![]() ![]() After his breakout film role as John "Bluto" Blutarsky in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Belushi later appeared in films such as 1941, The Blues Brothers, and Neighbors. He developed a series of characters on the show that reached high success, including his performances as Henry Kissinger and Ludwig van Beethoven. In 1975, Belushi was recommended to SNL creator and showrunner Lorne Michaels by Chevy Chase and Michael O'Donoghue, who accepted Belushi as a new cast member of the show after an audition. He met Brian Doyle-Murray and Harold Ramis there and also met Aykroyd, who would later become one of his close associates. ![]() Belushi performed with The Second City after Bernard Sahlins discovered him. Born in Chicago to Albanian American parents, Belushi started his own successful comedy troupe with Tino Insana and Steve Beshekas, called "The West Compass Trio". ![]() Throughout his career, Belushi had a close personal and artistic partnership with his fellow SNL star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's The Second City comedy club. John Adam Belushi (Janu– March 5, 1982) was an American actor, comedian and singer, and one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). ![]()
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