Family
- father Adam Belushi: moved to the states at age 16 from Albania
- brother John Belushi: star of TV's latenight comedy-variety series, "Saturday Night Live" and several motion pictures; born January 24, 1949; died March 5, 1982
- siblings : has two other; James is the third of four children
- son Robert Belushi: born c. 1980; mother Belushi's first wife
- daughter Jamison Bess Belushi: born on July 28, 1999; mother, Jennifer Sloan
- son Jared James Belushi: born on February 8, 2002
- mother Agnes Belushi:
Companions
- wife : divorced; mother of Belushi's son Robert
