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James Belushi

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Age
57
Birthday
Jun. 15th, 1954
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height
5' 11"

James Belushi's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
According to Jim TV Show
According to Jim
The Defenders TV Show
The Defenders
Mighty Ducks TV Show
Mighty Ducks
Fatherhood TV Show
Fatherhood
Santo Bugito TV Show
Santo Bugito
Wild Palms TV Show
Wild Palms
Working Stiffs TV Show
Working Stiffs
NFL Total Access TV Show
NFL Total Access
The Building TV Show
The Building
Total Security TV Show
Total Security
Who's Watching the Kids TV Show
Who's Watching the Kids
 

Main Movie Roles

2010 - Mother's Little Helpers
2010 - The Ghost Writer
2007 - Underdog
2006 - The Wild
2005 - Hoodwinked
2002 - Pinocchio
2002 - Snow Dogs
2001 - Joe Somebody
2000 - Return to Me
1999 - Made Men
1998 - Overnight Delivery
1997 - Wag the Dog
1997 - Gang Related
1997 - Retroactive
1996 - Jingle All the Way
1995 - Canadian Bacon
1993 - Last Action Hero
1991 - Curly Sue
1991 - Only the Lonely
1990 - Taking Care of Business
1990 - Mr. Destiny
1989 - Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 - Homer and Eddie
1989 - K-9
1988 - Red Heat
1987 - The Principal
1986 - Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986 - Salvador
1986 - Little Shop of Horrors
1986 - About Last Night...
1985 - The Man with One Red Shoe
1983 - Trading Places
1981 - Thief
1978 - The Fury

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

James Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Chicago. The third of four children - his brother was John Belushi - he grew up in Wheaton, Illinois. A high school teacher, impressed by his improvisational skills while giving speeches, convinced him to to be in a school play. After that, he joined the school's drama club. Today, if asked why he got involved in acting, he will jokingly say, "Because of girls. In the drama club, there were about 20 girls and six guys. And the same thing with choir - more girls!". He attended the College of DuPage and Southern Illinois University, where he graduated with a degree in Speech and Theater Arts.

In 1977, he joined Chicago's Second City improv troupe and remained for three years. In 1979, Garry Marshall saw Jim performing for Second City and arranged for him to come to Hollywood and co-star in the TV pilot "Who's Watching the Kids" (1978) for Paramount and, then, for a role in the series "Working Stiffs" (1979) (co-starring Michael Keaton). Later, in 1983, he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) for two years. Jim came to national attention in About Last Night... (1986), playing the role he originated in the Chicago Apollo Theatre's production of David Mamet's Obie-award winning play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago". He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Jennifer Sloan, their daughter Jamison and a son, Robert Belushi, from Belushi's first marriage.


TRIVIA:
  • Co-owner of House Of Blues clubs with 'Dan Aykroyd' (qv).
  • Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1991.
  • His father Adam Belushi is an Albanian immigrant who left his native village, Qytezë, in 1934 at the age of 15, and his mother Agnes, was born in the US to Albanian immigrants.
  • Jim and Jenny welcomed their second child, Jared James on February 8th 2002.
  • Brother of 'John Belushi' (qv).
  • Father of 'Robert Belushi' (qv).
  • Filed a $4 million lawsuit against neighbor 'Julie Newmar' (qv) in 2004. He accused her of using harassment and defamation to force him from the Brentwood, California street they share. A newspaper article quoted a resident not involved with the dispute as saying "She's weird." and "He's a bully." In January 2006, the two announced they had settled their differences out-of-court, and later that year Newmar guest-starred on an episode of According to Jim that poked fun at their feud by having Newmar play a neighbor who annoys Belushi's character.
  • Was originally set to co-star in _Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)_ (qv), but couldn't due to scheduling conflicts.

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