Tragic Details About John Belushi Explained
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- "Saturday Night Live" has seen some great comedians perform at its historic Studio 8H. But part of the reason why it’s such an iconic comedic institution was because of its seven original cast members. One of its most talented original members was John Belushi. During his time on the show, Belushi developed a series of characters that received immediate success. His sketch portrayals of Ludwig Van Beethoven and Henry Kissinger are still some of the most hilarious characters on "SNL." But as quickly as his star rose it also quickly faded out because Belushi struggled with drug addiction, which eventually led to his death in 1982. Here are the tragic details of John Belushi.
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Immigrant heritage | 0:00
From college to college | 0:52
A sensitive soul | 1:39
SNL didn't want him | 2:48
Jealous of success | 4:09
A grueling schedule | 5:03
A notorious flop | 6:09
A downward spiral | 7:01
Rampant drug use | 7:58
Movie misfires | 9:09
Losing the battle | 10:28
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RIP, John Belushi.
What a loss. He was so talented. Miss him still after all these years.
Seeing Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray at the funeral and the grief on their faces just breaks my heart. I was only 5 when Belushi passed away and too young to really understand much then, but I remember watching him on SNL on our old wood-panel set.
Especially Bill Murray, that hurts every time
I was 11.
I was 20 and saw the Blue's Brothers in 1981 @ the Long Beach arena. They opened up for Steve Martin.
Yeah, even Lorne Michaels looks drained...
My maternal grandmother died the very same day,March 5th 1982 I was three years old.
John Belushi inspired many comedians we lost too soon: John Candy, Chris Farley and Robin Williams
It’s crazy to think that all these guys are dead.
💯
I remember in the late 70's when my parents let me stay up to watch SNL, and I'd mostly watch my dad watch, because he was such a serious hard working, and "no nonsense" type guy, and Belushi would just have him rolling. To me that was great just seeing him loosen the F up for a change, and that was all thanks to John!
Heh, I have similar memories.
I'd watch wrestling, than Don't kirshners
Rock concert, than Chiller Theatre on Saturday nights religiously.. No SNL.. I wasn't into comedy.
Cool man lol
So glad you put in the help line. Seriously, if you need help don’t fight it alone. People want to help you, and will.
Addiction is a disease, he really tried. I loved him it "The Blues Brothers". Sorry he lost his battle. Great talent. RIP.
I never get tired of watching TBB over & over. I never laughed so hard in my life. Thanks, John, you are still my # 1 artist.
I was born in 1977 so I had seen reruns of his SNL skits such as the samurai as an example and movies such as Animal House. I can name them all. My father was a fan so showed them to me and I was hooked. Later I shared with my own son who is also a fan of SNL who loves the cheeseburger guy and animal house. It’s safe to say that the world lost a legend. While I didn’t get to know you Mr. John Belushi may you RIP 😪❤️
John Belushi was greater than life. He literaly burned to death like a candle. He consumed all his life in a few years. Several celebrities did that.
I will never forget him , he was one of my favorites on SNL .That was pretty great too .
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A tragic life, but what a legacy he left us with his skits, movies, and performances.
I'm a zit!!! Get it?! 🤷♂️
According to John's brother Jim, he also suffered from CTE, a neurodegenerative disorder associated with sports injuries, due to numerous concussions sustained during football games.
Rest in peace, John. God bless you.
I saw the movie Continental Divide in 1982 and totally loved it. Belushi was a really good dramatic actor in it.....
One of those cases where you still remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard he had died.
Lost John 40 years ago, today.
Rest in peace.
Blues Brothers is one of the best Chicago based films of all time.
-Chicago based-
Damn right
John will always be missed, the last phone call Dan Aykroyd got was from John and he didn't get the chance to talk to him, then he passed away 😔
Great talent, so sorry for his tragic life. I love Blues Brothers, it's fantastic.R.I.P
His role as Bluto in Animal House will always be my favorite.
One of my Top 10 movies 🎥
"I'm a zit! Get it?" One of my favorites, too. One of my favorite things about their wild parties was that, at any given moment, a flying object could slam into a wall!!
I've hung out and trained with Bill Wallace on several occasions, but I never asked him about finding John that day. It just never seemed right. Bill trained John and Dan as well as Elvis and as of today probably thousands of other martial artist. He's one of a kind and has a great sense of humor, which I'm sure drew him to John and Dan.
There were few like him and I still mourn the loss of him.
Still miss Belushi. He broke the mold.
nah, only shooting stars do that
I'll say he broke the mold! A DEFINITE original!
I will never forget you or stop loving you John
You’re the greatest man ever❤️
If you have a substance addiction wether it be drugs, alcohol or both.
Get help now before it’s too late.
I wasn’t alive back then, but I really like his stuff. Sad that I will never know a world where he was alive.
My mom was a librarian at the Wheaton library. She said the brothers were a little different from one another. John was a very big clown and his brother was more responsible and calm. Their mother was a very nice lady. The brothers came into the library often. I love John. I was always convinced that SNL was john and vice versa. Still am.
Only 33, blows my mind.
"Continital Divide" is an underrated Romcom
In case anyone was wondering, the film Belushi was going to be in was Ghostbusters. Akroyd called to tell him about it, and Belushi was excited to learn more about the movie.
I really liked "Continental Divide." It was a good movie. I thought it was his second best, following "The Blues Brothers."
Wow he really lived and did a lot for someone that died at such a young age
John Belushi was so cute .❤️
I was a fan of Saturday Night Live when he was on the show.
One of my favorite comedians
The Blues Brothers is my favorite movie
Actually, I believe "Neighbors" was one of the funniest films ever made. Give it a second viewing, please. It's extremely quirky and outlandishly humorous. Keep an open mind.
Belushi was so good in Animal House, I think he pretty much paved the way for movie prospects for SNL members who came after him.
I'd agree.
Saw the Blue's Brothers in 1981. They opened up for Steve Martin.
I was born in 85. My dad was a huge John Belushi. I have saw other documentries on him, I don't understand how come she was charged with voluntary manslaughter? She didn't know it would kill him? Maybe something else did and it was a tragic accident that helped speed it up?
Thanks so much for the video. I love John Belushi and his brother Jim... I was just reading some articles about him a few days ago. R.I.P. To a great one. ❤
The reason why John Belushi wasn't getting many hits was because of his infamous drug habit. His drug addictions costed the studio a lot of money and filmmakers were afraid of losing money and weren't going to risk it.
He should've taken a summer vacation with his wife to get him to full recovery after a heavy tight schedule dragged him down, and them come back with a vengeance of comedic hits.
You even forgot to mention that Robert De Niro and Robin Williams were there that night before he died. Robin Williams felt a lot of guilt for Belushi's death, which caused Robin to go sober for the sake of his newborn son, but the depression stayed with him.
Murican Ignorance What’s wrong you run outta weed?
@@johnb.8687 Why? I'm just saying the truth.
I had a friend who was a roommate with Robin before he got famous, and he told me Robin had a pretty bad coke habit even back then. It got worse as he gained fame. It took John's death to wake him up, which is sad.
Danny was a good friend to john
Such a great actor. As someone from Oregon, I thought he was HILARIOUS in Animal House.
This is an important lesson of how harmful drugs are. Once you have one, you have to have more.
Ace Frehley was friends with jim as well but has gone on record saying that jim wasn’t really big on needles plus he had visited him about a week before he had died
Cathy Smith that gave him the lethal speedball just died a few weeks ago
She's in Hell. Where she belongs.
Cathy Smith died on August 18th 2020 at the age of 73.
Why isn’t John Fruscante in Jail?
@@tracyseymour7553
I didn't know that.
@@tracyseymour7553 her last shot of heroin must of had Covid 19 laced in it.
such a great comedy and actor he would have be 65 today but will always have his movies and skits in our hearts
The Second City, Canadian comic connection. Belushi got a raw deal.
I live in Wheaton and my parents grew up and went to school with the Belushi family. They were crazy party animals.
I'll bet!
Yeah my mom was a librarian at Wheaton library and she said while both brothers were a handful, james was the more "responsible" one. Lol
@@Expatriate1977 Haha, "responsible" is a nice way of putting it.
I just want to see the show. We all knew what happened to Belushi. We don't need the PSA at the end. Yes, there are people who need to hear it, but only people who want to change will ever change. It also breaks the tone of the show's wrap up, right in half.
He was an amazing talent. Much funnier and more skilled than Chevy Chase.
I find John had much more range. DEFINITELY more energy!
Goin’ South is classic, maybe Belushi and Nicholson’s best performance ever, not to mention Christopher Lloyd and Mary Steenburgen
Yeah Christopher and Mary always make a cute addition wen they in up in a movie together %^)
FACT Cathy Smith was an ex girlfriend of Gordon Lightfoot. It was rumored that the song 'SUNDOWN' was about her.
Still one of the greatest SNL crew members to ever hit the stage .
Gone to soon
I own and love the movie "Neighbors". I thought Dan and John were great. And I love the way it ended.
No soup for you!... OMG .. I remember when it was on the news that he died.. I cried, I really did..
So sad he was that fast of a wreck. Same with Farley. Had they both lived, imagine the films they could have made together.
He was the “Chris Farley “ of the 70s and early 80s
Talent and gorgeous man
I feel so alone been watching these videos if famous people who everybody loved and still do and as I sit here in the same position but with noone to care I don't know how I'm still here rest in peace to all these people I hope they all knew that people cared about them
5 adverts were meant to play.. NONE played. Best. Day. Ever.
What a talent, what a loss, what could have been. R.I.P. John Belushie
Great footage
I miss him and liked him in both blues brothers and national lampoon’s animal house
remember when they wheeled him out of the room? It was weird because the reporters were basically inches away from his dead body, you don’t see that today police keep you farther back.
I have never seen anyone on SNL who can reach such ultimate highs and absymal lows as John Belushi.
I miss him so much 💔
When SNL was actually good.
@marilucastillo7777 - Yeah. You were certainly right about the SNL of yesterday. After all, performing on live television is always a difficult process for anyone to handle.
Always has been good.
@@joeymorvant161
Hasn't been good in decades.
@@289cobra9 We just disagree. To me, it's always great.
The first 5 seasons of SNL (1975-80) were the greatest of all and can never be replicated thanks to performers like John Belushi. Though Chris Farley can close, nobody could topple his momentum.
Interesting. I had no idea he was so much into coke while filming the Blues Brothers. I got a feeling he'd be one of those who would lose "his edge" after quitting drugs.. though would have had it all along if he never started using.. musicians seem to get better when they quit (Gregg Allman being the best example). Sad to lose John.. he was one of the best. I wish I could find a video of him talking about tornados... ~"They tell ya' to get in the SW corner of the basement, but that doesn't matter. if it wants to it'll GET YOU". Always good were Weekend Update lead ins to falling off the chair.
Did not know about his addictions...... poor soul,
He was a great actor in my opinion 🌹🌈
RIP, belushi. Atleast he didnt have to see the chaos of today
One of the last movies me and my ex watched was animal house.. damn I miss her life sucked now
Belushi was the best. GOD bless you
its funny how different addicts looked back then compared to today
He’s the reason I studied at Second City. Long live Belushi
He has a grave stone on Marthas Vineyard, I came across it when visiting the Jaws locations.
I saw Neighbors at the movies. Had some great aspects but fell short. Was not what it could have been. Belushi era of SNL was the best.
I till this day can't stand Chevy Chase, but always loved John Belushi! No one else could ever be Jake Blues!!!
Because of the impact he had, I actually thought he done much more than this.
'Animal House' was a monster hit comedy. I actually can't think of another comedy that was a hit on that level since. Not only popular but culturally impactful many teen comedies since owe much to its anarchic style. I live in the UK and we started having Toga parties inspired by that film and I think people still have them to this day. They may have been a thing in the USA prior to that movie but they were introduced to the UK and party Islands in Europe by 'Animal House.'
Then 'Blue Brothers' was a cultural phenomena. The band from the movie had a number 1 album and it became a Broadway, West End and touring smash hit musical all over the world.
I remember 'Neighbors' bombing and I read at the time the parts had been written the other way around but the only agreed to do it is they could play against type. Belushi didn't want to be typcast and the zany guy. I'm not sure playing the straight man in a movie with a zany character rin it was the best idea. Like Jim Carey playing straight opposite a role clearly written for him.
Definately gone too soon. He was definitely beloved and still 'hot,' at the box office had he found the right material.
What is a party island? I mean, I know by the name of the term, it appears to be "an island where people go to party", lol! But if there's more to it to be said, please tell me. Thank you.
An incredibe talent
He will always be a blues brothers in my heart
I like the choice of opening shot...Captain wild Bill Kelso. 1941 is such an underrated movie.
I love his movies
Good grief, he was only 33,!
A lot of them are only 27:/
He was a real hoot in the movie "animal house".
I was a huge fan of S.N.L. The cast was in a league of their own...They brought a new twist
to the comedy scene that had not been seen before..John is gone but his legacy will last for decades...Animal House is a classic movie for all rowdy nuckle heads !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm from Oregon and I had no idea Animal House was filmed there.
1941 my favorite
Before he died Dan arkroyd was writing a script called Ghostbusters and he wanted John to play bill Murray’s character sadly it never happened the green slime ghost was a tribute to John
"The final version of Neighbors was released to cinemas in December 1981. Although Neighbors was not a commercial flop, it received mixed reaction from both critics and from some fans of Belushi and Aykroyd, who didn't like that they played the complete opposite character types that they usually would."---- who didnt fact check SO MUCH for a video about John Belushi???????
He looks a lot like Artie Lange.
Sad.
Sadly, Cathy Smith died Aug. 18 at the age of 73. She'll forever be known for the National Inquirer headline
how cool, he got to work with harold ramis
I read his book "wired very intense.
Great actor he will be missed 😎
John Belushi is a great person and I'm not sure what this video is saying but if Mr Belushi is not alive then he z in heaven ,John you are a great person and I will miss you . Although I know we will see each other again
How are you doing today Debby Perez? It's really nice having you on here...I saw your profile on here and i think we definitely are on the same page on many Levels. Trust, Communication, Loving, Honoring, Understanding, Patience and Respecting Your Partner. So crucial to provide balance.
Continental Divide is a nice movie.
John Belushi (Chicago, Illinois, 24 de enero de 1949-Los Ángeles, California, 5 de marzo de 1982)
Good actor and great man
Great too put addictions no. at end of show. Keep up the fine work 🥴