Actor Playing Judas Iscariot Hangs Himself By Accident
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ITARARE, Brazil — (NewsCore/The Blaze) A Brazilian actor died 16 days after accidentally hanging himself on stage, while playing the part of Judas Iscariot.
An autopsy on Tiago Klimeck was underway Monday to pinpoint the exact cause of the 27-year-old’s death, Brazilian broadcaster Globo reported.
Klimeck took part in an Easter Passion play on Good Friday in the southern city of Itarare. The script required the young actor to appear to commit suicide after his character was overcome with guilt about betraying Jesus Christ.
However the special harness he was wearing failed, and strangled him. He was left hanging for around four minutes, with fellow actors at first unaware of his condition.
The Daily Mail describes the scene:
Mr Klimeck was left dangling for four minutes until horrified performers and spectators realised it wasn’t part of his performance and rushed to his aid.
Pictures show the actor taking part in the play before the incident in which he was suffocated.
He can then be seen on set hanging from the rope moments before the cast and audience realise a real life tragedy is unfolding.
Klimeck, who remained in a coma following the accident on April 6, died Sunday afternoon.
Investigators are examining the harness and other safety equipment from the theater.
Watch video of the incident below:
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Comments (85)
Gonzo
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:00amI hope he didn’t end up in the same pit with Judas Iscariot.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:41amBlame Bush…..
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:51amPoor Judas… as I read it… he believed that Christ was the Son of GOD… more than anyone else. And, he set Christ up… to pressure him to be King of Israel and bring about the Kingdom of GOD on Eearth. So, he believed that Christ could not be Killed… and he would perform Miracles to destroy the Romans!
Just another Point of View!
Report Post »Balpit
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:21pmThis isn’t the first time someone portraying Judas in a play accidentally hanged himself. A long time ago, I heard of another case of a guy accidentally hanging himself, but he survived.
Report Post »AAichaelC
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:23pmIf that is the case, Lukerw, it was unwise for Judas to completely miss the message of Matthew 16:21-23.
Jesus’ interaction with Satanic thought are worthy of study. In one case He said, “Get thee behind me,” and in another he said, “What thou doest, do quickly.”
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:23pmWatch video of the incident below:
Its not a video, its a few still shots, big difference
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:12amIf you didn‘t see that Judas repented then you don’t know the Gospels. Also Jesus told the disciples it was none of their business what happened to Judas and what was it to them if he was still here when Jesus returned? Only evil people who still haven‘t realized what that Jesus is alive are the ones who are looking for the guilty part and they still don’t know what repentance is. Judas returning the money was his act of repentance.
Matthew 27:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
3Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:22amI simply speak what I know about My Merciful Father. When one repents (returns) He returns to them. If you are looking for the guilty part of Jesus’ death then look in the mirror for you do not know salvation yet. Those who look for the guilty party are the guilty party.
John 21:20-22 King James Version (KJV)
20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that BETRAYTH thee?
21Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, WHAT IS THAT TO THEE? follow thou me.
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:25am@Shellz: You do know the LORD.
Actually from all your responses you have religion but do not know God personally.
Report Post »AAichaelC
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:44am@Thomas
There is no question that God is merciful, but to say that Judas repented and received mercy is twisting scripture dangerously. First of all, when Matthew 27:3 records that Judas repented himself, it does not mean that he plead the blood of Jesus over his sins to receive forgiveness. As it says, he was under condemnation. Therefore, his repentance was simply an act of going back on his original intent to keep the money. Even if you do interpret this as meaning that he repented and was forgiven, you seem to have completely left out the part where he killed himself, and act for which you CANNOT seek forgiveness.
Secondly, John 21 has nothing to do with Judas. The beloved disciple, John, was asking Jesus what was to be done with Peter, the one who betrayed the Lord by denying him three times. It has nothing to do with Judas.
I am all for making the case for God’s wonderful and abundant mercy, but not by twisting scripture as you seem to be doing.
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 9:26pmI don’t think Judas killed himself. The other disciples had no way of knowing what really happened to him. They were still vindictive against him. There is no condemnation that cannot be done away with repentance. None. God’s anger and wrath is not part of His Eternal heart and therefore repentance is always possible unless you have died in you sins. As long as one lives they can repent.
Report Post »Kerstile
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 5:50amWhen I was younger I played in the orchestra for the local theater group. We performed “JC Superstar”. The hanging scene always left me uneasy. This man’s harness was not designed properly. The noose should have had a breakaway link. Sad.
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:52amJudas repented and was forgiven. In case you didn’t know. The other disciples gave their opinion on what happened to Judas but it obvious their words rooted in vengeance because of the death of Jesus as if Jesus didn’t mean what he said. They were also on a journey of discovery and should not be taken dogmatically as religious theology has so willing done.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 7:21amJudas was not forgiven for hanging himself. You can’t repent after you are dead.Judas was called the “son of perdition.”
Report Post »mdeputy7
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:03amDon’t you just love how people make up their own stories about what happened in the Bible when the Bible NEVER says it? There is never an indication that Judas repented and was forgiven. The Bible even says it would have been better for him had he never been born. Does this make any sense to anybody?
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:21am@Thomas.
Ironic that your name is Thomas since you should doubt that claim.
Matthew Chp 26:
24The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
25Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
You might want to go re-read your Bible. The Bible explicitly says Judas went to hell. There were 2 Judas’ in the group of diciples. The traitor and the the other Judas.
Report Post »Sh3LLz
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:13pmJudas never repented. He felt guilt. thats all. He betrayed righteous blood. He has no forgiveness.
Report Post »Ming The Merciless
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:20pmWhere does it say in the Bible Judas went to hell?
I thought the Bible says ‘the dead know not anything’.
And why would Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead after a few days if Lazarus ”went to heaven?
Wouldn’t that have been a great opportunity for Christ to tell his friends that Lazarus went to heaven and describe the things Lazarus was doing in heaven?
And think of Lazarus’ position; Christ raises Lazarus from the dead – in other words, Christ yanks Lazarus back down from heaven to dwell on this earth? What kind of God would do that?
Just one of the reasons that when you die you die (no consciousness). You remain in the grave until Christ’s second coming – the raising of the just (the saved). Then after the 1000 years millennium (while Satan is bound to a desolate earth) Christ returns to the earth – the unjust are raised and will bow down before Christ and acknowledge that Christ is just. Then Christ will destroy the wicked along with Satan in the lake of fire. No one will be suffering for eternity – it will be as if they don’t exist anymore.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 10:23pmYo MDEPUTY7:
Jesus also say’s to the Father that He did not lose any of those given to Him ( the apostiles) except one, and that he was a child of satan.
Report Post »this1can
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:32amIt is sad But you can tell what he believed He was in this play to let others know about Jesus. He is in a better place. Pray for his family Love/Pray
Report Post »Christianmyson
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:57amThis is a sad thing to have happen , pray for his family and loved ones, R. I. P.
Report Post »Constructionist
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:08amI’ve heard of method acting… but that’s ridiculous.
Report Post »Noonien_Soong
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:38amWe have a method actor in the WH, did you know.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:13amHow absolutely sad.
–Imagine the panic he must have felt.
Chocked on a too-big piece of potato that must have snuck into the potato salad once.
Good Lord…., about fifteen people thought that the rock music triggerd freakish dancing.
Frantically pullinga big fellow’s arms around the breathless rib-cage, he tripped.
That iron railing caused one nasty bruse…..BUT, The potato shot out ! Whew
>Peace to Tiago Klimeck ….and his loved ones.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:47pmLet be known: God is not mocked.
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 3:56amReread this part, “Klimeck took part in an Easter Passion play on Good Friday in the southern city of Itarare. The script required the young actor to appear to commit suicide after his character [Judas Iscariot] was overcome with guilt about betraying Jesus Christ.” The play isn‘t about mocking God but recalling what Jesus endured for us and what those who knew Him did during Jesus’ passion.
Report Post »puravida56
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:31pmDamn………….that jesus guy sure can hold a grudge. OK- I apologize for that. Like all senseless deaths, this has nothing to do with god or the devil. **** happens. I feel bad for this guy and his family.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:25pmwhats with the lefty ad for the conference on climate change in Chicago, may 21st – 23rd (right after the nato summit! how convenient for the lefties! full week vacation here, huh?)
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:29pmnotice ad top of page!
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:01amDAVE.THE.BLAZE, Don’t know about where you live, but yeah here the climate changes every day, week, season, as well as each year. Funny how things work out in a cycle that goes beyond our individual lives.
Report Post »Dave.the.Blaze
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:09amRJ, it really isn’t that simple. Google how many temperature records were broken in March in the US alone. Climate change is real and you need to look at extremes like polar ice melt off and rising sea levels. It involves hard science and not just one person looking out their window at the daily weather.
Report Post »KwikKarl
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:20amHimalayan glacier region ‘gaining ice’ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/04/20124165318494364.html
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:05am@DAVE: The Earth gets warm, the Earth gets cold, with or without mankind. It”s happened for thousands of years and thousands of eons. Using statistics over a short period of time proves nothing. Only the enviro-Nazis wand to kill off man to appease a philosophical climate god.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:24pmAll one can do is feel sorry for him and his family.
Report Post »God Bless
Copper Catfish
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:13pmI hope that those of you who have made fun of someone’s accidental death never have to experience the devastating sadness of not being able to say “Goodbye” to your life partner when he is killed accidentally. It has nothing to do with a sense of humor and everything to do with a sense of loss.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:19pmmy first husband , of 14 years (dated 4 1/2 before marriage, 18 1/2 total. with him from 17 years old.) was beaten to death. 180 blows with a baseball bat. I had to identify him. I recognized him by the clef in his chin, and his overbite…there was nothing left that looked human. I know what the bible means when they say Jesus was beaten beyond recognition. I’ve seen this…so grow up you weinnie!
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:21pmfalse piety nauseates me!
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:26pm@teabunny Wow don’t even have words for this.Just painfully sorry you had to go through that.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:15amWooh…………………….. !
;^ >You did not lose your hop a tea ness.
Report Post »cmark
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:00pmHope his family got the 30 pieces of silver.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:06pmlolololol….good one! (probably pharisees and refused! blood money!)
Report Post »gotoneon
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:57pmWarning: do not try this at home.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:55pmSomething like could be murder if someone set it up so it would fail but look like an accident. Did he have any enemies working around that play?
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:52pmBless his loved ones left behind, o God.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:49pmIt’s all foreign to everyone. Because “You believe in God” is enough for you. It might as well be Zeus people believe in.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:57pmhey tim…does the god you believe in kill innocent people publicly, at a good friday performance of the passion, with probable children present…and not kill him outright, but leave him and his family to suffer for 16 days…to make the point that mankind has betrayed god?
you might as well believe in zeus!
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:12pmTeabunny
Pay no attention to Tim. He’s a resident whack job here at the blaze; alas, one of many.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:42pmIt’s a sign.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:47pmyea, never trust the prop guy!
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:42pmand the moral of the story…hire a stunt double! now there is an actor that really gets into character! talk about your method acting! a strange example of life imitating art!
all kidding aside…very tragic. Imagine how that must feel, as the family. How do you even re-tell this story? Talk about stepping into it when you casually say, “I’m sorry to hear that. So how did he die?” wow.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:46pmanother thing…your brain can go 5 minutes without oxygen, before brain death occurs…why wasn’t CPR performed? this speaks volumes to the need for portable defibrillators at public gathering places.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:52pmRather than try to dazzle us with your witty reposte, don’t kid about tragic stories…it saves you from having to put the kidding aside.
Report Post »Teabunny
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:00pmI hope the economy improves soon! you really need to rent a sense of humor! but thanks for your 2 cents.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:36amThere is a time for a sense of humor Tea and this is not the time.
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:39pmPortraying things realistically does not necessarily make for good theater. This was tragic, ill-conceived, and unnecessary.
Report Post »MAX0O1
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:33pmA feeling of sadness for this young man and his family. May our Lord GOD comfort you.
Report Post »Master_and_Commander
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:31pmsad, strange, ironic story… pray for this man’s family
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:30pmNext time play the part of Jesus…
Report Post »FN-FEDUP
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:46pmhhahahahaha only u MONK only u
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:03am@FN-FEDUP
Report Post »Is that a good reply? First time I read one of your posts…..
bigdaddyt46
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 5:20ami did play the part of Jesus(i had long hair at the time and was asked 2 months before the play so i let a full beard grow) in a passion play. the cross was set on a pulley to be lifted, then turned to face they audience. when the cross came unhooked and fell first hitting the stage i tried to stop myself but was unable as i was tied to the cross, and barefooted. i hit the ground with the full weight of the cross slamming into my back i blacked out, but for only a few minuets. i had a concussion but refused to go to the hospital so i could do the play the next afternoon.
Report Post »if you look at all the actors who have ever played Jesus, they all tell of mishap stories. i told my Mom and Dad(the later was a Pastor for 40 years) that i am convinced Jesus says if your going to portray my suffering, then you’re gonna get a small dose of what i went through.
i told the Pastor/director and all the cast members “please don’t tell my Dad about this. he always said i was hard headed(i landed on my head) and this will only prove he’s right” LOL
Psychosis
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:28pmso sad
please dont do things you havnt trained for
Report Post »piper60
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:41pmEquipment failure, not lack of training caused this. The technicians should have double checked the harness, not the actor.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:22pmReally strange.
Report Post »KingCanon
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:20pmOh my.
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