Glenn Carter
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Glenn Carter is an English stage actor and singer-songwriter
performing leading roles in musicals
staged in London's West End
. He is a longtime leader of the British branch of the international UFO cult, the Raëlian Movement
.
.
He trained at the Arts Educational School in London.
, Grease
, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
, Chess
, Whistle Down the Wind
, and Les Misérables
. In 2008, Carter took up the role of "Tommy DeVito" in the London premiere of the musical, Jersey Boys
, a part which he continued to play until March 2010.
Carter has been cast as Jesus
in at least two productions of Jesus Christ Superstar
. In 1996, 23 years after the closure of the original production of Jesus Christ Superstar
, the Really Useful Theatre Company revived the work in the West End, in which Carter replaced Steve Balsamo
as Jesus
. In 1998, Really Useful mounted a touring production in the UK which did not include Carter in any of the leading roles. In 1999, Really Useful announced plans to tour North America with the production, but eventually curtailed the tour to just Broadway
, and Carter was cast as Jesus
in this production.
theatre at the Derby Playhouse
, his most recent role being Buzz Aldrin
in Moonlanding. He has played roles in the TV shows The Bill
and Doctors. Carter played the corrupt and hypocritical fictitious chat show host Patrick Chase in British music act Chase and Status video for their 2010 single Let You Go.
A film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar
was released in 2000, starring Glenn Carter as Jesus
, Jérôme Pradon
as Judas
, Renee Castle as Mary Magdalene
and Rik Mayall
as Herod
. The film was directed by Gale Edwards
and Nick Morris
.
since 2002. According to Raëlian doctrine, humans were created by 4 feet (1.2 m) aliens, and the organization's head, Raël (former auto racer Claude Vorilhon), founded the Movement in 1973 at the instigation of one of the aliens. Raël has declared that the world should be governed in the form of a "money-less society governed by a World College of Geniuses".
In 2002, in the week following the claim by Clonaid
(which has ties to Raëlianism) to have cloned a human, Carter told the press "the evidence would be supplied in the next few days". In February 2003, it was announced he would shortly participate in a panel debate on the ethics of human cloning before an audience of Oxford University students.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
performing leading roles in musicals
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
staged in London's West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
. He is a longtime leader of the British branch of the international UFO cult, the Raëlian Movement
Raëlism
Raëlism is a UFO religion that was founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon, now known as Raël.The Raëlian Movement teaches that life on Earth was scientifically created by a species of extraterrestrials, which they call the Elohim...
.
Early life
Carter was born in Staffordshire, England and grew up in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
He trained at the Arts Educational School in London.
West End productions
Carter has appeared on London's West End stages in musical productions such as Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
, Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
, Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind may refer to:* Whistle Down the Wind , a film directed by Bryan Forbes* Whistle Down the Wind , a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the film...
, and Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
. In 2008, Carter took up the role of "Tommy DeVito" in the London premiere of the musical, Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is a documentary-style musical, based on one of the most successful 1960s rock 'n roll groups, the Four Seasons...
, a part which he continued to play until March 2010.
Carter has been cast as Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
in at least two productions of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
. In 1996, 23 years after the closure of the original production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, the Really Useful Theatre Company revived the work in the West End, in which Carter replaced Steve Balsamo
Steve Balsamo
Steve Balsamo is a Welsh singer and songwriter, famous for his lead role on the London version of Jesus Christ Superstar during the mid 1990s.-Biography:...
as Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
. In 1998, Really Useful mounted a touring production in the UK which did not include Carter in any of the leading roles. In 1999, Really Useful announced plans to tour North America with the production, but eventually curtailed the tour to just Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
, and Carter was cast as Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
in this production.
Other
Carter has also worked in repertoryRepertory
Repertory or rep, also called stock in the United States, is a term used in Western theatre and opera.A repertory theatre can be a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation...
theatre at the Derby Playhouse
Derby Playhouse
Derby Theatre is a theatre situated in Derby, England. Formerly known as the Derby Playhouse, it was operated by Derby Playhouse Ltd from its opening in 1975 until 2008, when the company ceased operating after a period in administration...
, his most recent role being Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
in Moonlanding. He has played roles in the TV shows The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and Doctors. Carter played the corrupt and hypocritical fictitious chat show host Patrick Chase in British music act Chase and Status video for their 2010 single Let You Go.
A film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
was released in 2000, starring Glenn Carter as Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, Jérôme Pradon
Jérôme Pradon
Jérôme Pradon is an actor and singer who has performed in the West End, Paris and various other places around the world. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 3 June 1964.- Theatre :...
as Judas
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.-Etymology:...
, Renee Castle as Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
and Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall is an English comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s...
as Herod
Herod
Herod is a name used of several kings belonging to the Herodian Dynasty of the Roman province of Judaea:...
. The film was directed by Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film. She began her career at Adelaide youth theatre company Energy Connection...
and Nick Morris
Nick Morris
Nick Morris is a film maker who began his career in the 1980s with music videos for "The Final Countdown" by Europe, "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister and "Every Time You Go Away" by Paul Young...
.
Involvement with the Raëlian Movement
Carter has been the President of the UK branch of the Raëlian MovementRaëlism
Raëlism is a UFO religion that was founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon, now known as Raël.The Raëlian Movement teaches that life on Earth was scientifically created by a species of extraterrestrials, which they call the Elohim...
since 2002. According to Raëlian doctrine, humans were created by 4 feet (1.2 m) aliens, and the organization's head, Raël (former auto racer Claude Vorilhon), founded the Movement in 1973 at the instigation of one of the aliens. Raël has declared that the world should be governed in the form of a "money-less society governed by a World College of Geniuses".
In 2002, in the week following the claim by Clonaid
Clonaid
Clonaid is a human cloning company founded in 1997. It has philosophical ties with the Raëlian sect, which sees cloning as the first step in achieving immortality. On December 27, 2002, Clonaid's chief executive, Brigitte Boisselier, claimed that a baby clone, named Eve, was born. Media coverage of...
(which has ties to Raëlianism) to have cloned a human, Carter told the press "the evidence would be supplied in the next few days". In February 2003, it was announced he would shortly participate in a panel debate on the ethics of human cloning before an audience of Oxford University students.