John Belushi News

Saint Patrick's Day is upon us and it's time to prepare to get wasted on the drunkest holiday of the year. But before you hit up the local bar or Irish pub on St. Patty's Day, learn some valuable l...
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It's hard to believe for many of us the 1982 was 30 years ago. In that year, Ronald Reagan was President, Joe Montana was the Superbowl XVI MVP and the space shuttle Columbia made its first mission...
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Movie legend John Wayne urged Steven Spielberg to abandon his World War II comedy 1941 - because he felt it was disrespectful to U.S. troops. The True Grit star was initially interested in a came...
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Veteran actor Charles Napier has died at the age of 75. The Blues Brothers star passed away on Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. His death came 24 hours aft...
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Dan Aykroyd is working to bring "The Blues Brothers" back to the small screen with a new TV series based on the comedy music duo he formed with late funnyman John Belushi. Belushi performed in ch...
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"The Hangover" director Todd Phillips is developing a new John Belushi biopic, and Zach Galifianakis is at the top of his leading men list. The filmmaker is a longtime fan of the tragic comedy le...
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Last month, the comedy world lost two great stand-up comedians – Robert Schimmel and Greg Giraldo. Schimmel was best known for his appearances on "The Howard Stern Radio Show" and several HBO speci...
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Raise your glasses to Hollywood funnyman Bill Murray - the star turns 60 on Tuesday. Born in Illinois in 1950, Murray started out at comedy troupe Second City Chicago after dropping out of colleg...
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Comedian John Belushi is coming back from the dead - the late star's life will be documented in a new biopic by The Hangover director Todd Phillips. Studio executives at Warner Bros. recently acq...
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Classic 1980s film The Blues Brothers has been given the official seal of approval by the Catholic Church - the movie has been added to the Vatican's list of must-see pictures. The music movie, s...
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Of all the recent "Saturday Night Live" recurring characters, MacGruber seemed the least likely to land his own feature film. After all, the skit spends about 15 seconds with the action hero before...
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Movie classic "The Blues Brothers" is to be turned into a new TV show. The widow of original star John Belushi has teamed up with "Saturday Night Live" writer Anne Beatts to write a script for a sm...
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Happy Birthday to: Actress Mischa Barton (1986) "That's So Raven" actor Ricky Ullman (1986) American actress/singer Tatyana Ali (1979) "Scooby Doo" actor Matthew Lillard (1970) Dream...
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You probably know him best as the deadpan Dr. Egon Spengler, a collector of spores, molds, and fungus, but relatively few know Harold Ramis for what he does best: writing and directing. With h...
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Actress Natasha Richardson's unexpected death in a skiing accident late last month stunned and saddened the public. The usually overzealous media even seemed to tread lightly, gently reporting a st...
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In the circles I run in, "Ooh, now that's a hot lead" is something I hear quoted by my friends quite often, really, for any reason or occasion. It's just one of those things. Of course, this is one...
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Happy Birthday to "That's So Raven" actor Ricky Ullman (1986), star of "The D.U.I." Mischa Barton (1986), American actress/singer Tatyana Ali (1979), "Scooby Doo" actor Matthew Lillard (1970), Drea...
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Funnyman Kevin James blames his stand-up comedy career for his larger-than-life physique - insisting years of late nights and lie-ins has ruined his metabolism. The actor, currently promotin...
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Saturday Night Live is not funny. Some of the skits are funny, some, but the show as a whole is not. The former meter of comedic excellence has not so much stepped away from the glory days of John ...
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It was October 25, 1978. Laverne and Shirley, Charlie's Angels and MASH were in the top ten TV shows. Movie theater prices were about $2.50. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John were star-crossed l...
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Michael Phelps is hosting Saturday Night Live on September 13th, joining a long list of sports figures who have hosted the classic sketch comedy show. Some of these performances have unearthed the...
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It's been a rough last few months for one of our favorites, Bill Murray. We will forgo rehashing Murray's legal and marital problems and instead take a look back at the greatest movies in his caree...
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Given that the United States and Canada closely share days of pride in their country on the calendar, it seemed only logical to single out the many wonderful people that our neighbors to the north ...
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For those of you who have been keeping score, it has been a long time since Saturday Night Live, once the premier, end all and be all of comedy on television, has held the clout it once demanded. I...
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Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! These seven words have been shouted from Studio 8H of Rockefeller Center since Lorne Michaels created "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. The original name of th...
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Chris Farley's celebrity friends Chevy Chase and David Spade tried desperately to save the actor from his drug addiction before he died of an overdose, a new book reveals. Actor pals Chase and Spad...
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James Belushi is still grieving his brother John, 26 years after he overdosed on drugs. Belushi claims it's impossible for him to get over the zany Animal House star's death, because he meets fans ...
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Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...
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Jack Black has vowed never to star in a biopic of late comedian John Belushi - fearing it would tarnish the reputation of his comedy idol. The School Of Rock star is convinced it's a mistake ...
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Happy Birthday to "That's So Raven" actor Ricky Ullman (1986), star of "The D.U.I." Mischa Barton (1986), American actress/singer Tatyana Ali (1979), "Scooby Doo" actor Matthew Lillard (1970), Amer...
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