James Belushi Add to My Celebs 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 Jim The Defenders Nick Morelli Mighty Ducks Phil Palmfe… Fatherhood Officer Santo Bugito Baby Face Wild Palms Harry Wyckoff Working Stiffs Ernie O'Rou… NFL Total Access James Belushi The Building Billy Shoe Total Security Steve Wegman Who's Watching the Kids Bert Gunkel

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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