Judy Belushi-Pisano, an artist and the lady of” Saturday Night Live” legend John Belushi, died Friday, according to social media posts shared by the Belushi house. She was 73.
Belushi-Pisano died after a years-long war with ovarian cancer, her brother Luke Pisano told the Martha’s Vineyard Times. Luke said that Belushi-Pisano — a “great mother”, “beloved girl” and” special people” — was diagnosed in 2020 and entered into hospice care in 2023.
John Belushi’s standard Instagram, run by his house, paid tribute to the writer’s lady, saying” there was no one like her”.
” Judy made everyone feel loved”, the post read. ” She was considerate, light, amusing and natural. You could be completely yourself around her, and that was a surprise.
The Blues Brothers, a blues and troupe group that Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were previously led by, was acknowledged in the post as her “unwavering commitment and artistic genius.”
Belushi , died in 1982 , at age 33 from a substance abuse.
Judy recognized John’s lifestyle and championed his reputation and Blues Brothers brand in the years following his death in 1982, according to the post. ” As we bid goodnight, we pledge to maintain her job, ensuring that John’s tradition, and the Blues Brothers did not fade”.
Born Judith Jacklin, Belushi-Pisano was Belushi’s high school sweetheart. They married on New Year’s Eve 1976.
She made a joke to the Chicago Tribune in 2004 that” I figured that at least was a meeting he’d remember.”
Belushi-Pisano spent 15 years with Belushi as he became a well-known number in the comic world, especially as one of the unique” Saturday Night Live” cast members. She participated in Belushi’s initiatives, including the music” The Blues Brothers” and funny” National Lampoon’s Animal House”, according to , IMDb.
She was greatly shaken by her father’s death, she told the Chicago Tribune.
In the immediate aftermath,” ]i ] t was difficult to go to the grocery store”, Belushi-Pisano said. It was challenging to see him on” Saturday Night Live.”
Belushi-Pisano became a hero — and a fervent defender — of Belushi’s life and legacy. Upon his death, she gave journalist Bob Woodward exposure to Belushi’s loved ones for the history” Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi”.
She was formally enraged by the completed product, which detailed Belushi’s substance abuse. Wardward claimed that his method was intended to show how the entertainment sector contributed to the habit, as the Chicago Daily Herald reported in 2005.
To counter” Wired” and its movie adaptation, Belushi-Pisano released” Samurai Widow” in 1990. According to a 1990 Houston Chronicle content, Her intentions with the guide were to reveal who her second father was outside of his drug addiction and to provide support for people going through a similar terrible loss.
” The main concept is really a person’s account, going through an important move time, through two miracles”, she told the Plain Dealer in 1990.
The same year” Samurai Lady” was released, Belushi-Pisano married Victor Pisano. In 2010, they may eventually get divorced.
In 2005, Belushi-Pisano helped read another memoir about her first husband, titled” Belushi”. She told the Daytona Beach News-Journal in 2006 that she struggled for years to resolve with Belushi’s dying.
Belushi-Pisano, at that time, said she still placed blooms at his tomb.
” Someday I imagine that there’ll be a day when I just wo n’t be there”, she said. There will be a requirement that I meet. I went through a lengthy crying method. … Then I may say that’s across and I can appreciate John’s useless. I can now see how dreadful his death was, but he lived a terrible life. We had a lot of great days and we had problems, and we went up and down, but generally that was a great life”.
Belushi-Pisano is survived by her four babies, as well as children.
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