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How big would he have gotten if he hadn't died?

posted 9 hours ago by christomacin (4697)
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Would he have been as big as Chase, Murray, and Murphy. Or bigger? Or not as big?

Side question: how would Aykroyd's career have gone if Belushi was still in the picture?

[–] BobbyNiner (441) 9 hours ago

Impossible to say. I found his acting to be very limited and doesn't have the presence of Aykroyd.

[–] christomacin (4697) 9 hours ago

Seems like Belushi and Aykroyd were symbioticaly linked, and stronger together than separately.

[–] BobbyNiner (441) 7 hours ago

Akroyd had a great career after Belushi, probably the premier comedian actor of the 80s early 90s

[–] christomacin (4697) 5 hours ago

He was in some major hits of the 80s as both a supporting actor and writer, but struggled in the leading man role. He segueed into more serious supporting roles, but never really became a superstar in his own right.

[–] Indiscipline (770) 9 hours ago

I feel like he would have shifted to more serious acting like Bill Murray, but who knows...

[–] christomacin (4697) 5 hours ago

His last film was Continental Divide, a step in that direction.

[–] ebhaynz (3730) 4 hours ago

I think he only had one hit movie he was starting to become desperate he really was going downhill in my opinion.

[–] christomacin (4697) 4 hours ago

If you're talking about Belushi, he had two hit movies (Animal House and The Blues Brothers) and two that did OK but weren't big hits (1941 and Neighbors). The other two almost nobody saw (Goin' South and Continental Divide).