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JOHN BELUSHI/ 2009
(  Satoshi Kinoshita )
| Series: | Prints on paper: Portraits 2 | | Medium: | Giclée on Japanese matte paper | | Size (inches): | 16.5 x 11.7 (paper size) | | Size (mm): | 420 x 297 (paper size) | | Edition size: | 25 | | Catalog #: | PP_0146 | | Description: | From an edition of 25. Signed, titled, date, copyright, edition in pencil on the reverse / Aside from the numbered edition of 5 artist's proofs and 2 printer's proofs.
“Wise Up!” -- A common phrase John Belushi used when signing autographs
-www.cmgww.com/stars/belushi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=32
John Belushi -
John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician, notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoon's Animal House and The Blues Brothers. He was the older brother of James Belushi.
Death:
On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead in his room at Bungalow #3 of the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[9] The cause of death was a speedball, a combined injection of cocaine and heroin. On the night of his death, he was visited separately by friends Robin Williams (at the height of his own drug exploits)[10] and Robert De Niro,[11] each of whom left the premises, leaving Belushi in the company of assorted others, including Cathy Smith. His death was investigated by forensic pathologist Dr. Ryan Norris among others, and while the findings were disputed, it was officially ruled a drug-related accident.
Two months later, Smith, a former groupie for The Band, admitted in an interview with the National Enquirer that she had been with Belushi the night of his death and had given him the fatal speedball shot. After the appearance of the article "I Killed Belushi" in the Enquirer edition of June 29, 1982, the case was reopened. Smith was extradited from Toronto, arrested and charged with first-degree murder. A plea bargain arrangement reduced the charges to involuntary manslaughter, and she served 18 months in prison.
In one of his last TV appearances, he filmed a cameo for the comedy series Police Squad!. At the suggestion of the show's producer, Robert K. Weiss, Belushi was filmed, face down in a swimming pool, dead. The footage was part of a running gag where the episode's guest-star wouldn't make it past the opening credit sequence without meeting some gruesome end. Also, as noted in one of the commentary tracks on the DVD, John nearly drowned during the filming of the scene. The scene never aired.
Belushi's death is very similar to the death of Chris Farley. They both rose to fame in Saturday Night Live, both died of a drug overdose due to the speedball, and were both 33 years old at the time of their deaths.
Filmography:
* Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) (voice) (1979 American dubbed version)
* Animal House (1978)
* The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
* Goin' South (1978)
* Old Boyfriends (1979)
* 1941 (1979)
* The Blues Brothers (1980)
* Continental Divide (1981)
* Neighbors (1981)
References:
9. ^ "John Belushi, Manic Comic of TV and Films Dies.". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40611FD3E5F0C758CDDAA0894DA484D81. Retrieved 2007-09-25. "John Belushi, the manic, rotund comedian whose outrageous antics and spastic impersonations on the Saturday Night Live television show propelled him to stardom in the 1970's, was found dead yesterday in a rented bungalow in Hollywood, where he had launched a film career in recent years. The 33-year-old actor ..."
10. ^ Robin Williams, television biography from the Biography Channel, 7/7/06.
11. ^ John Belushi Dies at the Chateau Marmont
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi
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