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John Belushi
Deceased

How Did John Belushi Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 33
Also known asAmerica's Guest, John Adam BelushiGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/01/1949Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied05/03/1982 (aged 33)Died inChateau MarmontCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ23858 ↗Buried atChilmarkTMDb#7171 ↗

John Adam Belushi was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. Belushi had a working partnership with Dan Aykroyd; they had first met while at Chicago's the Second City comedy club, remaining together as cast members on Saturday Night Live.

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Filmography35 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025John Candy: I Like MeMovieSelf - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)76
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2024Jim Henson Idea ManMovieSelf (archive footage)75
2020ZappaMovieSelf (archive footage)71
2020BelushiMovieSelf (archive footage)71
2019Cola WarsMovieSelf (archive footage)70
2018TVTV: Video RevolutionariesMovieSelf69
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadMovieSelf - Actor (archive footage)66
2008Animal House: The Inside StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)59
2006The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes StoryMovieSelf57
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydMovieVarious Characters (archive footage)56
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The MusicMovieSelf (archive footage)56
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John BelushiMovieSelf / Various (archive footage)56
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveMovieSelf56
1999Saturday Night Live: ChristmasMovieSelf50
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovie(archive footage)50
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'MovieSelf (archive footage)49
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionMovieSelf - Bluto (archive footage)49
1993The Best of the Blues BrothersMovieJake Blues (archive footage)44
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryMovieSelf (archive footage)40
1985The Best of John BelushiMovieVarious Characters36
1981NeighborsMovieEarl Keese32
1981Continental DivideMovieErnie Souchak32
1980The Blues BrothersMovie'Joliet' Jake Blues31
19791941MovieCapt. Wild Bill Kelso30
1979Old BoyfriendsMovieEric30
1978Goin' SouthMovieHector29
1978Animal HouseMovieJohn 'Bluto' Blutarski29
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashMovieRon Decline29
1978The Blues Brothers Live at WinterlandMovieJoliet Jake Blues29
1977The Richard Pryor ShowSeries—28
1976The Beach Boys: It's OKMovieCop #227
1976The Beach Boys: It's OKMovieCop #227
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Various Characters26
1973LemmingsMovieVarious24