Judy Belushi-Pisano — an actress and producer who was married to the legendary comedian John Belushi — has passed away … according to posts on John’s official social media.
A Facebook and Instagram post shared early Saturday morning announced the tragic news… stating that Judy recently passed away while praising her for her creative genius and for honoring John in the decades after his death at the hands of a overdose.
The social media posts also mention Judy’s involvement in “The Blues Brothers” – the iconic musical-comedy starring JB and Then Aykroyd which Judy helped make into a television series, according to IMDb. No cause of death has been revealed.
Judy grew up in Wheaton, Illinois and met John while they both attended the local high school where they started dating when Judy was a sophomore and John was a senior.
After they both graduated, the couple moved to New York so Belushi could pursue his showbiz dreams, and they married in 1976.
Naturally, John’s career took off… and Judy appeared alongside him in other projects like ‘Animal House’ and the original ‘Blues Brothers’ film.
Pisano and Belushi were married until he overdosed on a combination of cocaine and heroin in 1982. Later she married a film producer Victor Pisano in 1990. We reached out to members of Judy’s family…so far no word back.
Judy was 73.
REST IN PEACE