American Legends: The Life of John Belushi
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1500495506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Indeed, Belushi’s escapades in real life actually provided material for Saturday Night Live skits, including an extended spoof called “The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave.” At the same time, however, his abuse of drugs and alcohol made him unreliable to work with, and he quickly forged a reputation for causing headaches on the set. Years before comedians like Chris Farley made their reputations with a particularly physical form of humor, there was John Belushi, the legendary comedian known for iconic performances in Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and as one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live. American Legends: The Life of John Belushi explores the turbulent life and career of one of America’s most notorious comedians of the late 20th century. Smith was later imprisoned 15 months for involuntary manslaughter as a result. Not surprisingly, posters of Belushi as Bluto Blutarsky wearing a shirt that simply says “College” still adorn the walls of countless dorm rooms over 35 years after Animal House came out, and The Blues Brothers is still a cult classic. You have to be willing to throw it all away.” – John Belushi A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed
Interesting Although I was not much of a John Balushi fan, this book gave me additional information about him, which I appreciate. I had failed to consider the amount of time and work it takes for a performer to prepare and maintain his high level of output to please his audience. "I may be gone but Rock and Roll lives on" Don Kidwell Good book for learning about the legend as I can't help but remember certain scenes still stuck in my memory bank like the "bee" scenes from SNL and his antics in the movie "Animal House" and "Blues Brothers." Not so good in that the only actual picture of him provide. "Jake Blues" according to David Bewley. I have watched S.N.L. from the beginning in 1975. So I have followed Jim's whole career. He was the best and like Jim Carrey their never will be another. R.I.P. and thanks for the laughter. I have the "best of J.B." S.N.L. DVD and The Blues brothers,Animal house too,w