Jim Belushi

James Adam Belushi ( bə-LOO-shee; born June 15, 1954) is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), According to Jim (2001–2009), and Good Girls Revolt (2015–2016).

Belushi appeared in films such as Thief (1981), Trading Places (1983), The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), Salvador (1986), Red Heat (1988), K-9 (1989), Taking Care of Business (1990), Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995), Angel's Dance (1999), Joe Somebody (2001), Underdog (2007), The Ghost Writer (2010), The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013), Wonder Wheel (2017), and Song Sung Blue (2025).

He is the younger brother of late comedy actor John Belushi and the father of actor Robert Belushi.

James Adam Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Wheaton, Illinois, to Adam Anastos Belushi, an Albanian from Qytezë, Korçë, and Agnes Demetri Samaras, who was born in Ohio to ethnic Albanian immigrants from Korçë, south Albania. 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 in 1972, Jim Belushi attended the College of DuPage, and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's degree in Speech and Theater Arts in 1978.

From 1977 to 1980, Belushi, like his older brother John, worked with the Chicago theater group The Second City. In 1978, he made his television debut in Who's Watching the Kids, as well as a small part in Brian De Palma's The Fury. His first significant role was in Michael Mann's Thief (1981). After John's death, from 1983 to 1985, he appeared on Saturday Night Live. Jim portrayed characters such as Hank Rippy from "Hello, Trudy!", Man on the Street Jesse Donnelly, and "That White Guy". He also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party. He made a guest appearance in Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode "Pinocchio", starring Paul Reubens, as the titular puppet.

Belushi rose to greater prominence with his supporting roles in The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), About Last Night..., Salvador and Little Shop of Horrors (as Patrick Martin), all in 1986. These appearances opened up opportunities for lead roles. Additional movies he starred in are: Real Men, The Principal, Red Heat, Homer and Eddie, K-9, Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe, The Palermo Connection, Taking Care of Business, Mr. Destiny, Only the Lonely, Curly Sue, Once upon a Crime..., Wild Palms, Race the Sun, Separate Lives, Retroactive, Gang Related and Angel's Dance.

In 1991, Belushi appeared during MC Hammer's music video "2 Legit 2 Quit" (in the extended full-length version), as a newscaster.

His voice acting includes: The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toyland, Gargoyles, Hey Arnold!, Hoodwinked!, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, and The Wild. He also lent his vocal talents for 9: The Last Resort (a PC game released in 1995), in which he portrayed "Salty", a coarse yet helpful character. In 1997, he portrayed the "Masked Mutant" in the Goosebumps PC video game, alongside Adam West as "The Galloping Gazelle".

On January 4, 2001, Belushi appeared on the ER episode "Piece of Mind". The episode focused both on Dr. Mark Greene's life-or-death brain surgery in New York and on Belushi's character, who had been in a car accident with his son in Chicago. Belushi's performance contributed to his re-emergence in the public eye, and the following year he was cast as the title role in ABC's According to Jim.

Belushi has been married three times. On May 17, 1980, he married Sandra Davenport, who gave birth to their son, Robert James, on October 23, 1980. Belushi and Davenport divorced in 1988. Belushi was married to actress Marjorie Bransfield from 1990 to 1992. He married Jennifer Sloan on May 2, 1998; they share a daughter and a son. On March 5, 2018, Sloan filed for divorce from Belushi. The two later reconciled. Belushi filed for divorce from Sloan in 2021.

Belushi is closely linked to his Albanian heritage and received honorary Albanian citizenship, as well as the Honour of the Nation Decoration from the President of Albania, Bamir Topi, in 2008. He is an Eastern Orthodox Christian, visiting with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2010.