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| − | + | [[John Belushi]] (January 24, 1949- March 5, 1982) was an American actor, comedian and singer most notable for his work on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and in the movies ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978) and ''The Blues Brothers'' (1980). He died in 1982 from a drug overdose. | |
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| + | ==Frank Zappa== | ||
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| + | Belushi featured twice on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as the funny Samurai Futaba character, interacting with Frank Zappa: | ||
*[[The Purple Lagoon]] ([[76/12/11 Saturday Night Live NBC|SNL, NBC, December 11th 1976]]) | *[[The Purple Lagoon]] ([[76/12/11 Saturday Night Live NBC|SNL, NBC, December 11th 1976]]) | ||
*[[Rollo]] ([[78/10/21 Saturday Night Live NBC|SNL, NBC, October 21st 1978]]) | *[[Rollo]] ([[78/10/21 Saturday Night Live NBC|SNL, NBC, October 21st 1978]]) | ||
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| + | '''Did you know John Belushi well?''' | ||
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| + | ''"No, I didn't know him very well, but I am sad that he's gone because the guy was a comedy genius. He was great, he had it, he was a funny guy. They don't build them like that too often. Style-wise there was a big difference between Ackroyd and Belushi; I would rate them as equals. Ackroyd was more intelligent and Belushi was more fall-down-and-hurt-yourself."'' | ||
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| + | (Quoted from [[Frank Zappa, 82/06]]) | ||
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| + | John Belushi is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | ==Video== | ||
| + | * [https://player.vimeo.com/video/136128329 Purple Lagoon] | ||
| + | * [https://player.vimeo.com/video/136133465 St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast / Rollo] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Actors|Belushi, John]] | [[Category:Actors|Belushi, John]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Singers|Belushi, John]] | ||
[[Category:Bandmembers|Belushi, John]] | [[Category:Bandmembers|Belushi, John]] | ||
[[Category:Comedians|Belushi, John]] | [[Category:Comedians|Belushi, John]] | ||
| + | [[Category:The MOFO Project/Object (The List)|Belushi, John]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 4 July 2026
John Belushi (January 24, 1949- March 5, 1982) was an American actor, comedian and singer most notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, and in the movies National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and The Blues Brothers (1980). He died in 1982 from a drug overdose.
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Frank Zappa
Belushi featured twice on Saturday Night Live as the funny Samurai Futaba character, interacting with Frank Zappa:
Did you know John Belushi well?
"No, I didn't know him very well, but I am sad that he's gone because the guy was a comedy genius. He was great, he had it, he was a funny guy. They don't build them like that too often. Style-wise there was a big difference between Ackroyd and Belushi; I would rate them as equals. Ackroyd was more intelligent and Belushi was more fall-down-and-hurt-yourself."
(Quoted from Frank Zappa, 82/06)
John Belushi is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [1]
Sources
Video
