Performer James Belushi, nicknamed Jim, was conceived on June 15, 1954, in Chicago, yet was raised around 25 miles west, in the peripheral suburb of Wheaton, Illinois.
His dad, Adam, was an Albanian foreigner, and his mom, Agnes, was the little girl of Albanian outsiders. Jim was the third of four youngsters.
His more seasoned sibling, John Belushi, who likewise grew up to be a famous comedic performer, kicked the bucket of a sad medication overdose in 1982.
At Wheaton Central High School, one of Jim’s instructors diverted the teenager’s vitality by urging him to try out for the school play. Jim delighted with the experience of captivating, so much that he chose to agree to the school’s show club and choir.
After secondary school, Jim selected in discourse and theater classes at the College of DuPage. He later exchanged to Southern Illinois University, where he earned a degree in discourse and theater expressions.
In 1977, subsequent to moving on from school, Belushi joined the Second City drama troupe.
In 1978, maker Gary Marshall saw one of Jim’s Second City exhibitions and employed him for his first TV part, a section on the NBC sitcom “Who’s Watching the Kids?”
After a year, he handled a section on a second, brief sitcom, the CBS show Working Stiffs.
In 1979, Jim featured in the play Sexual Perversity in Chicago, performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City. In the wake of playing a second theater part in 1980, he scored his first film part, in Thief (1981). In 1983, Jim emulated the John’s example and joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live”.
In 1980s and the mid 1990s presented to Jim a downpour of parts in such prominent movies as “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1986), “K-9” (1989) and “Curly Sue” (1991).
Jim Belushi re-entered the spotlight in October 2001, featuring as a rural father in his own well known prime-time TV sitcom.
In 2011, Jim played a degenerate representative in the Broadway play “Born Yesterday”.
The next year, he framed a voyaging improved bunch called Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy. A long-term performer, he likewise every now and again performs with his soul band, the Sacred Hearts.
Jim, in his active career, has gained an estimated net worth of $25 million.
Quick Summary
Full name: Jim Buleshi
Date of birth: June 15, 1954
Birth place: Chicago
Age: 62 years
Profession: Actor, Screenwriter, Comedian, Singer, Film Producer, and Voice Actor
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 92 kgs
Net worth: $25 Million
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