Actor christopher reeves bio

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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 arrest 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 Broadway 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 film, and Reeve's winning portrayals of the Man of Steel and his alter ego, Clark Kent, spawned the release of Superman