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  1. Christopher D'Olier Reeve [1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, author, and activist, best known for playing the title character in the film Superman (1978) and its three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Reeve discovered a passion for acting and theater at the age ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Christopher Reeve had various stage and television roles before becoming the star of Superman and its sequels. In 1995 he became paralyzed from the neck down following a horse-riding accident.

  3. Christopher Reeve. Actor: Superman. Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City, to journalist Barbara Johnson (née Barbara Pitney Lamb) and writer/professor F.D. Reeve (Franklin D'Olier Reeve). He came from an upper-class family; his paternal grandfather was CEO of Prudential Financial, and one of his maternal great-grandfathers was Supreme Court Associate Justice ...

  4. Nov 13, 2009 · Reeve, who was paralyzed in a 1995 horse-riding accident, was a leading advocate for spinal cord research. Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, in New York City , and graduated from ...

  5. Jun 8, 2024 · Christopher Reeve (born September 25, 1952, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 10, 2004, Mount Kisco, New York) was an American actor who was first known to the moviegoing public as the title character in Superman (1978) and went on to star in three sequels as well as a number of other films. After a fall from a horse during an equestrian ...

  6. Oct 12, 2004 · Christopher Reeve was born in Manhattan on Sept. 25, 1952. His parents divorced when he was 4, and he moved with his younger brother and mother to Princeton, N.J.

  7. Christopher Reeve. Actor: Superman. Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City, to journalist Barbara Johnson (née Barbara Pitney Lamb) and writer/professor F.D. Reeve (Franklin D'Olier Reeve). He came from an upper-class family; his paternal grandfather was CEO of Prudential Financial, and one of his maternal great-grandfathers was Supreme Court Associate Justice ...

  8. Jun 1, 2016 · Actor Christopher Reeve and his wife, Dana, opened up to Oprah Winfrey about Christopher's recovery from a spinal cord injury. (Original airdate: May 04, 199...

  9. Jan 23, 2024 · Christopher Reeve gave the greatest performance as a comic-book superhero in movie history. What happened to him after that was a tragedy, but it's one that became a parable. By Owen Gleiberman

  10. Jun 22, 2024 · In 1996, he appeared in the drama, A Step Toward Tomorrow, his first on-screen role post-accident, and his final on-screen role would be as Dr. Vigil Swann in the Superman prequel series ...

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