Judith Belushi Pisano
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Judith Belushi "Judy" Pisano (born January 7, 1951) is an American writer, graphic designer, and artist. Born Judith Jacklin to parents Robert Leslie Jacklin and Jean Buchanan, the youngest of four children. Jacklin attended Wheaton Central High school in Wheaton
, Illinois
, where she met and began dating John Belushi
during her sophomore year, and graduated in 1969. For the next three years, she shared an apartment with financial advisor and television personality Suze Orman
.
In 1973, she and John moved to New York City
to work for National Lampoon, where she started out as an art assistant. She later became an associate producer for The National Lampoon Radio Hour
.
Judith and John
were married on December 31, 1976 in Aspen
, Colorado
, U.S.
. They remained married until John's death on March 5, 1982. She only began using the Belushi name after John's death and kept it after remarrying 8 years later.
Judith made two uncredited cameo appearances in John's films National Lampoon's Animal House
(as Bluto's dance partner at the toga party), and The Blues Brothers
(as a waitress at the Holiday Inn restaurant). She also served as the primary cover designer on the first four Blues Brothers
albums: Briefcase Full of Blues
, The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Made In America
, and Best of the Blues Brothers
.
Judith married writer/producer Victor Pisano on October 7, 1990. They own the Belushi Pisano Gallery in Vineyard Haven
, Martha's Vineyard
, Massachusetts
, U.S.
, and oversee The Official Blues Brothers Revival along with Dan Aykroyd
.
In addition both Judith and Victor contribute to the Theatre, Music, and Performing Arts Program at Hocking College
, a technical college (which serves over 5,000 students) in Nelsonville, Ohio
Judith is the author of the memoir Samurai Widow
and the co-author of Titters and Belushi: A Biography
, among other titles.
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, where she met and began dating John Belushi
John Belushi
John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, The Star of the Films National Lampoon's Animal House and the The Blues Brothers and for fronting the American blues and soul...
during her sophomore year, and graduated in 1969. For the next three years, she shared an apartment with financial advisor and television personality Suze Orman
Suze Orman
Susan "Suze" Lynn Orman is an American financial advisor, author, motivational speaker, and television host.Orman was born in Chicago and received her B.A. in social work. She worked as a waitress in Berkeley, California before becoming a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch...
.
In 1973, she and John moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to work for National Lampoon, where she started out as an art assistant. She later became an associate producer for The National Lampoon Radio Hour
The National Lampoon Radio Hour
The National Lampoon Radio Hour was a comedy radio show which was created, produced and initially written by staff from National Lampoon magazine. The show ran weekly, for a little over a year, from November 17, 1973 to December 28, 1974...
.
Judith and John
John Belushi
John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, The Star of the Films National Lampoon's Animal House and the The Blues Brothers and for fronting the American blues and soul...
were married on December 31, 1976 in Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. They remained married until John's death on March 5, 1982. She only began using the Belushi name after John's death and kept it after remarrying 8 years later.
Judith made two uncredited cameo appearances in John's films National Lampoon's Animal House
National Lampoon's Animal House
National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis. The film was a direct spin-off of National Lampoon magazine...
(as Bluto's dance partner at the toga party), and The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (film)
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. It features musical numbers by R&B and soul singers James...
(as a waitress at the Holiday Inn restaurant). She also served as the primary cover designer on the first four Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live...
albums: Briefcase Full of Blues
Briefcase Full of Blues
-External links:* *...
, The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Made In America
Made in America (Blues Brothers album)
Made in America is the third album by The Blues Brothers. The second live album by the band, it was released in December 1980 as a followup to their hit film released that year, The Blues Brothers. Commercially and critically it did not fare as well as their previous two albums, 1978's Briefcase...
, and Best of the Blues Brothers
Best of the Blues Brothers
Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers album released before John Belushi's death in 1982. It is a compilation album released by Atlantic Records on November 30, 1981...
.
Judith married writer/producer Victor Pisano on October 7, 1990. They own the Belushi Pisano Gallery in Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Vineyard Haven is a community within the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S...
, Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and oversee The Official Blues Brothers Revival along with Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early...
.
In addition both Judith and Victor contribute to the Theatre, Music, and Performing Arts Program at Hocking College
Hocking College
Hocking College, a technical college located in Nelsonville, Ohio, in the Appalachian region of the United States offers a wide selection of curriculum, with 56 associate degree programs, as well as several certification programs.- Mission :...
, a technical college (which serves over 5,000 students) in Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...
Judith is the author of the memoir Samurai Widow
Samurai Widow
Samurai Widow is a memoir by Judith Jacklin Belushi, the wife of comedian John Belushi. Judith 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.The book...
and the co-author of Titters and Belushi: A Biography
Belushi: A Biography
Belushi: A Biography is an "oral history" biography of John Belushi, written and collaborated by John's widow, Judith Belushi Pisano and co-author Tanner Colby, with an introduction by Dan Aykroyd...
, among other titles.