Kurt Yaghjian

약력

Kurt "Frenchy" Yaghjian is an American actor and singer known for his appearance as Annas in the 1973 film Jesus Christ Superstar. Kurt Yaghjian is the son of Haig Yaghjian, a former assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and was a member of a school choir that participated in the premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi in May 1963. He is of Armenian descent. Menotti was impressed with the expressiveness of Yaghjian's face and recommended him to NBC for the role of Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors in 1963, the first time that the production was videotaped, previous versions having been shown live. The videotaped version with Yaghjian was shown annually until 1966. In 1971 he graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts. He has taken part in advertising campaigns for products such as Coca-Cola, Ford Motors, Domino's Pizza, Toyota, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Budweiser and Sprite. He appeared in the original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar from 12 October 1971 to 30 June 1973 as a leper, a reporter and as understudy to Ben Vereen as Judas Iscariot.

참여 작품

Superstars: The Documentary
Superstars: The Documentary
In 1971, director Norman Jewison took a group of young actors, singers, and dancers to war-torn Israel to shoot the film adaptation of the hit rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Filming on location and walking in the footsteps of the actual biblical characters that they were portraying not only made an impact on these performers but on audiences worldwide who, five decades later, still watch annually and love this cinematic presentation. This is their story... in their own words!
지저스 크라이스트 슈퍼스타
지저스 크라이스트 슈퍼스타
Annas
이스라엘의 넓은 평원에 먼지를 일으키며 버스 한 대가 달려온다. 지붕에 십자가를 싣고 달려오던 버스는 이스라엘의 성전에서 멈춰서고 70년대 남녀들이 내려 분주하게 뮤지컬을 위한 분장과 소품을 챙겨든다. 잠시 후 성전의 언덕으로 오른 그들은 예수 최후의 7일간을 음악과 노래로 표현하는 웅장하고 독특한 뮤지컬을 시작한다. 하느님의 존재를 알리고 많은 사람들을 구원하려는 예수와 이런 예수를 모함해 위험에 빠트리는 유다. 예수의 가르침에 많은 사람들이 그를 추대하고 존경하게 되자 그의 존재를 두려워하던 사람들은 유다를 통해 그에게 사기꾼이라는 억울한 누명을 씌운다. 결국 유다는 사람들의 군중 심리를 이용해 예수를 모함하는데 성공하게 되고 예수는 십자가에 못 박히는 신세가 되고 만다.