How tall is John Belushi?

John Belushi's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 29% of men in the United States.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 29% of men in the United States born in 1949 (average 177 cm).

Belushi next to his co-stars

Tina Fey is 9 cm shorter than John Belushi (164 cm), Saturday Night Live co-star.

Seth Meyers is 7 cm taller than John Belushi (180 cm), Saturday Night Live co-star.

Tracy Morgan is 5 cm taller than John Belushi (178 cm), Saturday Night Live co-star.

About John Belushi

John Belushi was an American comedian, actor and musician, born on 24 January 1949 in Chicago to Albanian-American parents. He started a comedy troupe called The West Compass Trio with Tino Insana and Steve Beshekas, and was then recruited by Bernard Sahlins for The Second City comedy club, where he met Dan Aykroyd, Brian Doyle-Murray and Harold Ramis.

In 1975, Chevy Chase and Michael O'Donoghue recommended Belushi to Lorne Michaels, who cast him on Saturday Night Live after an audition. He was one of seven cast members in its first season and developed characters such as Henry Kissinger and Ludwig van Beethoven. He appeared in National Lampoon's Animal House, 1941 and The Blues Brothers, and with Aykroyd and others he founded The Blues Brothers, which led to the film of the same name.

John Belushi stood a listed 173 cm (5'8"). His Saturday Night Live colleague Tina Fey, listed at 164 cm (5'5"), is 9 cm shorter than he was, while Seth Meyers, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), is 7 cm taller. Tracy Morgan, also from the show, is listed at 178 cm (5'10") and is 5 cm taller. Belushi died on 5 March 1982, at the age of 33.

Frequently asked

How tall is John Belushi in feet and inches? John Belushi was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is John Belushi compared to Tina Fey? Tina Fey is 9 cm shorter than John Belushi: 164 cm (5'5") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is John Belushi compared to Seth Meyers? Seth Meyers is 7 cm taller than John Belushi: 180 cm (5'11") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is John Belushi compared to Tracy Morgan? Tracy Morgan is 5 cm taller than John Belushi: 178 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is John Belushi tall for men in the United States? At 173 cm he was taller than about 29% of men in the United States born in 1949, whose average height is 177 cm.

Sources

• John Belushi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• John Belushi on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• John Belushi on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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• Kumail Nanjiani — 173 cm · 5'8"
• Marcel Marceau — 173 cm · 5'8"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.