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Richard Rossi (born March 2, 1963, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker, actor, producer, novelist (), musician, writer, talk radio host, ()() and a former evangelical minister, () church planter, and healing evangelist. His 1995 trial for the attempted murder of his wife, who recanted her original identification of Rossi as her attacker and espoused his innocence, ended in a mistrial and was front-page news in Pittsburgh〔 and widely covered by syndicated television news programs;〔() Rossi eventually was acquitted of attempted murder, () but pled no contest to a lesser charge.〔〔〔 ==Early years== Rossi was the son of Richard Rossi Sr., a professional jazz guitarist in West View, Pennsylvania, and the boy followed in his footsteps, playing the guitar on stage at age 7.〔 〕 As a child, Rossi was fascinated with Pittsburgh-based faith healer Kathryn Kuhlman.〔 After one of his father's hospitalizations for manic depression(), Rossi landed in a surrogate family led by an evangelist who immersed him in Pentecostal preaching and outreach.〔 〕 After a drug overdose,〔 he became a born-again Christian, and toured as a rock and roll preacher, usually in tandem with songwriting partner Johnny Walker, playing gospel rock. He was featured on ''The 700 Club'' and in the CBS Evening Magazine documentary ''Teen's Songs Turn Youth to God''.〔 His music from this period was released on the album ''New Wine'' (aka ''The Kingdom Is Near''.) Rossi would sing his religious songs in secular nightclubs.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Rossi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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