DragonKing Dark: The death of John Belushi

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 20 Mar 2022, 03:45

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Continuing our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, we take a look back at the death of young comedic star and a Saturday Night Live original, John Belushi. 

Belushi was a star still on the rise with multiple hit movies and an iconic stint on SNL. However, drugs gained a hold on Belushi that he just couldn’t break and it ultimately cost him his life.

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Karl Stern

Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.

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