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Personal life and death. In 1992, Anderson married Veronica Porché, former wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. In 2003, while performing with the national tour of Superstar that had started the previous year, Anderson was diagnosed with leukemia.
Carl Anderson was born on 27 February 1945 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Color Purple (1985) and Infinity (1991). He was married to Verónica Porche Ali and Kathleen McGhee-Anderson.
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- Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Carl Anderson was born on February 27, 1945 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Color Purple (1985) and Infinity (1991). He was married to Verónica Porche Ali and Kathleen McGhee-Anderson.
- February 27, 1945
- February 23, 2004
In 1992, Porché Ali married singer and film and television actor Carl Anderson. That union lasted 12 years, until Anderson’s death on February 23, 2004, due to leukaemia. In the 2001 Oscar-nominated biopic ‘Ali,’ she was portrayed by American actress Michael Michele.
- Began Singing with Large Family
- Played Judas Iscariot
- Began Recording Career
- Continued Both Singing and Acting
- Selected Works
Anderson was born on February 27, 1945, in Lynchburg, Virginia, along with his identical twin brother, Charles Edward, who died of bronchitis at the age of 11 months. He grew up in a modest home on Boston Avenue along with his ten surviving siblings. His father, James, was a steelworker, and his mother, Alberta, worked as a seamstress. Anderson fir...
On Palm Sunday in 1971, The Second Eagle was playing a gig at St. Stephen's Church, and Anderson sang several covers from Jesus Christ Superstar, which was released as an album before ever being staged. A talent scout from the William Morris Agency was in the audience and recognized Anderson's potential. As a result, on June 27, 1971, Anderson audi...
In the same year, the original motion picture soundtrack from Jesus Christ Superstar was released, featuring Anderson as Judas. The 1970s were busy and exciting years in Anderson's life. Not only had he gone from obscurity to fame as Judas Iscariot, he also signed a record deal with Motown Records and worked with the popular musician Stevie Wonder ...
Eventually Anderson was picked up by the GRP label, known for its jazz offerings. Thus Anderson moved away from the adult contemporary sound to the more decisively jazz style that he loved so dearly. In 1991 he released Pieces of a Heart, which became one of his most critically and commercially successful albums. Anderson produced two more albums u...
Albums
Absence without Love,Epic, 1982. On and On,Epic, 1983. Protocol,Epic, 1985. Carl Anderson,Epic, 1986. Act of Love,Polydor, 1988. Pieces of a Heart,GRP, 1991. Fantasy Hotel,GRP, 1992. Heavy Weather/Sunlight Again,GRP, 1994. Why We Are Here!,Abu Khalil, 1997.
Films
Jesus Christ Superstar,1973. The Black Pearl,1978. The Color Purple,1985. Mello's Kaleidoscope,2002.
Carlton Earl "Carl" Anderson (February 27, 1945 – February 23, 2004) was an American singer, film and theater actor best known for his portrayal of Judas Iscariot in the Broadway and film versions of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. [1]
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Feb 25, 2004 · Anderson is survived by his wife, Veronica; a son from a previous marriage, Khalil McGhee-Anderson; stepdaughters Hannah and Laila Ali; and several sisters.
