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'Saturday Night Live' alum Rob Schneider says host Bill Murray 'absolutely hated' the cast — especially Chris Farley
He has a theory that it had something to do with the late John Belushi.
Jim Belushi on his new life as a pot farmer — and why he thinks cannabis could've saved his brother John's life
Jim Belushi's new career as a cannabis farmer is documented in the Discovery+ series "Growing Belushi."
Zelda Williams asks people to 'stop sending' her the viral Robin Williams video: 'My late dad on one of his saddest days'
Yes, Zelda Williams has seen the viral video of the actor impersonating her dad.
'Belushi' director reflects on the comedian's legacy: 'His life was nothing if not complex'
Premiering on Nov. 22 on Showtime, "Belushi" eschews standard-issue talking head interviews for a collage of archival news footage, home movies, vintage scenes from the big and small screen and new animated segments.
Cathy Smith Dies: ‘Sundown’ Muse Who Injected John Belushi With Fatal Drug Dose Was 73
Cathy Smith, the onetime girlfriend of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot who might have been best remembered for inspiring the hit song "Sundown" had she not met up with John Belushi at the Chateau Marmont on March 5, 1982, died Aug. 18 at the age of 73. Her death was reported by Canada's The Globe and Mail. […]
Jim Belushi believes John Belushi 'would still be alive' if he had medicinal cannabis
Jim Belushi opened up about his brother John on the premiere of his cannabis farming series, "Growing Belushi."
EntertainmentYahoo MoviesCocaine 'was almost like coffee': John Landis, Dan Aykroyd talk John Belushi, frantic 'Blues Brothers' shoot as film turns 40
John Landis and Dan Aykroyd talk about "Blues Brothers" and late star John Belushi's rampant cocaine use.
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'Blues Brothers' at 40: Dan Aykroyd on how working with late soul greats James Brown and Aretha Franklin 'venerates African American culture'
Aykroyd thinks back to working with the Godfather and Queen of Soul on the 1980 classic "The Blues Brothers."
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'The Blues Brothers' at 40: A look back at the action-comedy's epic (and highly destructive) climactic car chase
In what is perhaps the most famous sequence in the 1980 action-comedy, Jake and Elwood Blues speed through the multilevel streets of downtown Chicago in a 1974 black-and-white Dodge Monaco sedan as dozens of siren-blaring cop cars give chase.
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'Ghostbusters' at 35: Ivan Reitman on casting Sigourney Weaver over Julia Roberts, the frightening challenge of Marshmallow Man and more
Director Ivan Reitman shares behind-the-scenes stories from "Ghostbusters" as it turns 35.
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Dan Aykroyd Says Lorne Michaels Didn’t Keep Him From Playing D Day In ‘Animal House’: ‘Blues Brothers’ Update
<strong>UPDATE</strong>: The great Dan Aykroyd read Deadline’s recent tribute to Aretha Franklin’s performance in <em>Blues Brothers</em>, and had a different recollection of events surrounding him not starring in <em> Animal House</em> than did John Landis, who directed both films and recalled that <em>Saturday Night Live’</em>s Lorne Michaels kept Aykroyd from joining his pal Belushi in the frat house classic because several cast members from the then white-hot show were peeling off to do films. Landis also…
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Haunted Hollywood: Where the A-list ghosts hang out
If you had only one day to go ghost hunting in the capital of filmdom, you could do worse than to stake out Hollywood Boulevard. According to one source, a 1.5-mile stretch claims five reported ghostings — the highest concentration in Los Angeles County.
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Joe Walsh on Partying With John Belushi: ‘It Was Terrifying’
“I went to Benihana once with John Belushi,” Walsh told Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show,”,“and he decided he was going to be the cook. … It was messy.”
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John Belushi Allegedly Asked ‘Hollywood Medium’ to Apologize for How He Died
Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry visited former supermodel Janice Dickinson and together they channelled the spirit of former comedian and Saturday Night Live star, John Belushi.
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Al Franken Says John Belushi’s Fatal Overdose Inspired Him to Give Up Drugs
Al Franken: John Belushi's Fatal Overdose Made Me Give Up Drugs
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Former Cast Member Jay Pharoah Puts ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Blast
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Pharoah had some harsh criticism for the perennial sketch comedy series. Pharoah had been mostly silent about the situation, until he opened up during a recent interview with New York’s HOT 97 radio station. SNL producers, he said, “put people into boxes, and whatever they want you to do, they expect you to do.” Pharoah admitted that he is “fiery” and not a “yes n***a” who agrees to do a sketch or character that he does not find funny. Pharoah is far from the first cast member to lambaste the series after leaving it.
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Eddie Murphy Compares Himself to a Hollywood Icon You Might Not Have Expected
Eddie Murphy recently gave his first podcast interview to Awards Chatter, and talked about his long and prodigious career. In 2011, Murphy told Rolling Stone regarding his cultural impact, “…I’m the first black actor to take charge in a white world onscreen. On the podcast, Murphy said his Hollywood story is similar to another film icon.
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John Belushi Documentary in the Works
Showtime is producing a documentary about the life of comedian John Belushi, the premium cabler announced Monday. R.J. Cutler will direct and John Battsek will produce the feature-length doc, which will be made with the cooperation of Belushi’s widow, Judith Belushi Pisano, who will collaborate with filmmakers for the first time. The documentary is set to begin production in the fall, with long-time Belushi collaborator Sean Daniel serving as executive producer along with Bill Couturie.