John Belushi

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
01/24/1949
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois
Death Date:
03/05/1982
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biography
By the young age of 33, actor John Belushi had found fame and fortune as the comedic Samurai of screens both big and small, as well as a rhythm & blues showman of music hall stages and best selling records. A relatively small man of robust proportions and a mastery of eye-brow raising deadpan, Belushi translated his size into agility and laughs, which brought great creative success, but ultimately, fatal personal excess. In the seminal pop culture staples, television’s legendary sketch show “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) and the big screen comedy classics, “Animal House” (1979) and “The Continued
Credits
Wild Bill Kelso
1979
of Craig Baker--the Perfect Master
Hector
Eric Katz
"Joliet" Jake Blues
Ernie Souchak
Earl Keese
milestones
Year
Milestone
1971 
Joined Chicago's Second City improvisation troupe
1972 
Joined the cast of National Lampoon's Lemmings, an off-Broadway rock musical revue
1973 
Hired as a writer for the syndicated National Lampoon's Radio Hour, which later became the National Lampoon Show in 1975
1975 
First film credit as voice of the Perfect Master for French animated feature "La honte de la jungle/Jungle Burger"
1975 
Received first acclaim as original, regular cast member of "Saturday Night Live"
Continued