but none were so controversial as The Last Temptation of Christ, Martin Scorsese's 1988 religious epic. Believe it or not, Dafoe was a relatively small-time actor before being cast as Jesus Christ ...

Lent is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year that commemorates the 40 days Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the ...