John Adam Belushi was born on January 24, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Agnes and Adam Belushi (first generation Albanian immigrants). He was raised in the Albanian Orthodox Church. He had two brothers: Jim (also a famous actor, still alive), Billy, and Marian. He attended Wheaton Central High School, where he met his future wife, Judy Jacklin. His first success as a comedian was in 1971. He was also a talented musician and a very unique actor. His rare sense of humour made him really special in everything he played. He had several famous roles in different TV-shows and became really popular nationwide. He also starred in the famous cult movie, The Blues Brothers with his partner and friend, Dan Aykroyd (1980). Since he was very popular, he was so much in demand that he had five to six shows a week, which took a toll on his health: he had to use different synthetic drugs like cocaine, heroin, LSD to keep him going. It eventually lead to his untimely death. He was only 33 years old (some people are only starting their carriers at that age).

On  March 5, 1982 he was found dead in his hotel room in West Hollywood, California. The cause of his death was a „speedball” the combined injection of heroin and cocaine. Ont he night of his death, he was visited by different friends, collegues like Robin Williams, and Robert De Niro, but his death was established as a drug-related accident by forensic experts. But two months later, Cathy Smith, another friend declared: She injected him with the final shot and was charged with first-degree murder. Later in her appeal she claimed it was involuntary manslaughter, but still spent months in jail.

 Personally I really like this actor because of his performance in The Blues Brothers which is one of my favourite movies.

Author: Simon (Source: Wikipedia)