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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.
Feb 27, 2004 · Carl Anderson, the actor and singer best known for his stage and film portrayal of Judas in the rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar,'' died here on Monday. He was 58. The cause was leukemia,...
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. He died on 23 February 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- 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]
Feb 25, 2004 · Carl Anderson, a balladeer and actor known for his rich, expressive voice, whose greatest success during a three-decade career was playing Judas in the landmark musical “Jesus Christ...
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May 12, 2015 · Anderson died in Los Angeles on February 24, 2004, leaving behind his wife, son Khalil, and step-daughters Laila Ali and Hana Yasmeen Ali, as well as several brothers and sisters. However, Anderson’s legacy lives on here in Lynchburg. To find out more, check back for part two of this series.
