Born June 15, 1954, in New Jersey, James (Jim) Belushi attended Southern Illinois University and performed with Chicago's Second City comedy troupe. He made his film debut as an extra in The Fury (1978) and co-starred with Michael Keaton in the brief 1979 TV sitcom "Working Stiffs."Starting with 1981's Thief, Belushi started winning larger roles, both comic and serious, in such films as Trading Places, The Man with One Red Shoe, Salvador, About Last Night, Jumpin' Jack Flash and Red Heat. He broke through to leading roles in Homer and Eddie, Mr. Destiny, Traces of Red, Race for the Sun and K-9.
Like his older brother John, Jim did a stint on "Saturday Night Live" (1983-85) and carved a niche in later TV series and made-for-TV/video movies. He enjoyed a career resurgence on the small screen with the popular sitcom "According to Jim," which premiered in 2001.
AddK-9James Belushi stars as maverick vice cop Thomas Dooley, who's been fervently pursuing an elusive drug dealer (Kevin Tighe) for two years. After Dooley's car gets blown to bits during a stakeout, he requests a new vehicle and instead finds himself paired with a new partner: a feisty German shepherd... Read More
AddK-911Det. Dooley (James Belushi) and his canine partner, Jerry Lee, have been fighting crime for a decade -- a total of 70 dog years for the feisty German shepherd. Dooley's superiors hint that Jerry Lee may be ready for retirement, making the cop bristle. But when the pooch can't keep up with a fleeing... Read More
AddCurly SueThis John Hughes film features the unlikeliest of pairings between street-smart youngster Curly Sue (Alisan Porter) and her guardian, Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi), a sometime con man with the proverbial heart of gold. Managing to stay a step ahead of authorities, the pair even charms an icy corporate... Read More
AddMr. DestinyLarry Burrows (James Belushi) is unhappy, obsessing over a belief that his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that hit in a high school baseball game. One night he meets a mysterious man who could change his fate by offering him that alternate life he always dreamed of.... Read More
AddAbout Last Night...A definitive Brat Pack movie of the 1980s, About Last Night stars Rob Lowe and Demi Moore as two veterans of the Chicago singles scene trying the "c" word: commitment. James Belushi is Lowe's wisecracking sex advisor, and Elizabeth Perkins (in her film debut) is Moore's doubting girlfriend. This... Read More
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