About
John Adam Belushi, born January 24, 1949, in Chicago and died March 5, 1982, in West Hollywood, was an American actor and comedian. An original cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975-1979), he won an Emmy Award in 1977 for the show's writing. He played Bluto in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and co-created The Blues Brothers with Dan Aykroyd, leading to an album and a film. Raised in Wheaton, Illinois, as the eldest son of Albanian immigrants, he was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.
* 1949-01-24 — † 1982-03-05
Major works
- Saturday Night Live (1975)television show
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)film
- Briefcase Full of Blues (1978)album
- The Blues Brothers (1980)film
Key milestones
- 1977Wins a Primetime Emmy Award for writing on Saturday Night Live.
- 2004Posthumously receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2017Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame as an original SNL cast member.
Themes
ComedyMusicPopular cultureAlbanian heritage
Sources: anb.org · id.loc.gov · televisionacademy.com