America’s Judith “Jacklin” Belushi Pisano is an actor, author, and creative. She gained notoriety as the late John Belushi’s widow. Judith is a successful lady in her own right, despite the fact that her marriage to the performer from “The Blues Brothers” initially brought her renown. She has acted in a number of films, including Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and even the television series All Downhill From Here. She also dabbled in production at the same time, serving as executive producer for the documentaries John Belushi: Dancing on the Edge and the TV series Blues Brothers. Among her writing credits is the renowned television program “Saturday Night Live,” which served as a springboard for her initial spouse, John. Despite the untimely death of the comedian-actor from a drug overdose, Judith never forgot how much she loved him. She is also co-author of works like Belushi: A Biography and Blues Brothers: Private, and she wrote the memoir Samurai Widow.
Fame & Career of Judith Belushi
Even after John’s untimely death from a drug overdose, Judith’s profession was inextricably linked to his throughout his life. She and John relocated to New York City in 1973, where she began working for “National Lampoon.” Afterwards, Judith received a promotion to associate producer of “The National Lampoon Radio Hour.” She appeared in the 1978 film “Animal House,” starring her husband John Belushi, but her role was uncredited. In 1980, she also made a brief appearance in “The Blues Brothers.”
She authored the “Jr. Walker & the All-Stars” episode for “Saturday Night Live” the following year.
She appeared in “Nothing Lasts Forever” (1984) as an uncredited musician following John’s tragic death. She created the well-received DVD “The Best of John Belushi” in 1985. After that, she took some time off to concentrate on her personal life. She came back in 2010 to executive produce “John Belushi: Dancing on the Edge.”
She received a 2011 Primetime Emmy nomination for “Biography” (1987). She starred in the television series “All Downhill From Here” in 2016. Her most recent endeavor centers on the biographical television program “Blues Brothers,” which is based on her late husband. In addition, Judith is a co-author of several books, including “The Mom Book,” “Titters 101,” and “Titters.”
Death & Disputation
Judith was just thirty-one years old when John Belushi passed very suddenly, and there is no doubt that this had a significant effect on her. What was even more surprising was the manner in which he passed away. Actor Dan Aykroyd told Judith of her husband’s death in her New York apartment on the sad night of March 5, 1982, as she was not in Los Angeles with him. Rumors also circulated that John had taken his own life. But it came out afterward that Canadian backup singer and drug addict Cathy Smith had injected John, causing him to overdose on cocaine and heroin. Cathy was imprisoned after being accused of involuntary manslaughter. After Cathy got better, Judith said that she was sick and could be forgiven more easily.
She was unable to forgive Bob Woodward, the author of the denigrated book “Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi,” though. Woodward promised Judith, who had given the book assignment four months after John passed away, that the book would accurately capture the memory of the well-liked actor. Rather, it was a sensationalized account of merely John’s drug addiction, with no fair recognition of his comic ability.
Judith said, “The man in ‘Wired’ is not the man I knew..” after finishing the book. Actor Dan Aykroyd, John’s closest friend, called the book “Exploitation, pulp trash” and said that “that sordid, tragic story in the way [Woodward] did was unforgivable.” Hollywood as a whole derided and ridiculed both Woodward and the book. Judith acknowledged in subsequent interviews that she never did forgive Woodward for what he had done.
Individual Life of Judith Belushi
On January 7, 1951, in Wheaton, Illinois, USA, Judith “Judy” Jacklin was born to Robert Leslie Jacklin and Jean Buchanan. She would later become Judith Belushi Pisano. The names of her four older siblings are unknown. John Belushi was a student at “Wheaton Central High School,” where she attended. She and John relocated to New York City in 1973 following her graduation in 1969. On December 31, 1976, in Aspen, Colorado, the couple tied the knot. On March 7, 1990, she remarried producer Victor Pisano after John passed away on March 5, 1982. They jointly owned Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA’s “Belushi Pisano Gallery.” Her divorce was not finalized until 2015, despite her filing for divorce in 2010. As of right now, nothing is known.
The net worth of Judith Belushi
The estimated net worth of Judith Belushi is about $1 million.