Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-01-24

Deathday

1982-03-05 (33 years old)

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.

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Known For

7.7%

The Blues Brothers

Jun 16, 1980

7.0%

Animal House

Jul 28, 1978

5.8%

1941

Dec 14, 1979

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

5.7%

Neighbors

Dec 18, 1981

5.8%

Goin' South

Oct 6, 1978

6.1%

Continental Divide

Sep 18, 1981

6.8%

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Mar 22, 1978

6.4%

Studio 54

Jun 15, 2018

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Acting

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self

2020		Zappa as Self (archive footage)
2020		Belushi as Self (archive footage)

2019

Cola Wars as Self [Archival Footage]

2018		TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2018		Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2012

Too Young to Die as Self (archive footage)

2008		Animal House: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)
2008		Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives as Self

2006

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story as Self

2005		Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Various Characters (archive footage)
2005		The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self (archive footage)
2005		Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi as Self / Various (archive footage)
2005		Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self

1999

Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self

1998		The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Bluto (archive footage)
1998		The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' as Self (archive footage)
1998		Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self (archive footage)

1996

The Making of '1941' as Self (archive footage)

1994

The Best of the Blues Brothers as Jake Blues (archive footage)

1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self (archive footage)

1985

The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters

1981		Neighbors as Earl Keese
1981		Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Zhelezna Postruk
1981		Continental Divide as Ernie Souchak

1980

The Blues Brothers as 'Joliet' Jake Blues

1979		1941 as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
1979		Old Boyfriends as Eric

1978		The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland as Joliet Jake Blues
1978		The Things We Did Last Summer as Self
1978		Goin' South as Hector
1978		Animal House as John 'Bluto' Blutarski
1978		The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Ron Decline

1977		The Richard Pryor Show
1977		The Richard Pryor Special? as Slave Driver / Bartender

1976		The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2
1976		The Beach Boys: It's OK as Cop #2

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975		Saturday Night Live
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self / Various (archive footage)

1973

Lemmings as Various

Writing

1976		The Beach Boys: It's OK as Writer
1976		The Beach Boys: It's OK as Writer

1973

Lemmings as Writer