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ByWilliam J. Wright

A gifted comedian, actor, and musician, John Belushi lived a short but eventful life filled with both overwhelming success and heartbreaking tragedy.

Belushi: A Biography - Wikipedia

Rising to national fame as one of the original "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" in the early years of NBC's Saturday Night Live, he created characters that have become indelible features on the pop culture landscape. From his notorious Samurai Mutaba to Pete "Cheeburger" Dionasopoulos to his dead-on impression of singer Joe Cocker, his manic comic genius coupled with his unerring eye of satire made him and the show instant hits with young audiences.

Belushi and company made comedy in the 1970s hip, subversive, and dangerous.

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Hollywood, unable to ignore his enormous charisma and talent, soon came calling for Belushi. The raunchy 1978 college comedy Animal House, directed by John Landis, made him a movie star and his characte