AlainChristopher Reeve: A Man of Steel
December 29th 2007 20:56
Reeve was not just a handsome actor. He was a superman without wings or imaginary facilities. He had a divine power that kept his life full of hope and will. He stayed around 9 years on his wheel chair after a horse-back riding accident.
Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952 in New York. His parents belonged to the writing field. HIs mother Barbara Johnson was a journalist and his father Franklin Reeve was a writer/professor. At the age of four, his parents got divorced. He had to move with his brother Benjamin and his mother to New Jersey. A few years later his mother got married to an investment banker. During college years, Reeve worked as a professional actor and was chosen to go to the famous Juilliard School of Performing Arts. Robin Williams was his roommate at Juilliard. After years of friendship, Williams dedicated Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award to Reeve.
Obviously, 'superman' (1978) was the biggest hit in Reeve's life, however it was not the only successful work. He started at broadway with Kathleen Hepburn in 'A Gravity Matter' (1976) and then he shifted to the cinema in movies like 'somewhere in time' (1980), 'street smart' (1987), and 'speechless' (1994). He also turned down roles like' pretty woman', 'total recall', 'body heat' and 'the bounty'.
In 1995, the tragic accident took place. Reeve did not lose hope. He and his wife Dana opened a 'Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Center 'in NJ, to teach paralyzed people how to accept their conditions and live independently.
He wrote many books, one of which is his best seller 'Still Me' an autobiography. He was writing another book about his life that he didn't have a chance to finish it.
On October 2004, Reeve died at the Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York. Reeve remained an icon for hope, love of life and courage.
''Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body''.
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Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952 in New York. His parents belonged to the writing field. HIs mother Barbara Johnson was a journalist and his father Franklin Reeve was a writer/professor. At the age of four, his parents got divorced. He had to move with his brother Benjamin and his mother to New Jersey. A few years later his mother got married to an investment banker. During college years, Reeve worked as a professional actor and was chosen to go to the famous Juilliard School of Performing Arts. Robin Williams was his roommate at Juilliard. After years of friendship, Williams dedicated Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award to Reeve.
Obviously, 'superman' (1978) was the biggest hit in Reeve's life, however it was not the only successful work. He started at broadway with Kathleen Hepburn in 'A Gravity Matter' (1976) and then he shifted to the cinema in movies like 'somewhere in time' (1980), 'street smart' (1987), and 'speechless' (1994). He also turned down roles like' pretty woman', 'total recall', 'body heat' and 'the bounty'.
In 1995, the tragic accident took place. Reeve did not lose hope. He and his wife Dana opened a 'Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Center 'in NJ, to teach paralyzed people how to accept their conditions and live independently.
He wrote many books, one of which is his best seller 'Still Me' an autobiography. He was writing another book about his life that he didn't have a chance to finish it.
On October 2004, Reeve died at the Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York. Reeve remained an icon for hope, love of life and courage.
''Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body''.
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Comment by JohnDoe
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Christopher Reeve was really a victim of typecasting, you need look no further than Sidney Lumet's Deathtrap to see his skills at character.
Deathtrap is my favourite film of his and is worth watching for its entertaining twisting plot and of course to see Superman tongue kiss Michael Caine.