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Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reeve[1] (September 25, – October 10, ) was an American actor, director, and activist. He was best known for playing Superman in the movie of the same name and its three sequels. He was born in New York City. During his career, he won a BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and a Grammy Award.
Reeve broke his neck when he was thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in He became a quadriplegic (paralyzed). He was married to Dana Reeve.
Reeve died on October 10, in Mount Kisco, New York of cardiac arrest as an allergic reaction to his medicine, aged [2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑Roberts, Gary Boyd. "#77 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: An Assortment of Famous Actors". New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on December 3, Retrieved May 3,
- ↑"Christopher Reeve dies at 52". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia. October 11, Archived from the original
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Christopher Reeve
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Who Was Christopher Reeve?
Christopher Reeve had various stage and television roles before becoming the star of Superman and its sequels. In he became paralyzed from the neck down following a horse-riding accident. He founded what became the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in to promote research on spinal cord injuries. He died of cardiac fängelse in
Early Life and Career
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born on September 25, , in New York City. He studied at Cornell University and the Juilliard School in New York, before landing roles in the huvudgata play A Matter of Gravity, alongside Katharine Hepburn, and the soap opera Love of Life.
'Superman' and Other Films
The actor catapulted to stardom when, following a two-year casting search, he was selected to play the titular superhero of Superman (). The popularity of the bio, and Reeve's winning portrayals of the Man of Steel and his alter ego, Clark Kent, spawned the release of Superman
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Fast Facts
Full Name:
Christopher D’Olier Reeve
Birth date:
September 25,
Death date:
October 10, (age 52)
Background
Christopher Reeve was born in New York City, New York, on September 25, , to Barbara Pitney and Franklin D&#;Olier Reeve. His mother was a journalist, and his father held positions as a teacher, author, poet, and scholar. He had a younger brother called Benjamin. His parents separated when he was quite young. Reeve and his brother relocated with their mother in when she got married to Tristam B. Johnson. Reeve went to Princeton Day School. He was academically strong, an accomplished actor, and also exceptionally talented at soccer, baseball, tennis, and hockey. Reeve discovered his interest in acting at the age of nine when he was cast in an amateur production of &#;The Yeomen of the Guard.&#; In , he was an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. The next year, he was offered a professional position with the &#;Harvard Sum