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'Anybody who chooses to get into this business, you know you're going to have critics taking care of whatever you do whether you're a singer, a dancer or whatever,' Neeley says. Preparing for the role was a huge undertaking for obvious reasons, Neeley says. It also presented him with one of the biggest challenges of his acting career. 'It's changed my life for the better in every possible way.' 'It's become a blessing for me,' he says.

He also met his wife, Leeyan, as a result of Jesus Christ Superstar. She was one of the lead dancers in Jewison's film production. For starters, it made him a film and theater star and he continues to play the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera for packed theaters around the world. Neeley says he's very grateful for the role for several different reasons. 'It is remarkable to walk on that stage and feel that experience.'

'I wish you could walk in my sandals just once and see what I'm talking about,' Neeley says. Neeley, an actor and musician who grew up in the small Central Texas town of Ranger, says it's strange to constantly be recognized as one of the most famous philosophical and religious icons in the world because of his career, but it's fulfilling since his job with the show has never ended.

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Universal Studios completed a high-definition update to Jewison's film and Neeley has been on a national screening tour that came to an end last weekend at the Texas Theatre.

He also served as an understudy for Jesus of Nazareth in Jesus Christ Superstar until film director Norman Jewison decided to cast him in the title role for his 1973 film adaptation. Neeley's first big breaks happened in the theater, with roles like Claude in the New York and Los Angeles productions of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical and Billy Shears in the original Broadway production of The Beatles' Sgt. I'm a rock 'n' roll drummer from Texas who screams high notes and got really, really lucky to be in this movie.'' 'They come up and say, 'You're my Jesus,'' Neeley says. “Speaking for myself and the members of my board, it’s frightening.”Īnd Shapiro said this week that the relationship between Gab and Mastriano was “not normal.Out of all the actors known for playing iconic roles in movies and plays, Texas native Ted Neeley easily wins the award for the most interesting public approach by fans who encounter him. Neeley played Jesus of Nazareth in the original Broadway production and feature film of Jesus Christ Superstar. He is running against someone who enables hatred,” Zipin said. “Josh is not running against your typical run of the Republican mill. Jill Zipin, co-founder of Democratic Jewish Outreach Pennsylvania, said that while she has long worked to defeat Republicans, “this feels very different.” “We’re dragging the Republican party to the right and anyone who gets in our way is going to be left behind,” he wrote on Gab.ĭemocrats have also criticized Mastriano for his association with Torba. Torba responded Thursday by calling Stephens a “RINO” - Republican in name only - and urging his supporters to deliver “harsh pushback” to the state legislator. Nothing short of a total rejection is warranted, and I hope Senator Mastriano and my colleagues will join me.” “We must all stand united against hate and this type of offensive and dangerous rhetoric. Todd Stephens, who represents suburban Philadelphia, wrote on Facebook. “I condemn Andrew Torba’s comments, and call on my colleagues to reject Andrew Torba, his comments, and company, especially Republican nominee for Pennsylvania Governor, Senator Doug Mastriano,” state Rep.

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