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.
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TV credits
Rated 8.0 out of 10
K9 PD with Jim Belushi
2026
Rated 7.0 out of 10
A History of the World in Six Glasses
2024
Rated 8.8 out of 10
Growing Belushi
2020
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Good Girls Revolt
2015
Rated 7.1 out of 10
Show Me a Hero
2015
Rated 6.2 out of 10
The 7D
2014
Rated 5.2 out of 10
TripTank
2014
Rated 5.1 out of 10
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Rated 4.0 out of 10
Buccaneers & Bones
2010
Rated 3.0 out of 10
The Talk
2010
Rated 7.2 out of 10
The Defenders
2010
Rated 10.0 out of 10
Me, Eloise
2006
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Yin Yang Yo!
2006
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
Rated 7.0 out of 10
My Crazy Life
2005
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Rated 6.4 out of 10
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Rated 4.8 out of 10
Fatherhood
2004
Rated 6.8 out of 10
I'm with Her
2003
Rated 0.0 out of 10
E!'s 101
2003
Rated 4.9 out of 10
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Rated 6.1 out of 10
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Rated 5.3 out of 10
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Less than Perfect
2002