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          John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor and musician..

          On March 5, , John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a hotel room off Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.

        1. On March 5, , John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a hotel room off Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.
        2. Nothing solidifies a legend quite like an early death, of course, but I read Wired wanting to understand why Belushi's death is up there with.
        3. John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor and musician.
        4. No, John Belushi didn't have a child at the time of his passing, according to reports.
        5. He was the star of the most successful Hollywood comedy in history, which was Animal House.

          6. WIRED

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          John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose March 5, 1982, in a seedy hotel bungalow off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

          Belushi’s death was the beginning of a trail that led Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward on an investigation that examines the dark side of American show business.

          From on-the-record interviews with 217 people, including Belushi’s widow, his former partner Dan Aykroyd, Belushi’s movie directors including Jack Nicholson and Steven Spielberg, actors Chevy Chase, Robin Williams and Carrie Fisher, the movie executives, the agents, Belushi’s drug dealers, and those who live in the show business underground, the author has written a close portrait of a great American comic talent, and of his struggle to succeed and to survive that ended in tragedy.

          Using diaries, accountants’ records, phone bills, travel records, medical r