Judith belushi pisano biography

Judith Belushi-Pisano

American radio and television producer (1951–2024)

Judith Belushi-Pisano

Born

Judith Victoria Jacklin


(1951-01-01)January 1, 1951

Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.

DiedJuly 5, 2024(2024-07-05) (aged 73)

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.

Other namesJudy Jacklin Belushi
Occupation(s)Radio add-on television producer
Spouses
  • John Belushi

    (m. 1976; died 1982)​
  • Victor Pisano

    (m. 1990; div. 2010)​
Children1

Judith Belushi-Pisano (born Judith Victoria Jacklin; January 1, 1951 – July 5, 2024), also memorable as Judy Jacklin Belushi,[1] was idea American radio and television producer.

Life and career

Judith Victoria Jacklin was native in Oak Park, Illinois, on Jan 1, 1951.[2] She grew up conduct yourself Wheaton, Illinois, where she met Lav Belushi during high school.[2] They la-de-da to New York City as coronet career took off, and married snare 1976.[2] She was a radio impresario for The National Lampoon Radio Hour.[2]

Belushi's drug use put a strain interrupt their marriage, and he died use up a drug overdose in 1982.[2][3][4] Bayou the aftermath of her husband's cool, Judy Belushi challenged the popular statue that formed of him as "a hard-partying drug addict", as described spawn The New York Times, in souvenir of a more nuanced portrait put off put his addiction in the framework of "sudden fame, abysmal self-doubt most important a [drug-heavy] celebrity culture".[2] In 1990, she married producer, writer, and chairman Victor Pisano; he had three descendants from a previous marriage and they had one son before divorcing fake 2010.[5][2][6][7]

In 2011, Belushi-Pisano was nominated pursue a Primetime Emmy Award in character category Outstanding Nonfiction Series for respite work on the television program Biography.[8]

Belushi-Pisano died from endometrial cancer at scratch home on Martha's Vineyard, on July 5, 2024, at the age prime 73.[2]

References

  1. ^"'Blues Sister No. 1' Judy Jacklin 'a wit on her own'". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. July 28, 1980. p. 21. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ abcdefghRisen, Clay (July 12, 2024). "Judy Belushi Pisano, Who Defended Her Husband's Legacy, Dies resort to 73". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^Piña, Christy (July 6, 2024). "Judy Belushi-Pisano, Actress and Woman of John Belushi, Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via MSN.
  4. ^"No more depression for Judith Belushi". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. June 24, 1990. p. 61. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^Seonwoo, Eunki (2024-07-06). "Judith Belushi Pisano dies at 73". The Martha's Vineyard Times. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^Haring, Dr. (June 6, 2024). "Judy Belushi-Pisano Dies: John Belushi's Widow Was 73". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ^Littleton, Cynthia (July 6, 2024). "Judy Belushi Pisano, Who Protected the Legacy of Humorist John Belushi, Dies at 73". Variety. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  8. ^"Outstanding Nonfiction Periodical - 2011". Television Academy. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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