Jim Belushi
Born 1954
Known for K-9, Red Heat, Curly Sue.
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.
Movie Credits
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014)
K-9: P.I. (2002)
One Way Out (2002)
K-911 (1999)
The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
Gang Related (1997)
Retroactive (1997)
Sahara (1995)
Traces of Red (1992)
Curly Sue (1991)
Mr. Destiny (1990)
Taking Care of Business (1990)
Homer and Eddie (1989)
K-9 (1989)
Real Men (1987)
The Principal (1987)
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster (2019)
Sollers Point (2017)
The Wild (2006)
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
Living in Peril (1997)
Once Upon a Crime (1992)
Red Heat (1988)
Salvador (1986)
The Chronology of Water (2025)
Gigi & Nate (2022)
Wonder Wheel (2017)
Thunderstruck (2012)
Cougars, Inc. (2011)
Underdog (2007)
Casper's Scare School (2006)
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
About Last Night... (1986)
Fight Another Day (2024)
Katie Says Goodbye (2018)
Hoodwinked! (2005)
Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
Catch the Wind (2026)
Foursome (2023)
A Change of Heart (2017)
The Hollow Point (2016)
The Whole Truth (2016)
The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)
Return to Me (2000)
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
Thief (1981)
Home Sweet Hell (2015)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
Easy Sex (2003)
Joe Somebody (2001)
Babes in Toyland (1997)
Masters of Menace (1990)
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
The Florentine (1999)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Race the Sun (1996)
Only the Lonely (1991)
Belushi (2020)
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2002)
Canadian Bacon (1995)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Trading Places (1983)
Farce of the Penguins (2006)
Undrafted (2016)
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Snow Buddies (2008)
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Wedding Band (1989)
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2018)
The Fury (1978)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Snow Dogs (2002)
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
