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Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi sings and plays harmonica with the Sacred Hearts and Dan Aykroyd’s Blues Brothers, alongside a career in acting, improv and life at Belushi’s Farm.

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Jim’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.

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Overview

Born: June 15, 1954 · Chicago, Illinois
Roots: Raised in Wheaton, Illinois, in a family of Albanian heritage
Onstage: Singer, harmonica player, actor and improviser
Breakout: About Last Night… (1986), following Second City and Saturday Night Live

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How it started.

Jim grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, and studied at College of DuPage and Southern Illinois University. He joined Chicago’s Second City in 1977, then spent two years on Saturday Night Live beginning in 1983. About Last Night… brought him national attention in 1986, revisiting a role he had played at Chicago’s Apollo Theatre.

Finding the blues.

Music was there early: Jim sang in school and college choirs and performed in musicals. He says Dan Aykroyd invited him into the Blues Brothers, which meant learning a different way to perform. Singing, dancing and playing harmonica became another part of his life onstage, both with Aykroyd and with his own band, the Sacred Hearts.

Records and a familiar TV family.

Jim and Dan released Have Love Will Travel in 2003. In 2005, Jim and the Sacred Hearts released the According to Jim soundtrack. His sitcom ran from 2001 to 2009, giving fans another way to spend time with his comedy.

Beyond the stage.

Growing Belushi opened the doors to his Oregon cannabis farm in 2020. More recent screen work includes Song Sung Blue, Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water and hosting A&E’s K9 PD with Jim Belushi. He has kept live music in the mix, including a 2026 Chicago blues evening at Florence’s Teatro Niccolini.

Creditschronological, newest first

Music

2005According to Jim (Original Soundtrack from TV Show)Performer with the Sacred Hearts
2003Have Love Will TravelRecording artist with Dan Aykroyd

Film & TV

2026K9 PD with Jim BelushiHost
2025Song Sung BlueTom D’Amato
2025The Chronology of WaterKen Kesey
2020Growing BelushiStar
2001–2009According to JimJim
1983–1985Saturday Night LiveCast member and writer

Awards

Quotes

I feel lighter and more joyful than I ever have in my life.Jim Belushi, Vilar Performing Arts Center Q&A, republished by The Lift FM

In a February 2019 interview, Jim described what performing blues and R&B with Dan Aykroyd had brought to his life.

Trivia

His Blues Brothers stage identity is Brother Zee Blues.
He sang in the choir at College of DuPage before his professional music career.
He remembers Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood watching from the side when he and Dan Aykroyd opened for the Rolling Stones at Soldier Field.
College of DuPage renamed its Mainstage the Belushi Performance Hall in 2015.
His German shepherd Taro has his own introduction on the Belushi’s Farm website.