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Smith had been paid for a front-page headline story in the Hollywood tabloid the National Enquirer, [6] where she stated she was the person who injected Belushi with a fatal drug overdose. Smith co-wrote the book Chasing the Dragon (1984) [ 7 ] which told her life story; its title alludes to Smith's heroin addiction .
She grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, where she met John Belushi during high school. [2] They moved to New York City as his career took off, and married in 1976. [2] She was a radio producer for The National Lampoon Radio Hour. [2] Belushi's drug use put a strain on their marriage, and he died from a drug overdose in 1982.
The couple married in 1976, and stayed together until Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Belushi Pisano later remarried film producer Victor Pisano in 1990 but the couple divorced in 2010.
John Adam Belushi (/ b ə ˈ l uː ʃ i /; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician.He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. [1]
Judy Belushi Pisano, the widow of legendary comedian John Belushi who spent decades preserving and protecting his legacy, died Friday after a long battle with cancer. She was 73. News of Pisano ...
Judy Belushi-Pisano, John Belushi's widow who championed his life and legacy, died Friday after a battle with cancer. She was 73. Judy Belushi-Pisano, actor and John Belushi's widow, dies at 73
Samurai Widow (1990, Carroll & Graf) is a memoir by Judith Jacklin Belushi, the wife of comedian John Belushi.Belushi wrote Samurai Widow in response to the negative portrayal of John in the 1984 Bob Woodward book, Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi and its subsequent film adaptation in 1989.
Unfortunately, Belushi also struggled with drug addiction and died due to an overdose in March 1982. He was 33 years old. His career inspired many comedic legends and future "SNL" stars like Chris ...