Christopher Reeve
☼ Born on25 janeiro 1952, in New York City, New York, USA
† Died on10 janeiro 2004, in Mount Kisco, New York, USA, cause heart failure
Biography:
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 Sch
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ool, 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.
In the role of actor
Super/Man: A história de Christopher Reeve (15/10/2024)
Não havia olhos secos na sessão para a imprensa de Super/Man, o documentário que conta a história de Christopher Reeve. O ator, imortalizado no papel de Superman, sofreu uma queda de cavalo que o deixou tetraplégico em maio de 1995. Isso todo mundo já sabe. O documentário é esperto o suficiente para saber que todo […]