James Belushi

Everyone knows that acting's bread is hard, and the ability to make the viewer laugh is generally not given to everyone. The combination of extraordinary appearance, charm, rich facial expressions, and at the same time - everyday life, the ability to make not only laugh, but also cry made James Belushi a leading comedian.

James Adam Belushi was born into a family of Albanian émigrés, restaurant owners Agnes and Adam Anastas Belushi in Chicago in June 1954. In the family, besides James, three more children were raised - daughter Marian and sons Billy and John.

After graduating from Wheaton High School, Belushi was educated at Dupage College and the acting department of Southern Illinois University. In an effort to win women's hearts, James attended a drama club, sang in a school choir, and even signed up for cooking classes. At such courses, he later met his future wife Sandra Davenport. In order to attract attention, the boy, who considered himself ugly, made small thefts, stole cars. But according to the recollections of Belushi himself, he was an unlucky delinquent - all the police in Chicago knew him.

James Belushi decided to become an actor, including in opposition to his brother John, who was at that time a famous Hollywood comedian. Even as a child, James decided that he would not yield to his brother in anything and, if possible, surpass him. At the student performance, the future actor was noticed by producer Garry Marshall and invited to play the role of a womanizer in the television series Who Sitting with Children. But for a long time, directors perceived James as a shadow of his famous brother. The roles that he got were the roles that John turned down.

In 1982, John Belushi died of a drug overdose. Oppressed by heavy thoughts, James began to abuse alcohol. Unable to withstand such a situation, his wife Sandra left, taking her son Robert. After the death of his mother, Belushi rushed to improve his reputation with filmmakers.

The road to Hollywood was opened for James by his roles in the 1986 films "The Horror Shop" about the man-eating flower and in the war drama "El Salvador". Oliver Stone's work, in which Belushi played the role of doctor, was nominated for an Oscar in the categories of Best Actor and Best Screenplay. The role of Barry in the film "The Thief" is considered to be a landmark, which received conflicting responses - nominations for "Golden Raspberry" and "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival.

The films “Changing Places” (1983), “Director” (1987), “K-9” (1989, in the Russian box office - “Dog's Work”) brought wide popularity. The latter was called by critics one of the best films from the series "Me and My Dog", an incredible combination of comedy, "buddy movie", action and films about animals, and the audience - the best in Belushi's filmography.

After filming in "K-9" in the house of Belushi appeared dogs - two German shepherds Mack and King, who later starred in the continuation of the trilogy "K-911" (1999) and "K-9. Private detectives "(2002). James produced these films, but the films were not very popular and were released on video.

On the set of the crime thriller Red Heat (1988), James met Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set. The film about a joint investigation of an American policeman and a captain of the Soviet police turned out to be ambiguous, even funny in some moments.

In the film "Beautiful Life" in 1990, Belushi got the role of a car thief who escaped from prison, who accidentally managed to take the place of another person.

Further films with the participation of James were released almost every year. Shooting in Forget Palermo (1990), Curly Sue (1991), Diary of a Hired Assassin (1991), and Bodyguard for Hire (1995) followed with varying success. Roles in the films "Sahara" (1995), "A lapse in time" (1997) were not at all comedic. "Abraxas - Guardian of the Universe" (1991), "Once Upon a Time Breaking the Law" (1992), "Blood Trail" (1992) demonstrated Belushi as a character actor.

The actor participated in the voice acting of the cartoon characters "The True Story of Red Hat" (2005), "Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King" (2008), "Hey Arnold!" (1999), Timon and Pumbaa (1996), Dorothy of Oz (2013). In "True Story" he also proved himself as a singer, performing The Schnitzel Song for the soundtrack.

James had to work again in one shot with the dogs in the children's comedy "Superdog" (2007). His voice "spoke" a dog named Demon in the comedy project "Snow Dogs" 2002 release. The film, despite a cold reception from critics, grossed more than $ 81 million at the box office, with a budget of $ 33 million.

Belushi's filmography includes more than a hundred projects, including television series and shows. The most famous of them are Saturday Night Live, where James wrote, and the sitcom As Jim Said, which aired on ABC for eight seasons. Belushi worked there as a composer, director and producer.

TV series "Ambulance" 2001 and "Chips. Money. Lawyers ”2011 issue also did not do without the participation of James Belushi. As a cameo, Belushi appeared in the TV series "Biography", "Mad Television", "The Last Movie Hero".

In 1980, Belushi married Sandra Davenport for the first time. A year later, they had a son, but the family soon broke up.

On one of the sets in 1990, James met the actress Marjorie Bransfield. Two years later, this marriage also fell apart.

Family happiness found the actor married to Jennifer Sloan. In 1999, the couple had a daughter, Jamison Bess, and in 2002, a son, Jared James. The family lives in Los Angeles.

James Belushi ranks with such actors as Bradley Cooper and Rafe Fiennes, Ian Somerhalder and Rob Lowe, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Javier Bardem. In other words, the star is constantly confused with colleagues in the shop. The beginning was laid by the publication on the Internet of a photo of a small child in the arms of a famous person, but who he was - Bill Murray or Tom Hanks, had to be wondered for a long time.

Belushi joined this pair. Although James is shorter than the rest (Belushi's height is 180 cm), all three have a lot in common - relatively the same age, they are considered comedians, but other genres are also subject to them. They were married more than once, were born in large families, but managed, despite difficulties, to reach heights.

James took up the baton of the family business and in 1992, together with colleague Dan Aykroyd, founded the House of Blues restaurant chain. The restaurant on Sunset Boulevard was famous for the fact that celebrities could not only eat, but also participate in its work. There is an online souvenir shop.

After filming with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Red Heat, Belushi became addicted to cigars. The passion turned out to be so strong that in cooperation with Chuck Norris he founded the tobacco company Lone Wolf. At the same time, James considers cigar smoking a purely male prerogative.

Recently, Belushi has done little in large-format films. In 2016, the crime thriller "The Man on Carrion Road" was released. The film tells about the difficulties faced by the sheriff of a border town at a new job.

The premiere of the sequel to the animated series "Hey Arnold!" Is scheduled for November 2017 titled “Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie ". James Belushi voices trainer Jack Whittenberg. In addition, the actor's name is indicated in the credits of the third season of the cult TV series Twin Peaks. Here James got the role of Bradley Mitchum.

Belushi's free time is occupied by another hobby - music, his own musical group The Sacred Hearts Band, performing jazz and blues.

Belushi recently teamed up with 'Like Jim Said' TV show Larry Joe Campbell and four other talented artists to create Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy. The sketch group performs around the country with comedy performances. You can find out about the plans of the teams, see photos from the performances on the actor's official website.

1981 - "Thief" 1983-1985 - "Saturday Night Live" 1985 - "The Man in One Red Shoe" 1988 - "Red Heat" 1989 - "K-9" 1991 - "Curly Sue" 1992 - "Once Upon a Time Breaking the Law "1995 -" Sahara "1996 -" Gift for Christmas "1999 -" Justice "2010 -" The Ghost "2016 -" The Man on Carrion Road "2017 -" Twin Peaks "

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James Belushi Net Worth 2021

James Belushi 's revenue is $ 1.6M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $ 903.8K - $ 2M.

James Belushi Net Worth 2020

James Belushi 's revenue is $1.9M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $817.3K - $1.2M.

James Belushi Net Worth 2019

James Belushi 's revenue is $1.5M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $798.2K - $1.8M.

James Belushi Net Worth 2018

James Belushi 's revenue is $1.2M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $739.3K - $1.1M.

James Belushi Net Worth 2017

James Belushi 's revenue is $2M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $565.1K - $1.6M.

James Belushi Net Worth 2016

James Belushi 's revenue is $1.7M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $936.7K - $1.9M.

James Belushi Net Worth 2015

James Belushi 's revenue is $1.1M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Belushi and could vary in the range between $934.3K - $1.3M.

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