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James Belushi
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Born: Jun 15, 1954
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James Belushi was born June 15, 1954 in Chicago. The 3rd of four
children, he grew up in Wheaton, Illinois. A high school teacher,
impressed by Jim's improvisational skills while giving speeches,
convinced Jim to to be in a school play. After that he joined the
school's drama club. Today if asked why he got involved in acting,
he will jokingly say "Because of girls. In the drama club, there
were about 20 girls and six guys. And the same thing with
choir....more girls!". He attended the College of Dupage and
Southern Illinois university where he graduated with a degree in
Speech and Theater Arts. In 1977, Jim joined Chicago's Second City
improv troupe for three years. In 1979, Garry Marshall saw Jim
performing for 2nd City and arranged for him to come to Hollywood
and co-star in the TV Pilot "Who's Watching the Kids" for
Paramount, and then for a role in the television show "Working
Stiffs" (co-starring Michael Keaton). Later, in 1983, he joined the
cast of Saturday Night Live for 2 years. Jim came to national
attention through his role in the film "About Last Night", playing
the role he originated in the Chicago Apollo Theatre's production
of David Mamet's Obie-award winning play "Sexual Perversity in
Chicago". He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife
Jennifer, and their daughter, Jamison and a son, Robert, from
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