paid top ticket price (including those obscene Ticketmaster surcharges) to see them live. Here's who rocked what: MiG: Mighty MiG's take on "We Will Rock You" is some killer Queen for sure. And why wouldn't it be? The guy's been a regular performer in the London production of the Queen musical. Almost seems unfair to the others, doesn't it? But, hey, no one ever said rock and roll was fair. Look no fu read more

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John Belushi: TV Listings

John Belushi: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Tragic Side of Comedy (Subject (person only))	2009	TV Show Series
Continental Divide (Actor - Souchak)	1981	Movie
Neighbors (Actor - Earl Keese)	1981	Movie
The Blues Brothers (Actor - Joliet Jake)	1980	Movie
1941 (Actor - Wild Bill Kelso)	1979	Movie