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Years before comedians like Chris Farley made their reputations with a particularly physical form of laughter, there was John Belushi, the legendary comedian known for iconic shows in Dog House, The Blues Brothers, and among the original cast users of Sunday Night Live. Not surprisingly, posters of Belushi as Bluto Blutarsky using a top that simply says "College" still adorn the walls of countless dorm rooms over 35 years after Pet animal House came out, and The Blues Brothers continues to be a cult antique. Belushi made people keel over in laughter in different roles, but there was always a question of how a lot of the performance was an take action, because Belushi's behavior both on and off the set amazed friends and strangers likewise, whether it was through hilarious routines or bizarre antics. Indeed, Belushi's escapades in real life actually provided materials for Sunday Nights Live skits, including a protracted spoof called "The Thing That Wouldn't Leave." At the same time, however, his abuse of alcohol and drugs made him unreliable to work with, and he quickly forged a reputation for leading to headaches on the set in place. That reputation already preceded him by the time he began working on Pet animal House in the past due '70s, and the delays he triggered on The Blues Brothers contributed to making it one of the very most expensive comedies ever before produced at the time. As is often the case for people with such chaotic life-style, it's hard to keep a grip, and Belushi himself stated he thought he'd be inactive by the age of 30. He wasn't remote, thanks to a controversial overdose on a mixture of heroin and cocaine, a speedball that was presented with to him by Cathy Smith, a rock and roll groupie who also dealt drugs through the era. American Legends: The Life of John Belushi explores the turbulent life and career of 1 of America's most notorious comedians of the past due 20th century.
