Judith Belushi-Pisano | |
---|---|
Born | Judith Victoria Jacklin January 1, 1951
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | July 5, 2024
Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 73)
Occupation(s) | Radio and television producer |
Spouse(s) |
[1]
[2] Victor Pisano
(
m. 1990;
div. 2011) |
Judith Belushi-Pisano (born Judith Victoria Jacklin; January 1, 1951 – July 5, 2024), also known as Judy Jacklin Belushi, [5] was an American radio and television producer.
Judith Victoria Jacklin was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on January 1, 1951. [6] She grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, where she met John Belushi during high school. [6] They moved to New York City as his career took off, and married in 1976. [6] She was a radio producer for The National Lampoon Radio Hour. [6]
Belushi's drug use put a strain on their marriage, and he died from a drug overdose in 1982. [6] In the aftermath of her husband's death, Judy Belushi challenged the popular image that formed of him as "a hard-partying drug addict", as described by The New York Times, in favor of a more nuanced portrait that put his addiction in the context of "sudden fame, abysmal self-doubt and a [drug-heavy] celebrity culture". [6] In 1990, she married Victor Pisano; they had three daughters and one son before divorcing in 2010. [7] [6]
In 2011, Belushi-Pisano was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Nonfiction Series for her work on the television program Biography. [8]
Belushi-Pisano died from endometrial cancer at her home on Martha's Vineyard, on July 5, 2024, at the age of 73. [6]
Judith Belushi-Pisano | |
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Born | Judith Victoria Jacklin January 1, 1951
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | July 5, 2024
Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 73)
Occupation(s) | Radio and television producer |
Spouse(s) |
[1]
[2] Victor Pisano
(
m. 1990;
div. 2011) |
Judith Belushi-Pisano (born Judith Victoria Jacklin; January 1, 1951 – July 5, 2024), also known as Judy Jacklin Belushi, [5] was an American radio and television producer.
Judith Victoria Jacklin was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on January 1, 1951. [6] She grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, where she met John Belushi during high school. [6] They moved to New York City as his career took off, and married in 1976. [6] She was a radio producer for The National Lampoon Radio Hour. [6]
Belushi's drug use put a strain on their marriage, and he died from a drug overdose in 1982. [6] In the aftermath of her husband's death, Judy Belushi challenged the popular image that formed of him as "a hard-partying drug addict", as described by The New York Times, in favor of a more nuanced portrait that put his addiction in the context of "sudden fame, abysmal self-doubt and a [drug-heavy] celebrity culture". [6] In 1990, she married Victor Pisano; they had three daughters and one son before divorcing in 2010. [7] [6]
In 2011, Belushi-Pisano was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Nonfiction Series for her work on the television program Biography. [8]
Belushi-Pisano died from endometrial cancer at her home on Martha's Vineyard, on July 5, 2024, at the age of 73. [6]