His brother is James Belushi , who is also an actor . John Belushi 's life is detailed in the 1985 biography Wired : The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi by Bob Woodward . Many friends and relatives of Belushi , including his wife Judy , Dan Aykroyd and James Belushi , agreed to be interviewed at length for the book , but later felt the final product was exploitative and not representative of the John Belushi they knew .