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Christopher Reeve
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Born:
September 25, 1952 in New York City, NY
Death:
October 10, 2004 in Bedford, NY
Biography:Though he has played a variety of leading roles, tall, dark, and wholesomely handsome "Christopher Reeve" will always be the definitive Superman to an entire generation of "Man of Steel" fans. That his definitive character was such a model of physical prowess only serves to intensify the tragedy of Reeve's post-"Superman" years, marked by a 1995 horseback riding accident that left him almost completely paralyzed.

A native of New York City, Reeve was born to journalist Barbara Johnson and professor/writer Franklin Reeve on September 25, 1952. When he was four, his parents divorced, and Reeve and his brother went with their mother to Princeton, NJ, after she married her second husband, a stockbroker. Reeve became interested in acting at the age of eight, an interest that complemented his musical studies at the time. The following year, he made his professional acting debut in a production of a Gilbert... Full Biography

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