Biography
The fact that the acting bread is hard, known to everyone, and the ability to make a viewer not everyone is given to everyone. The combination of an extraordinary appearance, charm, rich mimici, and at the same time - ordinaryness, the ability to make not only laugh, but also cry made James Belushi leading comedy actor.Childhood and youth
James Adam Belushi was born in the family of Albanian emigrants, Owners of the Agnessee restaurant and Adam Anastas Belushi in Chicago in June 1954. In the family, besides James, three more children were brought up - the daughter of Maryan and Sons Billy and John.
At the end of High School, Whiton Belushi was educated at Dupage College and at the acting department of the University of South Illinois. In trying to conquer the female hearts James attended a drama, sang in the school church and even signed up for culinary courses. At such courses later I got acquainted with the future wife of Sandra Davenport. To attract attention, who considered himself an ugly, the boy committed theft of the little things, hijacked cars. But according to the memories of the Belosha himself, he was unleashed by the offender - he knew the entire police of Chicago.
The actor James Belushi decided, among other things, in the peak of Brother John, who was at that moment a famous Hollywood comic. James decided in childhood in childhood that he would not give anything to his brother and if possible he would surpass him. At the student play of the future actor, the producer of Garry Marshall was surveyed and invited a woman in the television series "who sits with children." But for a long time, the director perceived James as the shadow of the famous brother. The roles that were getting to him were roles from which John refused.
Films
In 1982, John Belushi died of drug overdose. Inhibited by severe thoughts, James began to abuse alcohol. Without sustaining such an environment, Sandra's wife gone, taking the son of Robert. After the death of the mother, Belushi rushed to correct his reputation at the cinema.
The road to Hollywood James opened the roles in the paintings of 1986 "Horror's shop" about the flower-cannibal and in the Military Dram "Salvador". The work of Oliver Stone, in which Belushi played the role of the doctor, nominated for Oscar in the categories "Best Male Role" and "Best Scenario". The sign is considered to be the role of Barry in the film "Thief", which received contradictory responses - nominations for "Golden Malina" and the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival.
Movies "Changed by places" (1983), "Director" (1987), "K-9" (1989, in Russian holder ") were widely fame. The last critics called one of the best films from the series "I and My Dog", an incredible combination of comedy, Baddi Movy, the militant and films about animals, and the audience - the best in Belushi filmography.
After filming the "K-9" in the house of Belushi, dogs appeared - two German shepherds Mac and King, subsequently shot down in the continuation of the trilogy "K-911" (1999) and "K-9. Private detectives "(2002). James performed the producer of these films, but the paintings did not use the biggest popularity and went to the video.
On the shooting of the criminal militant "Red Heat" (1988), James met on the set with Arnold Schwarzenegger. A film about the joint investigation of the American policeman and the captain of the Soviet militia was ambiguous, in certain moments even funny.
In the film "Beautiful Life" of 1990, Belushi got the role of a car hugged from prison, who accidentally managed to take the place of another person.
Next, the films with the participation of James went out almost every year. With different success, the shooting was followed by "Forget Palermo" (1990), "Kudryashka Sue" (1991), "The Diary of the Mount Killer" (1991), "Hiring Truck" (1995). Roles in the paintings "Sugar" (1995), "Failure in time" (1997) were not at all comedy. "Abraksas - the Guardian of the Universe" (1991), "Once again, the Law" (1992), "Bloody Trail" (1992) demonstrated Belushi as a characteristic actor.
The actor participated in the sounding of cartoon characters "Truthful History of the Red Caps" (2005), Scoobi-Doo and King Goblins (2008), "Hey, Arnold!" (1999), "Timon and Pumba" (1996), "Dorothy from Oz" (2013). In the "Truthful History" showed himself and as a singer, fulfilling the song The Schnitzel Song for the soundtrack.
To work again in one frame with Dogs, James had to be in the children's comedy "Superpess" (2007). His voice "spoke" a dog named a demon in the comedic project "Snow Dogs" 2002 release. The film, despite the cold reception of critics, collected more than 81 million dollars at a budget at $ 33 million.
Belushi filmography includes more than a hundred projects, among which are television series and shows. The most famous of them "Saturday night in the literal air", where James made a screenwriter, and Sitter "As Jim said", which was published on the ABC channel for eight seasons. In it, Belushi worked as composer, director and producer.
Series "Ambulance" of the 2001 and "chips. Money. Lawyers "2011 release also did not cost without the participation of James Belushi. In the role of Kameo Belushi lit up in the TV shows "Biography", "crazy television", "Last kinheroy".
Personal life
In the 1980s, Belushi married the first time in Sandra Davenport. A year later, they had a son, but soon the family broke up.
At one of the shooting sites in the 1990th, James met the actress Marjori Bransfield. Two years later, this marriage collapsed.
Family happiness found an actor married with Jennifer Sloan. In 1999, the spouses were born daughter Jemison Bess, and in 2002 Son Jared James. The family lives in Los Angeles.
James Belushi fell into one row with such actors as Bradley Cooper and Raif Fayns, Yen Somerhalder and Rob Low, Jeffrey Din Morgan and Javier Bardem. In other words, the star is constantly confused with colleagues in the workshop. The beginning put publication on the Internet photo of a small child in his arms at a famous personality, but who he is Bill Murray or Tom Hanks, for a long time had to guess.
Belushi joined this pair. Although James is lower than the rest of the rising (the growth of whites is 180 cm), all three have a lot of common - relatively identical age, are considered comedians, but they are subject to other genres. Not once married, born in large families, but managed, despite the difficulties, to achieve heights.
James picked up a family business relay and in 1992, together with a counterpart Dan Eikroyd, founded a network of restaurants House of Blues. The restaurant on Sunset Boulevard was famous for the fact that celebrities could not only eat, but also to participate in his work. The online store of souvenirs is valid.
After filming with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the "Red Head" whites were addicted to cigars. The passion was so strong that in cooperation with Chuck Norris founded the tobacco firm Lone Wolf. At the same time, James considers smoking of the cigar purely male prerogative.
James Belushi now
Recently, Belushi is shooting little in large-format film. In 2016, the crime thriller "Man on Carrion Road" saw the light. The film tells about the difficulties faced in the new place of work sheriff of the border city.In November 2017, the premiere of the continuation of the animated series "Hey, Arnold!" called "Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie. " James Belushi is involved in the voicing character of Jack Whittenberg coach. In addition, the name of the actor is indicated in the titers of the third season of the cult series "Twin Pix". Here James got the role of Bradley Mitcham.
White's free time is another hobby - music, own music team The Sacred Hearts Band, performing jazz and blues.
Recently, Belushi united with a participant of the television series "As Jim said" Larry Joe Campbell and four other talented artists to create a Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy. The sketch group performs the country with comedy ideas. You can learn about the plans of the teams, see photos from the speeches on the official website of the actor.
Filmography
- 1981 - "Thief"
- 1983-1985 - "Saturday night in the lone of air"
- 1985 - "Man in one red boot"
- 1988 - "Red Heat"
- 1989 - "K-9"
- 1991 - "Kudryashka Sue"
- 1992 - "Once Mowing the Law"
- 1995 - Sugar
- 1996 - "Christmas present"
- 1999 - "Justice"
- 2010 - "Ghost"
- 2016 - "Man on Carrion Road"
- 2017 - Twin Pix