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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Song Sung Blue
Character:Tom D'Amato
Release Date:25/12/2025
The Chronology of Water
Character:Ken Kesey
Release Date:01/09/2025
Fight Another Day
Character:Duke
Release Date:09/10/2024
Gigi & Nate
Character:Dan Gibson
Release Date:02/09/2022
Belushi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2020
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/07/2019
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Character:Coach Wittenberg (voice)
Release Date:26/04/2018
Katie Says Goodbye
Character:Bear
Release Date:08/03/2018
Salvage
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2018
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2017
The Number of Completion
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2017
Tell It Martin
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2017
The Polish Accountant
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2017
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2017
Wonder Wheel
Character:Humpty
Release Date:01/12/2017
Sollers Point
Character:Carol
Release Date:19/10/2017
A Change of Heart
Character:Hank
Release Date:10/03/2017
The Hollow Point
Character:Shepard
Release Date:16/12/2016
Undrafted
Character:Jim
Release Date:15/07/2016
The Whole Truth
Character:Boone Lassiter
Release Date:25/03/2016
The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
Character:
Release Date:16/10/2015
Home Sweet Hell
Character:Les
Release Date:13/03/2015
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Character:The Cowardly Lion (voice)
Release Date:08/05/2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Character:Mr. Cross (voice)
Release Date:01/02/2014
The Secret Lives of Dorks
Character:Bronko
Release Date:27/09/2013
Thunderstruck
Character:Coach Amross
Release Date:24/08/2012
New Year's Eve
Character:Building Super
Release Date:08/12/2011
Cougars, Inc.
Character:Dan Fox
Release Date:21/04/2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:03/08/2010
The Ghost Writer
Character:John Maddox
Release Date:12/02/2010
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Character:Glob (voice)
Release Date:23/09/2008
Snow Buddies
Character:Bernie (voice)
Release Date:05/02/2008
Underdog
Character:Dan Unger
Release Date:03/08/2007
Farce of the Penguins
Character:They're all bitches Penguin (voz)
Release Date:01/12/2006
Casper's Scare School
Character:Alder (voice)
Release Date:20/10/2006
The Wild
Character:Benny (voice)
Release Date:06/04/2006
Behind the Smile
Character:Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)
Release Date:09/03/2006
Hoodwinked!
Character:The Woodsman (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2005
Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
Character:Tugger (voice)
Release Date:15/07/2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2005
DysEnchanted
Character:Doctor
Release Date:01/01/2004
Easy Sex
Character:Elvis (as James Belushi)
Release Date:24/10/2003
Toronto Rocks
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2003
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
Release Date:21/12/2002
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas
Character:Asa Buckwald (voice)
Release Date:13/12/2002
K-9: P.I.
Character:Mike Dooley
Release Date:30/07/2002
One Way Out
Character:Harry Woltz
Release Date:01/02/2002
Snow Dogs
Character:Demon (voice)
Release Date:18/01/2002
Joe Somebody
Character:Chuck Scarett
Release Date:21/12/2001
Into the Valley of Death
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2001
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Character:Pat Laughlin
Release Date:16/07/2000
Return to Me
Character:Joe Dayton
Release Date:07/04/2000
K-911
Character:Mike Dooley
Release Date:05/04/2000
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/1999
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
Character:Reginald (Voice)
Release Date:19/10/1999
Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/1999
Made Men
Character:Bill Manucci
Release Date:11/06/1999
The Florentine
Character:Billy Belasco
Release Date:19/04/1999
Angel's Dance
Character:Rosellini
Release Date:25/02/1999
Justice
Character:Frank Spello
Release Date:14/01/1999
Wag the Dog
Character:Jim Belushi
Release Date:25/12/1997
Babes in Toyland
Character:Gonzargo (voice)
Release Date:14/10/1997
Gang Related
Character:Detective Frank K Divinci
Release Date:08/10/1997
Living in Peril
Character:Oliver Harrison
Release Date:21/06/1997
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Character:Phil Palmfeather (voice)
Release Date:08/04/1997
Bad Baby
Character:Dad (voice)
Release Date:06/04/1997
Dog's Best Friend
Character:Skippy (voice)
Release Date:23/03/1997
Gold In The Streets
Character:Mario (as James Belushi)
Release Date:19/03/1997
Retroactive
Character:Frank
Release Date:21/02/1997
Jingle All the Way
Character:Mall Santa
Release Date:21/11/1996
Race the Sun
Character:Frank Machi
Release Date:22/03/1996
Separate Lives
Character:Tom Beckwith
Release Date:08/09/1995
Canadian Bacon
Character:Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
Release Date:08/06/1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Character:Tuerto
Release Date:28/04/1995
Sahara
Character:Sgt. Joe Gunn
Release Date:25/04/1995
The Pebble and the Penguin
Character:Rocko (voice)
Release Date:12/04/1995
The Louie N' Louie Show
Character:Louie
Release Date:05/04/1995
Royce
Character:Shane Royce
Release Date:31/08/1994
Parallel Lives
Character:Nick Dimas
Release Date:04/08/1994
Last Action Hero
Character:James Belushi
Release Date:18/06/1993
Traces of Red
Character:Jack Dobson
Release Date:13/11/1992
Once Upon a Crime
Character:Neil Schwary
Release Date:06/03/1992
Diary of a Hitman
Character:Shandy
Release Date:20/11/1991
Curly Sue
Character:Bill Dancer
Release Date:25/10/1991
Only the Lonely
Character:Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)
Release Date:24/05/1991
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
Character:Principal Latimer
Release Date:18/12/1990
Mr. Destiny
Character:Larry Burrows
Release Date:12/10/1990
Masters of Menace
Character:Gypsy
Release Date:06/09/1990
Taking Care of Business
Character:Jimmy Dworski
Release Date:16/08/1990
Wedding Band
Character:Reverend
Release Date:02/03/1990
The Palermo Connection
Character:Carmine Bonavia
Release Date:02/02/1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1989
Homer and Eddie
Character:Homer Lanza
Release Date:17/08/1989
K-9
Character:Mike Dooley
Release Date:28/04/1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
Character:Man on Bus (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1989
Red Heat
Character:Art Ridzik
Release Date:17/06/1988
Real Men
Character:Nick Pirandello
Release Date:25/09/1987
The Principal
Character:Rick Latimer
Release Date:18/09/1987
Little Shop of Horrors
Character:Patrick Martin
Release Date:19/12/1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Character:Sperry Repairman
Release Date:09/10/1986
About Last Night...
Character:Bernie Litgo
Release Date:02/07/1986
Salvador
Character:Doctor Rock
Release Date:23/04/1986
Mutant Video
Character:Bobby
Release Date:01/04/1986
Birthday Boy
Character:Bobby
Release Date:02/01/1986
The Man with One Red Shoe
Character:Morris
Release Date:18/07/1985
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Character:Clayton Pyle
Release Date:05/06/1985
Pinocchio
Character:Mario
Release Date:14/05/1984
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
Character:Saint Valentine
Release Date:02/01/1984
Trading Places
Character:Harvey
Release Date:07/06/1983
Thief
Character:Barry Stratagakis
Release Date:27/03/1981
The Cleansing
Character:Bobby
Release Date:08/08/1980
The Fury
Character:Beach Bum (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1978
Television Appearances
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Character:Self
Growing Belushi
Character:Self
Twin Peaks: The Return
Character:Bradley Mitchum
Good Girls Revolt
Character:William "Wick" McFadden
Show Me a Hero
Character:Angelo Martinelli
The 7D
Character:Coach Coachy (voice)
TripTank
Character:Guy (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Buccaneers & Bones
Character:
The Talk
Character:Self
The Defenders
Character:Nick Morelli
Me, Eloise
Character:Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)
Yin Yang Yo!
Character:The Puffin (voice)
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Character:Self
My Crazy Life
Character:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
Fatherhood
Character:
I'm with Her
Character:Leslie Buren
E!'s 101
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Less than Perfect
Character:Eddie Smirkoff
Ozzy & Drix
Character:Captain Quinine (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Asa Buckwald (voice)
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Character:Coach Gruber (voice)
George Lopez
Character:The Inspector
According to Jim
Character:Jim
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self - Guest
Hercules
Character:Nestor (voice)
Total Security
Character:
Cow and Chicken
Character:
The View
Character:Self
Hey Arnold!
Character:Coach Wittenberg (voice)
Bruno the Kid
Character:
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Character:Phil (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character:Self
Santo Bugito
Character:Baby Face (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Character:Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)
Gargoyles
Character:Fang (voice)
ER
Character:Dan Harris
The Tick
Character:Mr. Fleener (voice)
Duckman
Character:Saul Monella (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Wild Palms
Character:Harry Wyckoff
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Jim Belushi
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Twin Peaks
Character:Bradley Mitchum
America's Funniest Home Videos
Character:
Biography
Character:Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Mario
Late Night with David Letterman
Character:Self
Working Stiffs
Character:
Who's Watching the Kids?
Character:
Laverne & Shirley
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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