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Wired is a 1989 American biographical film of comedian and actor John Belushi, [4] directed by Larry Peerce. [5] It was based on the 1984 book of the same title by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, and adapted for the screen by Buckaroo Banzai creator Earl Mac Rauch. [6] It stars Michael Chiklis in his film debut as Belushi. [7]
Michael Charles Chiklis (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ k l ɪ s /; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor.He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002, and was nominated in 2003.
Belushi was portrayed in biographical films by actors Tyler Labine, Michael Chiklis and John Gemberling. Chris Farley , who was heavily influenced by Belushi, died in 1997 at age 33 due to a drug overdose, which has fueled many comparisons between Belushi and Farley.
As Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Zulio, Chiklis has far fewer reasons to inhale. But he remembers other jobs — such as the 1989 film Wired, in which he played John Belushi — where the ...
Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi is a 1984 non-fiction book by American journalist Bob Woodward [1] about actor and comedian John Belushi. [2] The hardcover edition includes 16 pages of black-and-white photos, front and back.
In Live From New York, director John Landis recalled visiting the SNL offices, where he was struck by an attractive woman and asked Belushi who she was. "John says, 'That’s Rosie Shuster. "John ...
A never-before-heard 1979 interview John Belushi gave to music critic Steve Bloom of the Soho Weekly News has been released for the first time as part of the Audible audio documentary “Blues ...
John Belushi – member of the Albanian Orthodox Church in childhood; his funeral was in that faith [1] ... Michael Chiklis – actor, second generation Greek-American.