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. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Most Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Twin Peaks

as Bradley Mitchum

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

ER

as Dan Harris

The View

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Hey Arnold!

as Coach Wittenberg (voice)

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

According to Jim

as Jim

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

as Coach Gruber (voice)

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as Asa Buckwald (voice)

Gargoyles

as Fang (voice)

Hercules

as Nestor (voice)

America's Funniest Home Videos

Song Sung Blue

as Tom D'Amato