Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

actor, music department, producer

Jim Belushi was born on Jun 15, 1954 in USA. Jim Belushi's big-screen debut came with The Fury directed by Brian De Palma in 1978, strarring Beach Bum (uncredited). Jim Belushi is known for Twin Peaks directed by David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan stars as Dale Cooper and Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer. Jim Belushi has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Jim Belushi achieved is Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema. The upcoming new movie Jim Belushi plays is Gigi & Nate which will be released on Sep 02, 2022.

James Adam Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Chicago, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, a restaurant owner. His father was an Albanian immigrant, from Qytezë, and his mother was also of Albanian descent. The third of four children - his brother was comedian John Belushi - he grew up in Wheaton, Illinois. A high school teacher, impressed by his improvisational skills while giving speeches, convinced him to be in a school play. After that, he joined the school's drama club. Today, if asked why he got involved in acting, he will jokingly say, "Because of girls. In the drama club, there were about 20 girls and six guys. And the same thing with choir - more girls!". He attended the College of DuPage and Southern Illinois University, where he graduated with a degree in Speech and Theater Arts.In 1977, he joined Chicago's Second City improv troupe and remained for three years. In 1979, Garry Marshall saw Jim performing for Second City and arranged for him to come to Hollywood and co-star in the TV pilot Who's Watching the Kids? (1978) for Paramount and, then, for a role in the series Mike et Ernie (1979) (co-starring Michael Keaton). Later, in 1983, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) for two years. Jim came to national attention in À propos d'hier soir... (1986), playing the role he originated in the Chicago Apollo Theatre's production of David Mamet's Obie-award winning play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago". He resides in Los Angeles with his wife Jennifer Sloan, their daughter Jamison and a son, Robert Belushi, from his first marriage.

  • Birthday

    Jun 15, 1954
  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known

    Джим Белуши, Джеймс Белуши, James Adam Belushi, Jim Belushi, James Belushi

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
1998
Retroactive (1997)
Winner - Best Actor

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