How John Belushi Rose From Second City to ‘SNL’ to Stardom
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variety.comCynthia Littleton Business EditorJohn Belushi’s kinetic energy and skill at physical comedy made him a larger than life performer during his short run as a superstar on “Saturday Night Live” and in such movies as 1978’s “Animal House” and 1980’s “The Blues Brothers.”But Belushi’s work off-camera as a writer and director, from his earliest days in the Second City improv troupe, was considerable.
As the life of the comedian who died of a drug overdose at age 33 in 1982 is re-examined in the R.J. Cutler documentary “Belushi,” which premieres Nov.
22 on Showtime, here are highlights of Belushi’s story as chronicled by Variety.The first reference to John Belushi came in the Nov.
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