James Belushi

Belushi claims that Newmar has intentionally been trying to cause him distress and drive him from his home by doing things such as destroying his property, blaring loud music directed at his home and bad-mouthing him to neighbors. There is persistent talk of Head starring in a Buffy spin-off series for the BBC entitled Ripper, but so far nothing has come of this. On November 2, 2004 Belushi filed a lawsuit against actress and neighbor Julie Newmar. Early in his career he provided vocals for some of the tracks on the Chris de Burgh album The Getaway and especially the reading from The Tempest on Don't Pay The Ferryman. He married his current wife Jennifer Sloan on May 2, 1998. Outside of television work, he has released an album of songs with musician George Sarah entitled Music for Elevators and guest starred in the Excelsis Trilogy, a series of Doctor Who audio adventures produced by Big Finish Productions. He has been married three times and has three children. He has also guested as the Prime Minister in popular BBC comedy sketch show Little Britain since 2003.

James currently stars in the sitcom According to Jim which debuted in October 2001. He also appeared in guest roles in various other dramas, such as Silent Witness and Spooks, as well as returning to America periodically for substantial roles in the final two seasons of Buffy. James has also done extensive voice work for animated features including Geppetto in the 2002 movie version of Pinocchio. In 2002, he returned to Britain and co-starred in the BBC Two television series Manchild, concerning four fifty-something men who spend all of their time talking about sex. Destiny (1990), Royce (1994), Retroactive (1997). Success on the stage and a number of brief appearances on American TV such as the short-lived VR-5 led to accepting the role of Rupert Giles in Buffy in 1997, for which he lived full-time in the United States during the late 1990s and early 2000s, although his family continued to live in the UK. He has starred in films including Real Men (1987), Red Heat (1988), K-9 (1989), Taking Care of Business (1990), Mr. His first role was in the musical Godspell; this led to roles in television on both BBC and ITV and then a series of twelve coffee commercials with Sharon Maughan for Nescafé Gold Blend (re-edited to include the US brandname, Taster's Choice), which was what brought him fame.