Jim Belushi

At 70 years old, Jim Belushi has this physical status:

James Adam Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, singer, guitarist, and performer. He is the younger brother of comedian John Belushi and the father of actor Robert Belushi.

Jim on the sitcom According to Jim (2001-2009).

Wild Palms (1993), Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), Aahh! Real Monsters (1994–1997), Show Me a Hero (2015), and Twin Peaks (2017). Belushi has appeared in films including Thief (1981), About Last Night (1989), About Home (1986), and The Ghost Writer (2010).

Early life

Belushi was born in Wheaton, Illinois, to Adam Anastos Belushi (1918–1996), an Albanian from Qytez, Korç, and Agnes Demetri Belushi (1922–1989), who was born in Ohio to Albanian immigrants from Korç. He and his three siblings, John (1949-1982), older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy were all raised in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb. Jim Belushi attended the College of DuPage and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's degree in Speech and Theater Arts in 1978, after graduating from Wheaton Central High School in 1972.

Personal life

Belushi has been married three times. Sandra Davenport, who gave birth to their son Robert James on October 23, 1980, married him on May 17, 1980. In 1988, Belushi and Davenport separated. Belushi was married to actress Marjorie Bransfield from 1990 to 1992. He married Jennifer Sloan on May 2, 1998; the couple have a daughter and a son. Jennifer Sloan filed for divorce from Belushi on March 5, 2018. Both the two groups have since reconciled.

Belushi is closely linked to his Albanian roots and gained honorary Albanian citizenship, as well as the "Honor of the Nation" Award from Albania's President Basmir Topi in 2008. He is an Eastern Orthodox Christian and spent his visit to Constantinople in 2010. Belushi is a huge fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Fire.

Belushi was involved in a court fight and even tweeted feud with his neighbor, actress Julie Newmar. Belushi's attempt to "build a second house in the back," which she said was unlawful in their R-1 neighborhood, since there can only be one house per lot. Belushi also filed a $4 million lawsuit against Newmar, alleging that "she harassed and defamed him." He also said she tore down his fence, which Newmar denied. Belushi announced Newmar as a guest-star on According to Jim, a drama that mocked their rivalry in 2006.

Belushi declared he was suffering from gout in 2011 and became a spokesperson for Savient Pharmaceuticals' educational program "Check Out Your Gout." He appeared on the front page of and was interviewed by Cigar Aficionado magazine. On the set of "According to Jim," Jim Belushi's gastrointestinal condition was so common. Castmates and crew members started referring him "Jim Bel-loosey." He was later diagnosed with IBS, which he has since been an advocate for.

In 2012, Belushi supported Democratic President Barack Obama's re-election bid. "Heaven's a cool guy who knows what he's doing." He said in a Fox News interview, "If you talk to him in private." Besides, I'm from Chicago as well.

In 2015, Belushi built a getaway home in Eagle Point, Oregon, where he now grows cannabis. By 2018, the size of his Eagle Point property had risen to 93 acres (38 ha). He is involved in fundraising for Eagle Point and elsewhere in Southern Oregon, including the planned reconstruction of the Butte Creek Mill and the restoration of the Holly Theatre in Medford. "Most of the time" he was living in Los Angeles in 2018 and living in the Oregon area. Belushi said he planned to open a pop-up cannabis dispensary in downtown Portland in 2018.

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Career

From 1977 to 1980, Belushi, like his older brother John Belushi, worked with the Chicago theater group The Second City. During this period, Belushi made his television debut in 1978's Who's Watching the Kids and also had a small part in Brian De Palma's The Fury. His first significant role was in Michael Mann's Thief (1981). After his elder brother John's death, from 1983 to 1985 he appeared on Saturday Night Live; he portrayed characters such as Hank Rippy from "Hello, Trudy!", Man on the Street Jesse Donnelly, and "That White Guy". Belushi also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party. He made a guest appearance in Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode Pinocchio, starring Paul Reubens as the titular puppet.

Belushi rose to greater prominence with his supporting roles in The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), About Last Night..., Salvador and Little Shop of Horrors (as Patrick Martin) (all 1986), which opened up opportunities for lead roles. He has starred in films including Real Men, The Principal, Red Heat, Homer and Eddie, K-9, Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe, Dimenticare Palermo, Taking Care of Business, Mr. Destiny, Only the Lonely, Curly Sue, Once upon a Crime, Wild Palms, Race the Sun, Jingle All the Way, Separate Lives, Retroactive, Gang Related, Angel's Dance and Joe Somebody (2001).

His voice work includes The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toy land, Gargoyles and Hey Arnold!, and Hoodwinked, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King and The Wild. He also lent his vocal talents for 9: The Last Resort (a PC game released in 1995), in which he portrayed "Salty", a coarse yet helpful character. In 1997, he portrayed the "Masked Mutant" in the Goosebumps PC video game, alongside Adam West as "The Galloping Gazelle". On January 4, 2001, Belushi appeared on the ER episode "Piece of Mind". The episode focused both on Dr. Mark Greene's life-or-death brain surgery in New York and on Belushi's character, who had been in a car accident with his son in Chicago. Belushi's performance contributed to his re-emergence in the public eye, and the following year he was cast as the title role in ABC's According to Jim.

His first animation voice-over was as a pimple on Krumm's head in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters on Nickelodeon. That performance led him to be cast in the recurring role as Simon the Monster Hunter in that series, where he ad-libbed much of his own dialogue.

In 2003, Belushi and Dan Aykroyd released the album Have Love, Will Travel, and participated in an accompanying tour. The concert was made available on video on demand by Bob Gold & Associates. He also performs at various venues nationwide as Zee Blues in an updated version of The Blues Brothers. He released his first book, Real Men Don't Apologize, in May 2006. Belushi was a narrator of an NFL offensive linemen commercial. Belushi also introduced the starting lineups for the University of Illinois football team during ABC's telecast of the 2008 Rose Bowl.

He appeared in MC Hammer's video "Too Legit to Quit" in 1991 (in the extended full-length version). He also hosted a celebration rally for the Chicago Cubs playoff series in Chicago prior to the 2008 World Series. Steve Dahl has dubbed him "The Funniest Living Belushi".

In 2010, Belushi was cast in a pilot for CBS called The Defenders, a series about defense lawyers. The one-hour series premiered on September 22, 2010. In two episodes in 2011, Belushi was paired with Blues Brothers partner Dan Aykroyd. On May 15, 2011, The Defenders was canceled by CBS. In 2011, he was cast as corrupt businessman Harry Brock in Born Yesterday, which opened on Broadway in late April.

In August 2020, Belushi started a Discovery Channel series about his life at his cannabis farm in Oregon, called Growing Belushi.

In August 2022, Belushi appeared as Brother Zee, with Aykroyd and The Blues Brothers Band, at the first Blues Brothers Con event held at Old Joliet Prison. The two day festival also featured a screening of the film and performances from Mondo Cortez & The Chicago Blues Angels, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials and Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames.

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