March 5, 1982: John Belushi died of a drug overdose at the age of 33

 

John Adam Belushi

(January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982)

John starred alone in a black & white "Saturday Night Live" (1975) sketch titled "Don't Look Back in Anger", in which he played himself as an old man visiting the graves of the other original SNL cast members, himself being the last survivor.

                                                                                                    In an odd twist of fate,

 Belushi was the first of the cast to die…

Some comedians love their characters. I don't fall in love with mine. In fact, I get tired of them very fast. You have to be willing to throw it all away—John Belushi

John Belushi on Saturday Night Live doing Joe Cocker’ With A Little Help From My Friends. 10-25-75:

 

Belushi doing Beethoven doing Ray Charles…

The epitaph on Belushi's tombstone (on Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts) read, "He made us laugh, and now he can make us think."

John's grave drew so many curious viewers that his casket had to be moved and reburied in an unmarked corner of the cemetery...after which Belushi's fans posted a new epitaph for him which has since become famous: "He could have given us a lot more laughs, but NOOOOOOO!"

The Blues Brothers and Ray Charles

John Belushi died of a drug overdose at the age of 33 on March 5, 1982

R.I.P. JOHN

 ~ THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS AND THE MUSIC

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