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My Take
I've always read John Belushi as a craftsman disguised as a hurricane. Popular memory keeps the wild man, the first-season Saturday Night Live berserker who seemed to run on pure appetite, but the record shows a writer sharp enough to win a Primetime Emmy in 1977. His chemistry with Dan Aykroyd, forged at Chicago's Second City, was the kind of partnership you cannot manufacture; one grounded the other. That he died at thirty-three in 1982 makes every surviving clip feel both electric and unbearably brief. For me, he remains the standard against which physical comedians are still measured, whether they realize it or not.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Belushi
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ベルーシ
- Reading
- じょん・べるーし
- Born
- January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Humboldt Park, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- comedian / television actor / film actor / screenwriter / writer
2. Background
- High school
- Wheaton Warrenville South High School
- University
- University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Awards & achievements
- 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was John Belushi born?
January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982.
Where is John Belushi from?
John Belushi is from Humboldt Park, Illinois, United States.
What does John Belushi do?
John Belushi works as comedian, television actor, film actor, screenwriter, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.