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Jim Belushi
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Belushi in 2015
Born
James Adam Belushi

(1954-06-15) June 15, 1954 (age 68)
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Albania
EducationCollege of DuPage (attended)
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • musician
Years active1977–present
Spouse(s)
Sandra Davenport
(m. 1980; div. 1988)

(m. 1990; div. 1992)

Jennifer Sloan
(m. 1998)
Children3, including Robert Belushi
RelativesJohn Belushi (brother)
Websitebelushisfarm.com

James Adam Belushi[1] (/bəˈlʃi/; born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known for the role of Jim on the sitcom According to Jim (2001–2009). His other television roles include Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), Total Security (1997), and Twin Peaks (2017).

Belushi appeared in films such as Thief (1981), The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Red Heat (1988), K-9 (1989), The Palermo Connection (1990), Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995), Angel's Dance (1999), The Wild (2006), The Ghost Writer (2010), Thunderstruck (2012), Home Sweet Hell (2015) and Wonder Wheel (2017).

He is the younger brother of late comic actor John Belushi and the father of actor Robert Belushi.

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According to Jim

According to Jim

According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is an American late-night live television sketch comedy, political satire, and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves as the program's showrunner. The show premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show.

The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman. It is a remake of the 1972 French film The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe starring Pierre Richard and Mireille Darc.

Little Shop of Horrors (film)

Little Shop of Horrors (film)

Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American horror comedy musical film directed by Frank Oz. It is an adaptation of the 1982 off-Broadway musical of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, which is itself an adaptation of the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors by director Roger Corman. The film, which centers on a floral shop worker who discovers a sentient carnivorous plant that feeds on human blood, stars Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and the voice of Levi Stubbs. The film also features special appearances by Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest and Bill Murray. It was produced by David Geffen through The Geffen Company and released by Warner Bros. on December 19, 1986.

Red Heat (1988 film)

Red Heat (1988 film)

Red Heat is a 1988 American buddy cop action film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Walter Hill and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Soviet policeman Ivan Danko, and Jim Belushi as Chicago police detective Art Ridzik. Finding themselves on the same case, Danko and Ridzik work as partners to catch a cunning and deadly Georgian drug kingpin, Viktor Rostavili, who killed Danko's previous partner. Most of the scenes set in the Soviet Union were actually shot in Hungary. Schwarzenegger was paid a salary of $8 million for his role in the film.

K-9 (film)

K-9 (film)

K-9 is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Jim Belushi and Mel Harris. It was directed by Rod Daniel, written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal Pictures.

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Jack Baran. The film starred Dylan McDermott, Nancy Travis, Quentin Tarantino, James LeGros and James Belushi. It marked the film debut role of David Cross, and was the first film produced by Rysher Entertainment.

Angel's Dance

Angel's Dance

Angel's Dance is a 1999 American-German black comedy crime film written and directed by David L. Corley and produced by David Bixler. The film stars James Belushi, Sheryl Lee and Kyle Chandler.

The Ghost Writer (film)

The Ghost Writer (film)

The Ghost Writer is a 2010 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski. The film is an adaptation of a 2007 Robert Harris novel, The Ghost, with the screenplay written by Polanski and Harris. It stars Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, and Olivia Williams.

Home Sweet Hell

Home Sweet Hell

Home Sweet Hell is a 2015 American black comedy horror film directed by Anthony Burns and written by Carlo Allen, Ted Elrick and Tom Lavagnino. The film stars Katherine Heigl, Patrick Wilson, Jordana Brewster, Kevin McKidd, A.J. Buckley, Chi McBride, and Jim Belushi.

John Belushi

John Belushi

John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician. He was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Throughout his career, Belushi had a personal and artistic partnership with his fellow SNL star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's Second City comedy club.

Robert Belushi

Robert Belushi

Robert James Belushi is an American actor. In films, he is best known for his work on Sorority Row, One Small Hitch, and Valentine's Day. On television, he is best known as Allen on the third season of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show and Linus the Bartender on the ninth and final season of CBS's How I Met Your Mother. From 2020 to 2021, Belushi hosted the game show Get a Clue on Game Show Network.

Early life

Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Wheaton, Illinois,[1] to Adam Anastos Belushi (1918–1996), an Albanian from Qytezë, Korçë,[2][3] and Agnes Demetri Belushi (née Samaras; 1922–1989),[4] who was born in Ohio to Albanian immigrants from Korçë.[2][5] He was raised in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb, along with his three siblings: older brother John (1949–1982), older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy.[4][6][7][8] After graduating from Wheaton Central High School in 1972, Jim Belushi attended the College of DuPage, and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's degree in Speech and Theater Arts in 1978.[9]

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Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton is a city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois. It is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, Wheaton's population was 53,970, making it the 27th most populous municipality in Illinois.

Qytezë

Qytezë

Qytezë is a community in the Korçë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll. The settlement is known for being the birthplace of Anastasios Veloussi, aka Adam Anastas Beloushi, the father of comedian/actor/musicians, John and James Belushi.

Korçë

Korçë

Korçë is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994, in a total area of 806 km2 (311 sq mi). It stands on a plateau some 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Morava Mountains.

Ohio

Ohio

Ohio, officially the State of Ohio is a state in the Midwestern United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area. With a population of nearly 11.8 million, Ohio is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated state. Its capital and largest city is Columbus, with the Columbus metro area, Greater Cincinnati, and Greater Cleveland being the largest metropolitan areas. Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is nicknamed the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states.

Albanian Americans

Albanian Americans

Albanian Americans are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans among others to Albania, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro. They are adherents of different religions and are predominantly Muslims and Christians, while some are irreligious.

John Belushi

John Belushi

John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician. He was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Throughout his career, Belushi had a personal and artistic partnership with his fellow SNL star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's Second City comedy club.

Wheaton Warrenville South High School

Wheaton Warrenville South High School

Wheaton Warrenville South High School (WWSHS), locally referred to as "South", is a public four-year high school in Wheaton, Illinois. It is one of two high schools part of Community Unit School District 200, the other being Wheaton North High School.

College of DuPage

College of DuPage

College of DuPage is a public community college with its main campus in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The college also owns and operates satellite campuses in Addison, Carol Stream, Naperville and Westmont. With more than 20,000 students, the College of DuPage is the second largest provider of undergraduate education in Illinois, after University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The college serves students residing in Illinois' Community College District 502.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois. Founded in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. The university enrolls students from all 50 states as well as more than 100 countries. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". SIU offers 3 associate, 100 bachelor's, 73 master's, and 36 Ph.D. programs in addition to professional degrees in architecture, law, and medicine.

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree or baccalaureate is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years. The two most common bachelor's degrees are the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Science. In some institutions and educational systems, certain bachelor's degrees can only be taken as graduate or postgraduate educations after a first degree has been completed, although more commonly the successful completion of a bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for further courses such as a master's or a doctorate.

Speech

Speech

Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words, and using those words in their semantic character as words in the lexicon of a language according to the syntactic constraints that govern lexical words' function in a sentence. In speaking, speakers perform many different intentional speech acts, e.g., informing, declaring, asking, persuading, directing, and can use enunciation, intonation, degrees of loudness, tempo, and other non-representational or paralinguistic aspects of vocalization to convey meaning. In their speech, speakers also unintentionally communicate many aspects of their social position such as sex, age, place of origin, physical states, psychological states, physico-psychological states, education or experience, and the like.

Career

From 1977 to 1980, Belushi, like his older brother John Belushi, worked with the Chicago theater group The Second City. During this period, Belushi made his television debut in 1978's Who's Watching the Kids and also had a small part in Brian De Palma's The Fury. His first significant role was in Michael Mann's Thief (1981). After his elder brother John's death, from 1983 to 1985 he appeared on Saturday Night Live; he portrayed characters such as Hank Rippy from "Hello, Trudy!", Man on the Street Jesse Donnelly, and "That White Guy". Belushi also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party. He made a guest appearance in Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode Pinocchio, starring Paul Reubens as the titular puppet.

Belushi rose to greater prominence with his supporting roles in The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), About Last Night..., Salvador and Little Shop of Horrors (as Patrick Martin) (all 1986), which opened up opportunities for lead roles. He has starred in films including Real Men, The Principal, Red Heat, Homer and Eddie, K-9, Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe, Dimenticare Palermo, Taking Care of Business, Mr. Destiny, Only the Lonely, Curly Sue, Once upon a Crime, Wild Palms, Race the Sun, Jingle All the Way, Separate Lives, Retroactive, Gang Related, Angel's Dance and Joe Somebody (2001).

His voice work includes The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toy land, Gargoyles and Hey Arnold!, and Hoodwinked, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King and The Wild. He also lent his vocal talents for 9: The Last Resort (a PC game released in 1995), in which he portrayed "Salty", a coarse yet helpful character. In 1997, he portrayed the "Masked Mutant" in the Goosebumps PC video game, alongside Adam West as "The Galloping Gazelle". On January 4, 2001, Belushi appeared on the ER episode "Piece of Mind". The episode focused both on Dr. Mark Greene's life-or-death brain surgery in New York and on Belushi's character, who had been in a car accident with his son in Chicago. Belushi's performance contributed to his re-emergence in the public eye, and the following year he was cast as the title role in ABC's According to Jim.[10]

His first animation voice-over was as a pimple on Krumm's head in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters on Nickelodeon. That performance led him to be cast in the recurring role as Simon the Monster Hunter in that series, where he ad-libbed much of his own dialogue.

Belushi in House of Blues in Houston, 2008
Belushi in House of Blues in Houston, 2008

In 2003, Belushi and Dan Aykroyd released the album Have Love, Will Travel, and participated in an accompanying tour. The concert was made available on video on demand by Bob Gold & Associates.[11][12] He also performs at various venues nationwide as Zee Blues in an updated version of The Blues Brothers. He released his first book, Real Men Don't Apologize, in May 2006. Belushi was a narrator of an NFL offensive linemen commercial. Belushi also introduced the starting lineups for the University of Illinois football team during ABC's telecast of the 2008 Rose Bowl.

He appeared in MC Hammer's video "Too Legit to Quit" in 1991 (in the extended full-length version). He also hosted a celebration rally for the Chicago Cubs playoff series in Chicago prior to the 2008 World Series. Steve Dahl has dubbed him "The Funniest Living Belushi".

In 2010, Belushi was cast in a pilot for CBS called The Defenders, a series about defense lawyers.[13] The one-hour series premiered on September 22, 2010.[14] In two episodes in 2011, Belushi was paired with Blues Brothers partner Dan Aykroyd.[15][16] On May 15, 2011, The Defenders was canceled by CBS.[17] In 2011, he was cast as corrupt businessman Harry Brock in Born Yesterday, which opened on Broadway in late April.[18]

In August 2020, Belushi started a Discovery Channel series about his life at his cannabis farm in Oregon, called Growing Belushi.[19]

In August 2022, Belushi appeared as Brother Zee, with Aykroyd and The Blues Brothers Band, at the first Blues Brothers Con event held at Old Joliet Prison. The two day festival also featured a screening of the film and performances from Mondo Cortez & The Chicago Blues Angels, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials and Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames.[20][21][22]

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39th Venice International Film Festival

39th Venice International Film Festival

The 39th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 2 September 1982.

John Belushi

John Belushi

John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician. He was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Throughout his career, Belushi had a personal and artistic partnership with his fellow SNL star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's Second City comedy club.

Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. His films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Blow Out (1981), Casualties of War (1989), and Carlito's Way (1993).

History of Saturday Night Live (1980–1985)

History of Saturday Night Live (1980–1985)

Saturday Night Live is an American sketch comedy series created and produced by Lorne Michaels for most of the show's run. The show has aired on NBC since 1975.

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is an American late-night live television sketch comedy, political satire, and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves as the program's showrunner. The show premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show.

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre is an American live-action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series of 27 episodes, that originally aired on Showtime from September 11, 1982 until November 14, 1987. It is a retelling of 26 fairy tales, particularly those written by The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen, an additional episode is based on the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and children's entertainer. He is known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s, and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. In 1982, Reubens began appearing in a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show was called The Pee-wee Herman Show, and ran for five sold-out months; HBO also produced a successful special about it. Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and, for the next decade, Reubens was completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. His feature film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), directed by Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success, and soon developed into a cult film. Its sequel, Big Top Pee-wee (1988), was less successful. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse.

The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman. It is a remake of the 1972 French film The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe starring Pierre Richard and Mireille Darc.

About Last Night (1986 film)

About Last Night (1986 film)

About Last Night is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore as Chicago yuppies who enter a committed relationship for the first time. The screenplay by Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue is based on the 1974 David Mamet play Sexual Perversity in Chicago. The film received positive reviews. It was remade in 2014.

Salvador (film)

Salvador (film)

Salvador is a 1986 American war drama film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. It stars James Woods as Richard Boyle, alongside Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and Elpidia Carrillo, with John Savage and Cynthia Gibb in supporting roles. Stone co-wrote the screenplay with Boyle.

Little Shop of Horrors (film)

Little Shop of Horrors (film)

Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 American horror comedy musical film directed by Frank Oz. It is an adaptation of the 1982 off-Broadway musical of the same name by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, which is itself an adaptation of the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors by director Roger Corman. The film, which centers on a floral shop worker who discovers a sentient carnivorous plant that feeds on human blood, stars Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and the voice of Levi Stubbs. The film also features special appearances by Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest and Bill Murray. It was produced by David Geffen through The Geffen Company and released by Warner Bros. on December 19, 1986.

Real Men (film)

Real Men (film)

Real Men is a 1987 American comedy film starring James Belushi and John Ritter as the heroes: suave, womanizing CIA agent Nick Pirandello (Belushi) and weak and ineffectual insurance agent Bob Wilson (Ritter).

Personal life

Belushi has been married three times. On May 17, 1980, he married Sandra Davenport, who gave birth to their son, Robert James, on October 23, 1980. Belushi and Davenport divorced in 1988.[23] Belushi was married to actress Marjorie Bransfield from 1990 to 1992.[23] He married Jennifer Sloan on May 2, 1998; the couple have a daughter and a son.[24] On March 5, 2018, Jennifer Sloan filed for divorce from Belushi.[24][25] The two have since reconciled.[26]

Belushi is closely linked to his Albanian heritage and received honorary Albanian citizenship, as well as the "Honor of the Nation" Decoration from the President of Albania, Bamir Topi, in 2008.[27][28] He is Eastern Orthodox Christian, visiting with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2010.[29] Belushi is an avid fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Fire.[30]

Belushi had a legal battle and publicized feud with his neighbor, actress Julie Newmar. She claimed their conflicts stemmed from Belushi's attempt to "build a second house in the back", which she claimed was illegal in their R-1 neighborhood, since there can be only one house per lot. In 2004, Belushi filed a $4 million lawsuit against Newmar, alleging "she harassed and defamed him". He also claimed she destroyed his fence, which Newmar denied. They ended the feud in 2006, and Belushi invited Newmar to guest-star on According to Jim on an episode which satirized their conflict.[31]

In 2011, Belushi announced he was suffering from gout, and became a spokesman for Savient Pharmaceuticals' educational campaign "Check Out Your Gout".[32][33] He appeared on the cover of and was interviewed by Cigar Aficionado magazine.[34] Jim Belushi had such frequent diarrhea on the set of "According to Jim", castmates and crew started calling him "Jim Bel-loosey". He was later diagnosed with IBS, which he has since become an advocate for.[35]

Belushi endorsed the re-election campaign of Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. On a Fox News interview, he explained "When you talk to the President in private, he's a cool guy, who knows what he's doing. Besides, I'm from Chicago too."[36]

Belushi built a getaway home in Eagle Point, Oregon in 2015[37] where he now grows cannabis.[38][39] By 2018, the size of his Eagle Point property had been expanded to 93 acres (38 ha).[39] He is involved with fundraising for projects in Eagle Point and elsewhere in Southern Oregon, including the planned rebuilding of the Butte Creek Mill and the restoration of the Holly Theatre, in Medford. In 2018, he was living in Los Angeles "most of the time", The Oregonian reported,[39] and living in Oregon part of the year. Per a 2018 article, Belushi indicated he planned on opening a pop-up cannabis dispensary in downtown Portland.[39]

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Bamir Topi

Bamir Topi

Bamir Myrteza Topi is an Albanian diplomat and politician. He also was the President of Albania from July 2007 to July 2012.

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, currently Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople.

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926. They are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. Since 1995, the team has played their home games at the United Center, which they share with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls; both teams previously played at the now-demolished Chicago Stadium.

Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded the second-most victories of any NFL franchise, only behind the Green Bay Packers.

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams based in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903.

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center, an arena on Chicago's West Side.

According to Jim

According to Jim

According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.

Gout

Gout

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a red, tender, hot and swollen joint, caused by the deposition of needle-like crystals of uric acid known as monosodium urate crystals. Pain typically comes on rapidly, reaching maximal intensity in less than 12 hours. The joint at the base of the big toe is affected (Podagra) in about half of cases. It may also result in tophi, kidney stones, or kidney damage.

Cigar Aficionado

Cigar Aficionado

Cigar Aficionado is an American magazine that is dedicated to enjoying the “good life” and the world of cigars. Published since September 1992, the magazine is known for its profiles on celebrities including Michael Jordan, Jack Nicholson, The Rock, Demi Moore, Robert De Niro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Usher, Nick Jonas, Tom Selleck, Hugh Jackman, Wayne Gretzky, Charles Barkley, and for its articles and blind tastings about handrolled, premium cigars, along with stories about golf, travel and luxury goods and experiences. The magazine was launched by Marvin R. Shanken's M. Shanken Communications, the publisher of Wine Spectator magazine since 1976. The current executive editor is David Savona.

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa, is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements each day. It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of the normal stretchiness of the skin and irritable behaviour. This can progress to decreased urination, loss of skin color, a fast heart rate, and a decrease in responsiveness as it becomes more severe. Loose but non-watery stools in babies who are exclusively breastfed, however, are normal.

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a "disorder of gut-brain interaction" characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain and or abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. These symptoms may occur over a long time, sometimes for years. IBS can negatively affect quality of life and may result in missed school or work or reduced productivity at work. Disorders such as anxiety, major depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome are common among people with IBS.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Fury Beach Bum Uncredited
1981 Thief Barry
1983 Trading Places Harvey
1985 The Man with One Red Shoe Morris
1986 Little Shop of Horrors Patrick Martin Cameo
1986 Salvador Dr. Rock
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Sperry Repair Man
1986 About Last Night... Bernie Litko
1987 The Principal Principal Rick Latimer
1987 Real Men Nick Pirandello
1988 Red Heat Sergeant Art Ridzik
1989 K-9 Detective Michael Dooley
1989 Homer and Eddie Homer Lanza
1989 Who's Harry Crumb? Man on Bus Uncredited cameo
1990 Taking Care of Business Jimmy Dworski
1990 Mr. Destiny Larry Joseph Burrows
1990 Masters of Menace 'Gypsy'
1990 Dimenticare Palermo Carmine Bonavia
1990 Wedding Band Reverend
1991 Curly Sue Bill Dancer
1991 Diary of a Hitman Shandy
1991 Only the Lonely Officer Sal Buonarte
1991 Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe Principal Rick Latimer
1992 Traces of Red Jack Dobson
1992 Once Upon a Crime Neil Schwary
1993 Last Action Hero Himself Cameo
1995 Canadian Bacon Charles Jackal
1995 Separate Lives Tom Beckwith
1995 Sahara Sgt Joe Gunn
1995 The Pebble and the Penguin Rocko (voice) as James Belushi
1995 Destiny Turns on the Radio Tuerto
1995 Irving Gay Vampire #2 Cameo
1996 Jingle All the Way Mall Santa
1996 Race the Sun Frank Machi
1996 Gold in the Streets Mario
1997 Gang Related Detective Franklin "Frank" Divinci
1997 Retroactive Frank Lloyd
1997 Living in Peril Harrison / Oliver
1997 Bad Baby Cornelius Goode (voice)
1997 Wag the Dog Himself
1997 Babes in Toyland Gonzargo (voice) as James Belushi
1998 Overnight Delivery Overnight Delivery Boss Scenes deleted
1999 Angel's Dance Stevie 'The Rose' Rosellini
1999 Made Men Bill 'The Mouth' Manucci
1999 K-911 Detective Michael Dooley Direct-to-DVD
1999 The Florentine Billy Belasco
1999 The Nuttiest Nutcracker Reginald The Mouse King (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2000 Return to Me Joe Dayton
2001 Joe Somebody Chuck Scarett
2002 Snow Dogs Demon (voice) Cameo
2002 Pinocchio The Farmer (voice) English Dub
2002 One Way Out Harry Wooltz
2002 K-9: P.I. Detective Michael Dooley Direct-to-DVD
2003 Easy Six Elvis
2004 DysEnchanted Doctor (The Shrink)
2005 Hoodwinked! Kirk (voice)
2005 My Neighbors the Yamadas Takashi (voice) English Dub
2005 Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly Tugger (voice) [40]
2006 The Wild Benny (voice)
2007 Underdog Dan Unger
2007 Once Upon a Christmas Village Santa Claus (voice) Short film
2007 Farce of the Penguins 'They're All Bitches' Penguin (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2008 Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King Glob (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2008 Snow Buddies Saint Bernie (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2010 The Ghost Writer John Maddox
2011 Cougars, Inc. Dan Fox
2011 New Year's Eve Building Super
2012 The Secret Lives of Dorks Bronko
2012 Thunderstruck Coach Amross
2013 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Lion (voice)
2015 Home Sweet Hell Les
2016 Undrafted Jim
2016 The Whole Truth Boone Lassiter
2016 The Hollow Point Diaz
2016 Katie Says Goodbye 'Bear'
2017 A Change of Heart Hank
2017 Sollers Point Carol
2017 Wonder Wheel Humpty
2022 Gigi & Nate Dan Gibson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1978–1979 Who's Watching the Kids? Bert Gunkel 11 episodes
1979 Working Stiffs Ernie O'Rourke 9 episodes
1982 Laverne & Shirley 'Wheezer' Episode: "Of Mice and Men"
1983–1985 Saturday Night Live Various 33 episodes; also writer
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre Mario Episode: "Pinocchio"
1984 The Best Legs in the Eighth Grade Saint Valentine Television film
1986 The Birthday Boy Bob Television film
1993 Wild Palms Harry Wyckoff 5 episodes
1993 The Building Billy Shoe Episode: "Yakkity Yak Don't Talk"
1994 Royce Shane Royce Television film
1994 Parallel Lives Nick Dimas Television film
1994–1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Simon The Monster Hunter (voice) 8 episodes
1994 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Paul Revere (voice) Episode: "A Date with Carmen" Pt. 2
1995 Sahara Sergeant Joe Gunn Television film
1995 Santo Bugito Baby Face (voice) Episode: "Load 'O Bees"
1995 Duckman Saul Monella / Police Officer (voice) Episode: "America the Beautiful"
1995 Pinky and the Brain Additional Characters (voice) 3 episodes
1995 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (voice) Episode: "Wet Paint/News Blues/Copy Cat"
1995–1996 Gargoyles Fang (voice) 3 episodes
1996 Timon & Pumbaa Male Warthog (voice) Episode: "Home Is Where the Hog Is"
1996 The Tick Mr. Fleener (voice) Episode: "The Tick vs. Education"
1996 KaBlam! Louie The Chameleon (voice) Episode: "Built for Speed"
1996–1997 Mighty Ducks Phil Palmfeather (voice) 23 episodes
1996–1999 Hey Arnold! Coach Jack Wittenberg (voice) 4 episodes
1997 Total Security Steve Wegman 13 episodes
1997 Dog's Best Friend Skippy (voice) Television film
1997 Cow and Chicken Butch (voice) Episode: "School Bully/Time Machine"
1997 Life with Louie Jack (voice) Episode: "The Making of a President"
1997 The Blues Brothers: The Animated Series Jake (voice) 8 episodes
1997–1998 The Larry Sanders Show Himself 2 episodes
1998 Hercules Nestor (voice) 2 episodes
1998 Stories from My Childhood Peter The Repeater Bird (voice) Episode: "Alice and The Mystery of the Third Planet"
1999 Justice Frank Spello Television film
1999 Hooves of Fire Santa Claus / Tapir (voices) Television special
2000 Who Killed Atlanta's Children? Pat Laughlin Television film
2000–2001 Beggars and Choosers Freddy Falco 4 episodes
2001 ER Dan Harris Episode: "Piece of Mind"
2001–2009 According to Jim James "Jim" Orenthal 182 episodes; also executive producer
2002 Rugrats Santa Claus (voice) Episode: "Babies in Toyland Part 1"
2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Asa Buckwald (voice) Episode: "Scooby-Doo Christmas"
2002, 2003, 2006 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Coach Gruber (voice) 3 episodes
2003 Ozzy & Drix Captain Quinine (voice) Episode: "The Conqueror Worm"
2003 I'm with Her Leslie Buren Episode: "The Second Date"
2004 Less than Perfect Eddie Smirkoff Episode: "Arctic Nights"
2005 George Lopez The Inspector Episode: "George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition"
2005 Fatherhood Officer (voice) Episode: "Truth or Scare"
2006 Casper's Scare School Alder (voice) Television film
2009 Handy Manny Sal (voice) Episode: "Francisco Comes to Town/Broken Drawbridge"
2010–2011 The Defenders Nick Morelli 18 episodes
2012 Doc McStuffins Glo-Bo (voice) 6 episodes
2014 Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings Mr. Cross (voice) Television film
2015 Show Me a Hero Angelo R. Martinelli 3 episodes
2015 Building Belushi Himself 6 episodes
2015 Urban Cowboy Marshall Stoval Pilot
2015–2016 TripTank Guy / Dad (voices) 2 episodes
2015–2016 Good Girls Revolt William 'Wick' McFadden 6 episodes
2016 The 7D Coach Coachy (voice) Episode: "Giggleberries/Jollyball Anyone?"
2017 Mating Pilot
2017 Twin Peaks Bradley Mitchum 6 episodes
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Coach Wittenberg (voice) Television film[41]
2018 Salvage Duke Pilot
2019 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Dad Cloud (voice) Episode: "Two's a Cloud"
2020–2022 Growing Belushi Himself

Video games

Year Title Role
1996 9: The Last Resort Salty
1998 Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant The Masked Mutant

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Red Heat (1988 film)

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K-9 (film)

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