Jim Belushi
Known for Acting · 178 credits
- Born
- 1954-06-15 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- James Adam Belushi · Jim Belushi · James Belushi · Джим Белуши · Джеймс Белуши · James A. Belushi
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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Known For
TV Shows (60)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
ER
1994
as Dan Harris
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Twin Peaks
1990
as Bradley Mitchum
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
According to Jim
2001
as Jim
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002
as Coach Gruber (voice)
America's Funniest Home Videos
1989
Hercules
1998
as Nestor (voice)
Cow and Chicken
1997
as Butch (voice)
Gargoyles
1994
as Fang (voice)
Laverne & Shirley
1976
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jim Belushi
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
as Asa Buckwald (voice)
Duckman
1994
as Saul Monella (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Simon the Monster Hunter (voice)
The 7D
2014
as Coach Coachy (voice)
The Talk
2010
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mario
Less than Perfect
2002
as Eddie Smirkoff
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Yin Yang Yo!
2006
as The Puffin (voice)
Biography
1987
as Self
The Defenders
2010
as Nick Morelli
Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Maguire (voice)
George Lopez
2002
as The Inspector
Ozzy & Drix
2002
as Captain Quinine (voice)
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
1996
as Phil (voice)
E!'s 101
2003
as Self
The Tick
1994
as Mr. Fleener (voice)
I'm with Her
2003
as Leslie Buren
TripTank
2014
as Guy (voice)
Show Me a Hero
2015
as Angelo Martinelli
Dumb and Dumber
1995
as Duker (voice) / Manager (voice)
Me, Eloise
2006
as Bartolome T. Baxter III (voice)
Bruno the Kid
1996
Wild Palms
1993
as Harry Wyckoff
Santo Bugito
1995
as Baby Face (voice)
Total Security
1997
Buccaneers & Bones
2010
Working Stiffs
1979
Fatherhood
2004
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
as Self
Good Girls Revolt
2015
as William "Wick" McFadden
Who's Watching the Kids?
1978
A History of the World in Six Glasses
2024
as Self
My Crazy Life
2005
Growing Belushi
2020
as Self
K9 PD with Jim Belushi
2026
as Narrator
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (118)
Trading Places
1983
as Harvey
Hoodwinked!
2005
as The Woodsman (voice)
Red Heat
1988
as Art Ridzik
Last Action Hero
1993
as James Belushi
Jingle All the Way
1996
as Mall Santa
Thief
1981
as Barry Stratagakis
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
as Patrick Martin
The Chronology of Water
2025
as Ken Kesey
Song Sung Blue
2025
as Tom D'Amato
The Wild
2006
as Benny (voice)
The Whole Truth
2016
as Boone Lassiter
The Ghost Writer
2010
as John Maddox
Snow Dogs
2002
as Demon (voice)
Underdog
2007
as Dan Unger
New Year's Eve
2011
as Building Super
The Fury
1978
as Beach Bum (uncredited)
Gigi & Nate
2022
as Dan Gibson
Wag the Dog
1997
as Jim Belushi
Curly Sue
1991
as Bill Dancer
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Morris
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
2018
as Coach Wittenberg (voice)
Salvador
1986
as Doctor Rock
K-9
1989
as Mike Dooley
About Last Night...
1986
as Bernie Litgo
Gang Related
1997
as Detective Frank K Divinci
Home Sweet Hell
2015
as Les
Snow Buddies
2008
as Bernie (voice)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
as The Cowardly Lion (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Wonder Wheel
2017
as Humpty
The Principal
1987
as Rick Latimer
Thunderstruck
2012
as Coach Amross
Joe Somebody
2001
as Chuck Scarett
Return to Me
2000
as Joe Dayton
Race the Sun
1996
as Frank Machi
Once Upon a Crime
1992
as Neil Schwary
Only the Lonely
1991
as Salvatore Buonarte (as James Belushi)
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995
as Rocko (voice)
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
as Man on Bus (uncredited)
K-911
2000
as Mike Dooley
Canadian Bacon
1995
as Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
Taking Care of Business
1990
as Jimmy Dworski
Casper's Scare School
2006
as Alder (voice)
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Sperry Repairman
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
Mr. Destiny
1990
as Larry Burrows
The Hollow Point
2016
as Shepard
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
as Tuerto
Retroactive
1997
as Frank
Farce of the Penguins
2006
as They're all bitches Penguin (voz)
Real Men
1987
as Nick Pirandello
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Glob (voice)
K-9: P.I.
2002
as Mike Dooley
Sahara
1995
as Sgt. Joe Gunn
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Royce
1994
as Shane Royce
Cougars, Inc.
2011
as Dan Fox
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
1997
as Phil Palmfeather (voice)
Homer and Eddie
1989
as Homer Lanza
Living in Peril
1997
as Oliver Harrison
Sollers Point
2017
as Carol
Babes in Toyland
1997
as Gonzargo (voice)
Justice
1999
as Frank Spello
The Florentine
1999
as Billy Belasco
Made Men
1999
as Bill Manucci
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
1990
as Principal Latimer
Fight Another Day
2024
as Duke
Easy Sex
2003
as Elvis (as James Belushi)
Undrafted
2016
as Jim
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
as Mr. Cross (voice)
Katie Says Goodbye
2018
as Bear
A Change of Heart
2017
as Hank
Diary of a Hitman
1991
as Shandy
Angel's Dance
1999
as Rosellini
Masters of Menace
1990
as Gypsy
The Secret Lives of Dorks
2013
as Bronko
Toronto Rocks
2003
as Self
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017
as Self
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000
as Pat Laughlin
The Number of Completion
2017
as Self
Parallel Lives
1994
as Nick Dimas
Separate Lives
1995
as Tom Beckwith
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
as Self
Tugger: The Jeep® 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly
2005
as Tugger (voice)
The Palermo Connection
1990
as Carmine Bonavia
Behind the Smile
2006
as Jeffrey Stone (as James Belushi)
Karate Ghost
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
as Self
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
1984
as Saint Valentine
Pinocchio
1984
as Mario
Traces of Red
1992
as Jack Dobson
Bad Baby
1997
as Dad (voice)
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
1999
as Self
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
2002
as Santa Claus (voice)
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas
2002
as Asa Buckwald (voice)
DysEnchanted
2004
as Doctor
The Nuttiest Nutcracker
1999
as Reginald (Voice)
Dog's Best Friend
1997
as Skippy (voice)
Birthday Boy
1986
as Bobby
The Louie N' Louie Show
1995
as Louie
Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
1999
as Self
Salvage
2018
The Polish Accountant
2017
as Self
Wedding Band
1990
as Reverend
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
as Clayton Pyle
Catch the Wind
2026
as James
Tell It Martin
2017
as Self
The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
2015
One Way Out
2002
as Harry Woltz
Green Bank
Gold In The Streets
1997
as Mario (as James Belushi)
The Cleansing
1980
as Bobby
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
2019
as Narrator
Into the Valley of Death
2001
as Self
Mutant Video
1986
as Bobby
Sugar or Plain
1984
as Bobby
About Jim Belushi
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 sist… With 178 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Jim Belushi has appeared in 118 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Belushi Movies
- Trading Places (1983) — as Harvey
- Hoodwinked! (2005) — as The Woodsman (voice)
- Red Heat (1988) — as Art Ridzik
- Last Action Hero (1993) — as James Belushi
- Jingle All the Way (1996) — as Mall Santa
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