Adam John Belushi An American comedian, actor, and musician who lived from January 24, 1949, to March 5, 1982, is most remembered for being one of the first seven cast members of the NBC sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live (SNL).
He passed away at the age of 33 years old in Los Angeles, California.
Dan Aykroyd, another SNL star, and Belushi became friends while they were both performers at Chicago’s Second City comedy club. They remained friends throughout their careers and collaborated on projects together.
John Belushi parents: Adam Belushi, Agnes Belushi
Agnes Demetri (née Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, had John Adam Belushi in Humboldt Park, a section of Chicago, Illinois’s West Side.
Adam his father was an Albanian immigrant from Qytez who opened a restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Wheaton, Illinois, after opening the Fair Oaks restaurant on North Avenue in Chicago.
Agnes, a pharmacy employee, was born in Ohio to Albanian immigrants from Korç.
