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Josh Mostel was cast as Jim "Blotto" Blutarsky, brother of Bluto, the character played in the film by John Belushi. [1] Despite Bluto's absence (it is revealed in the pilot episode that he was expelled from college, and had been drafted into the U.S. Army), the scriptwriters made running references to his character throughout the series.
Belushi initially received only $35,000 for Animal House, but was paid a bonus after the film became a hit. [17] Landis also met with Meat Loaf in case Belushi turned down the role of Bluto. Landis worked with Belushi on his character, who "hardly had any dialogue"; [7] [25] they decided that Bluto was a cross between Harpo Marx and the Cookie ...
John Adam Belushi (/ b ə ˈ l uː ʃ i /; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician. He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. [ 1 ]
The Tonight Show host appeared on The Howard Stern Showon Tuesday, Oct. 29, and spoke on his admiration for the late John Belushi, who was one of seven cast members in SNL's first season. Known ...
Jim Belushi is looking back on his time on Saturday Night Live.. When asked how the NBC late show changed his life on the red carpet at SNL50: The Anniversary Special, the 70-year-old comedian ...
Pisano was married to Belushi, the larger-than-life star of “Saturday Night Live,” “Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers,” from 1973 until his death from an overdose in 1982.
Belushi received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 66 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.. The website's consensus reads: "Affectionately chronicling John Belushi's outsized talent and personal foibles, this exhaustively-researched documentary captures both the joy and tragedy of the comedic titan's legac
A never-before-heard 1979 interview John Belushi gave to music critic Steve Bloom of the Soho Weekly News has been released for the first time as part of the Audible audio documentary “Blues ...