NEWS & NOTES : JAMES BELUSHI LENDING VOICE TO `BLUES BROTHERS' ANIMATION.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Actor James Belushi James "Jim" Edgar Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, musician and younger brother of the late comedian John Belushi. Belushi currently stars in the sitcom According to Jim. will pay tribute to his late brother by lending his voice to ``The Blues Brothers Animated Series,'' which is being developed by the animation studio Animation studio can refer to:
Belushi will be joined by Peter Aykroyd Peter Hugh Aykroyd was born to Lorraine and Peter Aykroyd in Canada. He is the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykroyd. Along with his older brother he was in the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , brother of actor Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian/American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live , in reprising the roles of ``The Brothers'' made famous by their real-life brothers, who introduced the characters on ``Saturday Night Live'' and later on the big screen. Dan Aykroyd will serve as creative consultant to the series, as will John Belushi's widow, Judy Belushi Pisano, and her husband. Production is under way on the first 13 episodes, which will air on UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation (Channel 13). The series will follow the antics of Jake and Elwood Blues, two Chicago-based musicians who continually find themselves involved with a number of musical guest stars and high-profile celebrities. `ID4,' `Nutty' home for the holidays: MCA-Universal Home Video confirmed Tuesday that it will join the nutty video frenzy by pricing its hit summer comedy ``The Nutty Professor'' for sale at $22.98 on Nov. 12. And 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has confirmed that it will release the year's biggest box-office release, ``Independence Day,'' on video on Nov. 22 for $22.98. Opening `Flood'-gates: Christian Slater Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. Biography Early life Slater was born Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins in New York, New York, the son of Mary Jo Slater, a casting executive, and Michael Hawkins, an actor who was also known as is wearing two hats - associate producer and actor - on his latest project, a high-action crime thriller being filmed in the Los Angeles area. Morgan Freeman, Randy Quaid and Minnie Driver (``Circle of Friends'') also star in ``The Flood,'' which centers on an armored car heist set against the backdrop of an impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. natural disaster facing a sleepy Midwestern river town. ``The Flood'' reunites Slater with screenwriter Graham Yost, who penned the actor's first action-adventure hit, ``Broken Arrow,'' in which he starred opposite John Travolta. Yost also wrote the action hit ``Speed.'' |
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