Ted Neeley
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Teddie Joe "Ted" Neeley is an American singer, actor, musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for portraying the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), a role for which he was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and has reprised numerous times.
Neeley in 2008
Yvonne Elliman with Ted Neeley in the feature film Jesus Christ Superstar (1973).
Jesus Christ Superstar (film)
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Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison, and co-written by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg, based on the 1970 concept album of the same name written by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn inspired a 1971 musical. The film, which stars Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen, depicts the conflict between Judas and Jesus and the emotions and motivations of the main characters during the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Theatrical release poster
Yvonne Elliman and Ted Neeley as Mary Magdalene and Jesus
Pope Paul VI praised the film and suggested it would bring more people to Christianity.
During the "Gethsemane" scene, a presentation of various paintings of Jesus Christ on the cross flash on screen, such as the works of Goya, Tintoretto, Velázquez, Grünewald, and Bosch. This is Grünewald's painting The Crucifixion (c. 1512–1516).