The world will forever remember John Belushi as one of the biggest stars to come out of Saturday Night Live and a hilarious actor from classic ‘80s movies like The Blues Brothers and 1978's Animal House. We were tragically robbed of his comedy in 1982, when Belushi died at age 33. Tim Matheson, who also starred in Animal House, opened up about his old friend and how the comedian’s overdose gave him a wake-up call about his own drug use.
John Belushi is one of many Hollywood actors who never reached 40, after he died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine March 5, 1982, at the Chateau Marmont. Naturally this had an effect on his friends and fellow actors, including Tim Matheson, who had filmed Animal House with Belushi just four years earlier. Matheson spoke to the Still Here with Hollywood podcast, remembering Belushi as “very supportive and generous and gracious.” He said:
