Dan Aykroyd opened up about the devastating moment he broke the news of John Belushi’s death to this wife, Judy Belushi Pisano. Aykroyd spoke fondly of his years-long , in a recent episode of his new , “Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude,” and explained how it all came to a on March 5, 1982. “After a night of drinking brandy, smoking cigarettes and consuming cocaine, John succumbed in Bungalow 3 of the Chateau Marmont in L.
A. to a non self-administered injection of mixed cocaine and heroin, commonly known as a speedball,” Aykroyd said. “My first impulse was to find [John’s wife Judy] as soon as possible, running down the entire length of Fifth Avenue to their townhouse on Morton Street.
” LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 26: Dan Aykroyd is seen on April 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by SMXRF/Star Max/GC Images) Aykroyd and Belushi had the same agent, Bernie Brillstein, and he was the one to notify Aykroyd that he had lost his friend, the actor recalled. Aykroyd was working on the script for “Ghostbusters” in New York City when the call came in.
The jumped to action and rushed to see Judy. He recalled the moment he realized that he was going to be the one to have to break the devastating news to her. View of comedian and musician John Belushi (1949 – 1982) as he promotes the release of his film ‘The Blues Brothers,’ at an unspecified radio station, Chicago, Illinois, summer 1980.
(Photo by Steve Kagan/Getty Images) “Arriving at Judy’s house, I bur.