James Belushi is a famous film actor, and John is his older brother, who was a comedian and also starred in films. He played in the theater and performed with stunning humorous numbers with his colleague Dan Aykroyd.
Together they traveled not only the United States, but the entire American continent, as well as other countries. Spectators of big cities and small towns applauded them, and soon their duet became the most popular in the USA. When John Belushi died, many in the country mourned this sad event, especially since the artist died in his youth.
Biography
John Belushi was born in 1949 in Chicago. His parents are expatriates from Albania, they owned two restaurants in Chicago. However, not one of the sons followed in their footsteps, and the first who refused to become a restaurateur was precisely John. From early childhood, the boy dreamed of becoming an athlete. Every free hour he ran to the football field and chased the ball to exhaustion. The manner of his game was tough, even rude, for which the players called him the "killer".
He was a good football player, then became the captain of the team, and all his future life plans were connected specifically with football. However, Belushi could not enter the desired university. Since then, the search began - where to get an education, what to do in life. He changed several educational institutions until he received a diploma. Now you could look for work.
John began by listening to the Chicago theater and brilliantly walked through it. Probably, he himself was surprised where the talent for reincarnation, even comedic talent, came from in the “killer” football player? However, very soon John became a leading actor in the troupe of the theater. He was then only twenty-two years old.
Without a trace of excitement, he went on stage and felt at home there: he could depict anything and anyone. When asked how he is so cleverly doing this, he replied that "the scene is the only place where I know exactly what to do."
Artists are bohemian people, and often they are drawn to social life with its drinking parties and parties. This happened to Belushi: he started taking drugs. Abundant booze was added to them. Despite this, each of his appearance on the stage was brilliant, the most fastidious audience accepted him with enthusiasm.
Movie career
In 1973, when John was twenty-four years old, he made his debut in the film "Lemmings" - so he began his life in the movie. After that, he starred in the films "All You Need Is Loot", "Menagerie" and "South". Also, the artist was constantly busy in television programs, which greatly expanded the boundaries of his fame.
John Belushi toured a lot, and on one of his trips he met comedian Dan Aykroyd. The artists immediately realized that they could make a good duet. The director Steven Spielberg also understood this, and already in 1979 he released a film with their participation called "One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-First." In the tape, the guys played the military, who looked more like idiots. The comedy picture, which harmoniously combined self-irony and patriotism, was to the taste of both the audience and critics. She was even nominated for an Oscar three times, but she did not receive a single award. The best reward was crowded movie theaters during the film's screenings.
Next were the pictures “The Blues Brothers”, “Neighbors”, where the comedy duo was again on top.
