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Jim Belushi
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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.
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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.
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Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
E! True Hollywood Story
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Twin Peaks
Celebrities Uncensored
Laverne & Shirley
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
George Lopez
Hey Arnold!
Hercules
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Faerie Tale Theatre
TripTank
The 7D
Biography
E!'s 101
The Talk
America's Funniest Home Videos
Late Night with David Letterman
My Crazy Life
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Tick
The Larry Sanders Show
Ozzy & Drix
Good Girls Revolt
Wag the Dog
Who's Harry Crumb?
Snow Dogs
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Last Action Hero
Show Me a Hero
Snow Buddies
The Ghost Writer
Undrafted
Trading Places
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
Little Shop of Horrors
Canadian Bacon
Jingle All the Way
The Man with One Red Shoe
Fatherhood
Home Sweet Hell
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Thief
The Whole Truth
The Hollow Point
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
Tell It Martin
Katie Says Goodbye
Hoodwinked!
Gigi & Nate
Thunderstruck
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Who's Watching the Kids?
The Wild
Underdog
Red Heat
K-9
Wonder Wheel
Growing Belushi
Parallel Lives
Sahara
Royce
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Gang Related
Mr. Destiny
According to Jim
The Defenders
Production Credits
Saturday Night Live
According to Jim
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