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Christopher Reeve(1952-2004)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Christopher Reeve
At 17, Jesse Billauer experienced a surfing accident that left him a C-6 quadriplegic. Paralyzed from mid chest down he still surfs big waves. My film documents his childhood success as a sponsored athlete, the accident, who inspires him, learning how to
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Jesse's Story (2009)
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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 Mahlon Pitney.

When Reeve was four, his parents divorced. His mother moved him and his brother Benjamin to Princeton, New Jersey, and married an investment banker a few years later. After graduating from high school, Reeve studied at Cornell University while at the same time working as a professional actor. In his final year at Cornell, he was one of two students selected (Robin Williams was the other) to study at New York's famous Juilliard School, under the renowned John Houseman. Although Christopher is best known for his role as Superman (1978), a role which he played with both charisma and grace, his acting career spans a much larger ground. Paralyzed after a horse riding accident, he died suddenly at age 52 after several years of living and working with his severe disability.
BornSeptember 25, 1952
DiedOctober 10, 2004(52)
BornSeptember 25, 1952
DiedOctober 10, 2004(52)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

Photos274

Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in TCM Remembers 2018 (2018)
Marlon Brando and Christopher Reeve in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)
Marlon Brando, Christopher Reeve, and Margot Kidder in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)
Marlon Brando and Christopher Reeve in Superman (1978)
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve in Superman (1978)
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve in Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve in Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in Superman II (1980)

Known for

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Superman
  • Clark Kent
  • 1978
Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
3.7
  • Superman
  • Clark Kent
  • 1987
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Somewhere in Time
7.2
  • Richard Collier
  • 1980
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in Superman II (1980)
Superman II
6.8
  • Superman
  • Clark Kent
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Tom Welling in Smallville (2001)
    Smallville
  • The Practice (1997)
    The Practice
  • Rear Window (1998)
    Rear Window
  • 9 (1996)
    9
    • (voice)
  • Judith Light in A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)
    A Step Toward Tomorrow
  • The Lion and the Lamb (1996)
    The Lion and the Lamb
    • (voice)
  • Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (1995)
    Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
  • Black Fox: The Price of Peace (1995)
    Black Fox: The Price of Peace
  • Black Fox (1995)
    Black Fox
  • Joe Mantegna and Christopher Reeve in Above Suspicion (1995)
    Above Suspicion
  • Village of the Damned (1995)
    Village of the Damned
  • Geena Davis and Michael Keaton in Speechless (1994)
    Speechless
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
    The Remains of the Day
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)
    Frasier
    • (voice)
  • Christopher Reeve and Deborah Raffin in Morning Glory (1993)
    Morning Glory

Producer

  • Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Reiner, and Jake T. Austin in Everyone's Hero (2006)
    Everyone's Hero
  • The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)
    The Brooke Ellison Story
  • Freedom: A History of US (2003)
    Freedom: A History of US
  • Rear Window (1998)
    Rear Window
  • Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope

Additional Crew

  • Freedom: A History of US (2003)
    Freedom: A History of US
  • Vietnam Long Time Coming (1998)
    Vietnam Long Time Coming
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    • (uncredited)

Videos20

We Are Superman
Clip 0:59
We Are Superman
Monsignor
Clip 2:08
Monsignor
Trailer
Trailer 1:53
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:31
Official Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 1:37
Teaser Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 3:14
Official Trailer
Deathtrap
Trailer 0:56
Deathtrap
The Remains of the Day
Trailer 2:40
The Remains of the Day
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Trailer 1:27
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman: The Movie
Trailer 2:39
Superman: The Movie
Superman II
Trailer 2:21
Superman II
Speechless (1994)
Trailer 2:53
Speechless (1994)

Personal details

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    • Christopher Reeve Foundation
    • September 25, 1952
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • October 10, 2004
    • Mount Kisco, New York, USA(heart failure)
    • Dana ReeveApril 11, 1992 - October 10, 2004 (his death, 1 child)
    • F.D. Reeve
  • Other works
    Commercial for the Internet Service Provider "World Online"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 8 Interviews
    • 44 Articles
    • 9 Pictorials
    • 17 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    While Reeve was filming Somewhere in Time (1980), the local theater decided to show his breakout hit Superman (1978). Many Somewhere in Time cast members joined locals for the event. Early into the screening, the sound went out. Reeve, who was seated next to co-star Jane Seymour, stood up in the audience and delivered all the lines.
  • Quotes
    Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.
    • Black hair and light bold blue eyes
    • Superman III
      (1983)
      $1,000,000

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