1982 | On March 5, 1982, John Belushi was found dead in his hotel room at the age of 33; the cause of death was a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin |
1981 | Co-starred with Dan Aykroyd in the movie "Neighbors," with John playing a straight-arrow family man whose life is turned upside down when a wild family man (Aykroyd) moves in next door |
1981 | Appeared in "Continental Divide," playing a hard-nosed Chicago newspaperman who finds romance in Colorado |
1980 | Received top billing in John Landis' "The Blues Brothers," co-starred with Dan Aykroyd |
1979 | Along with fellow SNL regular Dan Aykroyd quit the series to pursue movie projects |
1978 | Cast by director John Landis in "National Lampoon's Animal House"; appeared in the minor role as the notorious, beer-swilling Bluto; despite appearing in only a dozen scenes the performance stole the movie |
1978 | Appeared in the movie "Goin' South," which starred and was directed by Jack Nicholson |
1975 | Received first acclaim as original, regular cast member of "Saturday Night Live" |
1975 | First film credit as voice of the Perfect Master for French animated feature "La honte de la jungle/Jungle Burger" |
1973 | Hired as a writer for the syndicated National Lampoon's Radio Hour, which later became the National Lampoon Show in 1975 |
1972 | Joined the cast of National Lampoon's Lemmings, an off-Broadway rock musical revue |
1971 | Joined Chicago's Second City improvisation troupe |
