Jim Belushi Biography (1954-)

Full name, James A. Belushi; born June 15, 1954, in Chicago, IL; son of Adam(a restaurateur) and Agnes (a cashier) Belushi; brother of John Belushi (a comedian and actor; deceased, 1982); married Sandra Davenport, May 17, 1980 (divorced); married Marjorie Bransfield (an actress), 1990 (divorced, 1992); married Jennifer Sloan (a salesclerk), May 2, 1998; children: (first marriage) Robert; (third marriage) Jamison Bess, Jared James. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowaqn PR, 1888 Century ParkEast, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Contact: c/o 12323 12th Helena Dr.,Los Angeles, CA 90049.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, writer

Birth Details

June 15, 1954

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Extra, The Fury, 1978
• Barry, Thief (also known as Violent Street), United Artists, 1981
• Harvey, Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
• Morris, The Man with One Red Shoe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• Bernie Litko, About Last Night... (also known as Sexual Perversity in Chicago), TriStar, 1986
• Sperry repairman, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Patrick Martin, Little Shop of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1986
• Dr. Rock, Salvador, Hemdale, 1986
• Rick Latimer, The Principal, TriStar, 1987
• Nick Pirandello, Real Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
• Detective Sergeant Art Ridzik, Red Heat, TriStar, 1988
• Dooley, K-9, Universal, 1989
• (Uncredited) Man on bus, Who's Harry Crumb?, TriStar, 1989
• Homer Lanza, Homer and Eddie, Skouras, 1990
• Jimmy Dworski, Taking Care of Business (also known as Filofax), Buena Vista, 1990
• Larry Burrows, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
• Carmine Bonavia, Dimenticare Palermo (also known as The PalermoConnection, Oublier Palerme, and To Forget Palermo), 1990
• Gypsy, Masters of Menace, Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1991
• Sal, Only the Lonely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Bill Dancer, Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
• Shandy, Diary of a Hitman, Vision International, 1992
• Neil Schwary, Once upon a Crime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
• Jack Dobson, Traces of Red, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
• Principal, Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe (also known as Abraxas), Prism Entertainment, 1993
• Cameo, Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
• Tom Beckwith, Separate Lives, Trimark, 1994
• Charles Jackal, Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1994
• Voice of Rocko, The Pebble and the Penguin (animated), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
• Tuerto, Destiny Turns on the Radio, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Second gay vampire, Irving, 1995
• Mall Santa, Jingle All the Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Mario, Gold in the Streets, 1996
• Frank Machi, Race the Sun, TriStar, 1996
• Voice of Dad, Disney's Bad Baby (also known as Bad Baby), 1997
• Gonzargo, Babes in Toyland, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
• Frank K. Divinci, Gang Related (also known as Criminal Intent), Orion, 1997
• Himself, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Harrison/Oliver, Living in Peril (also known as The Peril of Being Walter Woods), 1997
• Frank, Retroactive, 1997
• Voice of Phil Palmfeather, Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (animated), 1997
• Billy Belasco, The Florentine, Bcb Productions, Inc., 1998
• Stevie "The Rose" Rossellini, Angel's Dance (also known as EinHoffnungsvoller Nachwuchskiller), York Entertainment, 1998
• Bill Manucci, Made Men, New City Releasing, 1999
• Reginald, Nuttiest Nutcracker, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999
• Dooley, K-911, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
• Joe Dayton, Return to Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
• Chuck Scarett, Joe Somebody, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
• Voice of Demon, Snow Dogs, Buena Vista, 2002
• Harry Woltz, One Way Out, Promark Entertainment Group, 2002
• Dooley, K-9: P.I., Universal Home Video, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Bert Gunkel, Who's Watching the Kids?, NBC, 1978
• Ernie O'Rourke, Working Stiffs, CBS, 1979
• Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, SNL, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1983-1985
• Voice of Simon the Monster Hunter, Aaahh!! Real Monsters (animated), Nickelodeon, 1994
• Additional voices, Pinky and the Brain (animated), The WB, 1995
• Voice of Phil Palmfeather, Disney's Mighty Ducks (animated; also known as Mighty Ducks and Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series), ABC and syndicated, 1996
• Voice of Coach Jack Wittenberg, Hey Arnold! (animated), 1996-1999
• Tommy, It's Good to Be King, 1997
• Steve Wegman, Total Security, ABC, 1997
• Voice of Nestor, Disney's Hercules (animated; also known as Hercules and Hercules: The Wonder Boy Years), ABC and syndicated, 1998
• Jim, According to Jim, ABC, 2001-
• Miniseries
• Harry Wyckoff, Wild Palms, ABC, 1993
• Movies
• Reverend, Wedding Band, 1990
• Shayne Royce, Royce, Showtime, 1994
• Nick Dimas, Parallel Lives, Showtime, 1994
• Sgt. Joe Gunn, Sahara, Showtime, 1995
• Voice of Skippy, Dog's Best Friend (animated), The Family Channel,1997
• Harrison/Oliver, Living in Peril (also known as The Peril of Being Walter Woods), The Movie Channel, 1997
• Frank, Retroactive, HBO, 1997
• Frank Spello, Justice (also known as Backlash), 1999
• Pat Laughlin, Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (also known as Echo of Murder), Showtime, 2000
• Pilots
• Virgil, Better Days, CBS, 1998
• Specials
• St. Valentine, The Best Legs in the Eighth Grade, HBO, 1984
• The Second City 25th Anniversary Special, HBO, 1985
• Jim Belushi-Birthday Boy (also known as The Birthday Boy),Cinemax, 1986
• The Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
• The Full Wax, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• John Belushi: Funny You Should Ask, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
• Comic Relief American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996
• The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
• Narrator, Doctor Dogs, TLC, 1998
• John Belushi: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
• Himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero, TLC, 1999
• Narrator, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, TLC, 2001
• Host, Second to None, PBS, 2001
• Himself, TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
• Also appeared in The Joseph Jefferson Awards.
• Episodic
• "Of Mice and Men," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1982
• Billy Shoe, "Yakkity Yak Don't Talk," The Building, 1993
• "John Belushi," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
• Voice of Fang, "The Cage," Gargoyles, 1995
• Voice of Maguire, Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain (animated), The WB, 1995
• "John Candy: A Tribute," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• "America the Beautiful," Duckman (animated), 1995
• Voice of Coach Wittenberg, "Benchwarmer/Cool Jerk," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1996
• Himself, Die Harald Schmidt Show, 1996
• Voice of Mr. Fleener, "Tick vs. Education," The Tick (animated), Fox, 1996
• Voice of Fang, "Kingdom," Gargoyles, 1996
• Voice of Fang, "The Reckoning," Gargoyles, 1996
• Voice of Coach Wittenberg, "Coach Wittenberg/Four-Eyed Jack," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
• Himself, "Make a Wish," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997
• Voice, "Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet," Stories from My Childhood (animated; also known as Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from MyChildhood), PBS, 1997
• Himself, "The Interview," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
• Voice of Coach Wittenberg, "Best Man/Cool Party," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1998
• Voice of Coach Wittenberg, "Grandpa's Sister/Synchronized Swimming," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
• Himself, TFI Friday, 2000
• Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000
• Dan Harris, "Piece of Mind," ER, NBC, 2001
• Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
• The View, ABC, 2001
• Himself, JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The WB, 2002
• Himself, "The Changing American Family," Dennis Miller Live, 2002
• Himself, "Jim Belushi and Rick Fox," Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2002
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2002
• Also appeared as Freddy Falco, Beggars and Choosers; Mario, "Pinocchio," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime; Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular); voice of Rudy/The Parasite, Superman (animated); and voice of Santa Claus, "Babies in Toyland," Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon.
• Television Theme Song Performer
• According to Jim, ABC, 2001-
• Stage Appearances
• Bernie, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Apollo Theatre, Chicago, IL,1979
• Baal in the Twenty-First Century, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1980
• Pirate king, Pirates of Penzance, Uris Theatre, New York City, then U.S. cities, 1982
• Lee, True West, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1983
• Eddie Goldbans, Conversations with My Father, Royal Theatre, New York City, 1992
• Also appeared in Under Milkwood and Born Yesterday.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Voice of Salty, Nine, 1996
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Gail Morgan Hickman, Andrew Kurtzman, and Rob Riley) Number Onewith a Bullet (based on a story by Hickman), Cannon, 1986
• Television Theme Songs
• According to Jim, ABC, 2001-
• Television Episodes
• Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1983-1985
• Television Specials
• Jim Belushi-Birthday Boy, Cinemax, 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• Contemporary Newsmakers, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1987

• People Weekly, November 3, 1997, p. 99
• Rolling Stone, June 30, 1988, p. 36