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    Jeffrey Craig Fenholt (September 15, 1950 – September 10, 2019) was an American musician, singer and actor best known for his performance as the title character in the original Broadway theatre adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar and for his appearance on the cover of Time.

  2. Sep 11, 2019 · Fenholt was the first actor to play Jesus on Broadway and in the tour of the rock opera in 1971. He later became a Christian evangelist and appeared on TBN, and had a brief stint with Black Sabbath.

  3. Oct 12, 2021 · Jesus Christ, played by Jeff Fenholt, loses his temper, doubts God and gets a bit caught up in his own celebrity. He’s simply Jesus, the man, with all the attendant problems and failings. “He...

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  4. Sep 11, 2019 · Fenholt played Jesus on Broadway and on tour from 1971 to 1973. He later became a Christian evangelist and performed with Black Sabbath.

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    • Fenholt Died 5 Days Before His 69th Birthday. Fenholt was 68 years old at the time of his death, only five days away from turning 69 years old. Though Fenholt is known for the success of his later years, he actually had his first taste of fame when he was only 14 years old, when a song his band made, ‘Goin Too Far,’ became a Top 40 hit.
    • Fenholt’s Brief Run With Black Sabbath Is Still Controversial. Fenholt has claimed on a number of occasions that he was a member of the band Black Sabbath for several years in the mid-1980s.
    • Fenholt Was a Notable Trump Supporter & Conservative on Facebook. Fenholt, who was known as a Christian evangelist, was a strong supporter of the Trump administration in his final years, and frequently posted on Facebook about his frustrations with issues like the immigration crisis.
    • Fenholt Was an Evangelical Christian & Often Spoke About His Faith. Fenholt was an outspoken evangelical Christian. Per TMZ, he said he made the conversion to an evangelical faith after he became addicted to drugs and alcohol near the end of his Jesus Christ Superstar run.
  5. Sep 12, 2019 · 6:47PM September 12, 2019 / By Jenny Rose Curtis. Jeff Fenholt, lead singer in the original Broadway production Jesus Christ Superstar, died Tuesday. He was 68 years old. His son, Pastor Tristan Fenholt, posted the news of his father’s death on Facebook.

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  7. Sep 11, 2019 · BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Broadway veteran Jeff Fenholt passed away yesterday, September 10, at the age of 68. His son, Tristan, wrote on Facebook: 'Yesterday, my dad- Jeff...

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