‘Passion of the Christ’ Actor Christo Jivkov died from cancer aged of 48

Published on April 4, 2023 | Published By: Gracie Hale | In Death , Health

Source: Mirror.co.uk

Christo Jivkov was a Bulgarian actor and producer
He recently passed away on Friday, March 31, after a long battle with lung cancer aged 48
Jivkov was best known for his role as John the Apostle in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ

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RIP Christo Jivkov! The Bulgarian actor is no longer among us

Sad to hear but Christo Jivkov, the actor known for the 2004 movie The Passion of the Christ, passed away!

He took his last breath on Friday, March 31, after a long battle with lung cancer aged 48. His death was confirmed by his production company, Red Carpet Films, with a heartfelt statement on Facebook.

The statement reads,

“Today we lost our beloved friend and dear colleague Christo Jivkov, co-founder of Red Carpet. Wе are truly devastated by this untimed loss. We will never forget you!”

Christo Jivkov recently passed away after a long battle with lung cancer (Source: PEOPLE.com)

He co-founded the independent production company in the year 2009.

As soon as his death was confirmed, many took to social media platforms to express their grief for the beloved Christo Jivkov.

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Italian actress Maria Grazia Cuci took to Instagram to pay tribute to the death of the Passion of the Christ actor. She wrote,

“I still can’t believe you’re gone Endless pain. Hello Christo, my friend, gentle soul, your fight for life was the fight of all those who love you”

Christo is survived by nine children, whom he shared with his ex-wife Robyn Moore, and ex-girlfriends Oksana Grigorieva, and Rosalind.

Christo was best known for his role as John the Apostle in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ — He was best known for his role as John the Apostle in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (Source: Yahoo Canada News)

Christo Jivkov was expected to return in the long-rumored sequel to The Passion of the Christ

In September 2016, Mel Gibson, who directed the original film, revealed that Jivkov to be involved in the sequel to his 2004 film titled The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection.

He announced during an interview with Pastor Greg Laurie at the SoCal Harvest Crusade in California.

“It’s called The Resurrection. Of course, that’s a very big subject and it needs to be looked at because we don’t want to just do a simple rendering of it — you know, read what happened.”

He then went on to acknowledge that the work has already begun on the blockbuster and that Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace has already signed on to the project.

“But in order to read it, experience and explore probably deeper meanings of what it’s about, it’s going to take some doing and Randall Wallace is up to the task.”

Christo was rumored to be involved in the sequel to his 2004 film titled The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection (source: PEOPLE.com)

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“He is also, as well as a brilliant writer, he is a great director. He directed We Were Soldiers and Heaven Is For Real and stuff. So, he is a good writer and director,”

What was Christo Jivkov best known for?

Christo Jivkov, also known as Hristo Zhivkov, was a Bulgarian actor and producer. He was best known for his role as John the Apostle in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.

The late actor attended the Bulgarian Film & Theater Academy where he majored in film directing. Shortly after his graduation, he was cast as the lead, Giovanni de Medici in Ermanno Olmi‘s 2001 feature The Profession of Arms.

He was three times Oscar-nominated actor.

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