Belushi, who had struggled with a drug addiction for a decade, died from an overdose on March 5, 1982. Here’s a few things ...

Now, a drug researcher warns that speedballing has become a “widespread public health crisis” that requires a multi-faceted ...

Blues Brothers return with new graphic novel sequel and 13 unreleased John Belushi live tracks on royal blue vinyl. Pre-orders available October 2025.

John Belushi (left) and Bruce McGill in the 1978 film “Animal House.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection. By March 1982, he was ingesting so many drugs that both an ex-Secret Service ...

On March 5, 1982, "Saturday Night Live" star John Belushi shot a “speedball," a mixture of coke and heroin. He was found dead at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

In his brief six years on the national stage, no comic was more popular than John Belushi. At the height of his fame, in the late 1970s, he eclipsed even Steve Martin and Robin Williams by ...

When he checked in at the front desk on the night of Feb. 28, 1982, John Belushi was a time bomb, a waste site, a mess.Sweaty, flabby, edgy, pale, disheveled, worn to a stump at the age of 33, he ...

— John Belushi "That’s not the purpose of the Blues Brothers," Belushi said. "I say on the record, ‘Buy as many blues records as you can.’ [I] introduce my band, which is never done.

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in 1980's 'The Blues Brothers' But with fame came temptations, specifically Belushi's "appetites and facilitations, ...

In this classic clip from 1976, Surf Squad cops John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd bust The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson for not ...

John Belushi Is Gone, But He Lives On Forever. While Ghostbusters was supposed to be another triumph for Belushi and Aykroyd, no one can argue that Bill Murray stepping into the role wasn’t a ...

What a line. A funny, loaded, bittersweet line, delivered by John Belushi in his final movie role. Welcome to the end of the road – and you need to pause briefly here – I guess.