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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 ]
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 ...
Actor John Belushi, who went from Chicago’s Second City to television and movie stardom, died in a Los Angeles hotel Friday. He was 33. The comedian, who became a national hit on TV’s original ...
John Belushi: John Belushi plays a samurai warrior, who speaks only (mock) Japanese, and wields a katana. He is seen in various occupations ranging from a hotel desk clerk to a tailor. Mel's Char Palace December 20, 1975 Dan Aykroyd: A steakhouse commercial parody featuring Dan Aykroyd. At Mel's, customers are given a chainsaw and are invited ...
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 ...
Charming Guy's guitar was smashed against a staircase wall at the Delta Tau Chi house by John "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi). The scene was filmed twice and Bishop had the second smashed guitar signed by the cast and framed. [12] He appeared in The Blues Brothers (1980), billed as "Charming Trooper", who breaks his watch during a mall chase.
The actor, now 75, reflected on her "SNL" stint in a new interview with People and shed new light on the addiction issues her co-star John Belushi battled before his death by drug overdose in 1982 ...