Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 15, 1954
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Jim Belushi
Biography
James Adam Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is best known for his title role of James "Jim" Orenthal on the American sitcom According to Jim. He is the younger brother of the late comic actor John Belushi.
Belushi was born in Chicago to Adam Anastos Belushi, an Albanian from Qytezë, Korçë, and Agnes Demetri (Samaras) Belushi, who was born in Ohio from Greek-Albanian immigrants from Korçë. He was raised in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb, along with his three siblings: Older brother John, older sister Marian, and younger brother Billy. After graduating from Wheaton Central High School, Jim Belushi attended the College of DuPage, and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in Speech and Theatre Arts.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Chronology of Water | Ken Kesey |
| 2025 | Song Sung Blue | |
| 2024 | Fight Another Day | Duke |
| 2022 | Gigi & Nate | Dan Gibson |
| 2020 | Belushi | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster | Narrator |
| 2018 | Salvage | |
| 2018 | Katie Says Goodbye | Bear |
| 2018 | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | Coach Wittenberg (voice) |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon | Self |
| 2017 | Wonder Wheel | Humpty |
| 2017 | Sollers Point | Carol |
| 2017 | A Change of Heart | Hank |
| 2017 | The Polish Accountant | Self |
| 2017 | The Number of Completion | Self |
| 2017 | Tell It Martin | Self |
| 2017 | A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth | Self |
| 2016 | The Whole Truth | Boone Lassiter |
| 2016 | Undrafted | Jim |
| 2016 | The Hollow Point | Shepard |
| 2015 | Home Sweet Hell | Les |
| 2015 | The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs | |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | The Cowardly Lion (voice) |
| 2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Mr. Cross (voice) |
| 2013 | The Secret Lives of Dorks | Bronko |
| 2012 | Thunderstruck | Coach Amross |
| 2011 | Cougars, Inc. | Dan Fox |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Building Super |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | John Maddox |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Snow Buddies | Bernie (voice) |
| 2008 | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Glob (voice) |
| 2007 | Underdog | Dan Unger |
| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins | They're all bitches Penguin (voice) |
| 2006 | The Wild | Benny (voice) |
| 2006 | Casper's Scare School | Alder (voice) |
| 2006 | Behind the Smile | Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi) |
| 2005 | Hoodwinked! | The Woodsman (voice) |
| 2005 | The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music | Self |
| 2005 | Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly | Tugger (voice) |
| 2004 | DysEnchanted | Doctor |
| 2003 | Toronto Rocks | Self |
| 2003 | Easy Sex | Elvis (as James Belushi) |
| 2002 | K-9: P.I. | Mike Dooley |
| 2002 | One Way Out | Harry Woltz |
| 2002 | Rugrats: Babies in Toyland | Santa Claus (voice) |
| 2002 | Snow Dogs | Demon (voice) |
| 2002 | A Scooby-Doo! Christmas | Asa Buckwald (voice) |
| 2001 | Joe Somebody | Chuck Scarett |
| 2001 | Into the Valley of Death | Self |
| 2000 | Return to Me | Joe Dayton |
| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Pat Laughlin |
| 1999 | Made Men | Bill Manucci |
| 1999 | K-911 | Mike Dooley |
| 1999 | Angel's Dance | Rosellini |
| 1999 | Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero | Self |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Billy Belasco |
| 1999 | Visit Fabulous Las Vegas | Self |
| 1999 | The Nuttiest Nutcracker | Reginald (Voice) |
| 1999 | Justice | Frank Spello |
| 1997 | Retroactive | Frank |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Detective Frank K Divinci |
| 1997 | Living in Peril | Oliver Harrison |
| 1997 | Babes in Toyland | Gonzargo (voice) |
| 1997 | Dog's Best Friend | Skippy (voice) |
| 1997 | Gold In The Streets | Mario (as James Belushi) |
| 1997 | Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off | Phil Palmfeather (voice) |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Jim Belushi |
| 1997 | Bad Baby | Dad (voice) |
| 1996 | Race the Sun | Frank Machi |
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Mall Santa |
| 1995 | Canadian Bacon | Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter |
| 1995 | Sahara | Sgt. Joe Gunn |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Tuerto |
| 1995 | The Louie N' Louie Show | Louie |
| 1995 | The Pebble and the Penguin | Rocko (voice) |
| 1995 | Separate Lives | Tom Beckwith |
| 1994 | Royce | Shane Royce |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Nick Dimas |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | James Belushi |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Crime | Neil Schwary |
| 1992 | Traces of Red | Jack Dobson |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi) |
| 1991 | Curly Sue | Bill Dancer |
| 1991 | Diary of a Hitman | Shandy |
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | Larry Burrows |
| 1990 | Taking Care of Business | Jimmy Dworski |
| 1990 | Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe | Principal Latimer |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace | Gypsy |
| 1990 | The Palermo Connection | Carmine Bonavia |
| 1990 | Wedding Band | Reverend |
| 1989 | K-9 | Mike Dooley |
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie | Homer Lanza |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Man on Bus (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self |
| 1988 | Red Heat | Art Ridzik |
| 1987 | The Principal | Rick Latimer |
| 1987 | Real Men | Nick Pirandello |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Sperry Repairman |
| 1986 | Salvador | Doctor Rock |
| 1986 | About Last Night... | Bernie Litgo |
| 1986 | Birthday Boy | Bobby |
| 1986 | Mutant Video | Bobby |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Patrick Martin |
| 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Morris |
| 1985 | Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter | Clayton Pyle |
| 1984 | The Best Legs in Eighth Grade | Saint Valentine |
| 1984 | Pinocchio | Mario |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Harvey |
| 1981 | Thief | Barry Stratagakis |
| 1980 | The Cleansing | Bobby |
| 1978 | The Fury | Beach Bum (uncredited) |
| Catch the Wind | James | |
| Karate Ghost |