John Belushi – How Did the Movie Actor Die?
John Belushi died at age 33, too young. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding movie actor John Belushi's death.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Actor, Saturday Night Live cast member, and Blues Brothers comedian who posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on April 1, 2004. Three of the four movies he starred in were with Dan Akroyd; the exception is the cult comedy film Animal House.
He was an All-American football player and intended to become a coach. He had his first break as a comedian when he parodied Woodstock in National Lampoon’s Lemmings.
He died when he mixed cocaine and heroin at age 33.
How did John Belushi die?
John Belushi's death was caused by heroin overdose.
In 1982 he died from combined drug intoxication, after a drug dealer, Cathy Smith, injected him with a mixture of heroin and cocaine known as a speedball at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, California. He was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.
| Cause of death | Heroin Overdose |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 33 years |
| Profession | Movie Actor |
| Birthday | January 24, 1949 |
| Death date | March 5, 1982 |
| Place of death | Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place of burial | Abel Hill Cemetery, Chilmark, Massachusetts, United States |
Quotes
"I'm learning to cope and not deny my own success, but I still think it's not happening a lot. I get nervous, and I am capable of doing something to blow it on purpose. A lot of actors have that problem."
John Belushi
"It's hard to go back and be constantly funny."
John Belushi
"Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!"
John Belushi
"You don't know what it's like to be me."
John Belushi
"What rock n' roll was supposed to be about was getting loose, enjoying it, going a little crazy, and not caring how you act or dress."
John Belushi
