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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
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CREDITS
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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
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Bert Gunkel, Who's Watching the Kids?, NBC, 1978
- Ernie O'Rourke, Working Stiffs, CBS, 1979
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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-
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Miniseries
- Harry Wyckoff, Wild Palms, ABC, 1993
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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
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Pilots
- Virgil, Better Days, CBS, 1998
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Specials
- St. Valentine, The Best Legs in the Eighth Grade, HBO, 1984
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The Second City 25th Anniversary Special, HBO, 1985
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Jim Belushi-Birthday Boy (also known as The Birthday Boy),Cinemax, 1986
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The Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
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The Full Wax, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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John Belushi: Funny You Should Ask, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
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Comic Relief American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996
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The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
- Narrator, Doctor Dogs, TLC, 1998
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Television Theme Song Performer
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According to Jim, ABC, 2001-
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Stage Appearances
- Bernie, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Apollo Theatre, Chicago, IL,1979
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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.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Salty, Nine, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Gail Morgan Hickman, Andrew Kurtzman, and Rob Riley) Number Onewith a Bullet (based on a story by Hickman), Cannon, 1986
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Television Theme Songs
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According to Jim, ABC, 2001-
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Television Episodes
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Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1983-1985
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Television Specials
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Jim Belushi-Birthday Boy, Cinemax, 1986
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Newsmakers, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1987
Periodicals
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People Weekly, November 3, 1997, p. 99
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Rolling Stone, June 30, 1988, p. 36
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