Christopher Reeve

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christopher Reeve
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 25, 1952(1952-09-25)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2004-10-10
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Christopher Reeve Biography

Christopher Reeve is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on September 25, 1952 in New York, United States. The star of 1978’s Superman who tragically was injured in a accident while riding a horse. He was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award in 1998, and also The Lasker Award in 2003.

Katharine Hepburn helped him to get his first role in the 1975 Broadway play A Matter of Gravity. helped him land his first lead role on the screen in 1975’s Broadway production A Matter of Gravity.

Christopher D’Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, writer and director. He was best known for playing DC comic book superhero Superman, beginning with the acclaimed Superman (1978), for which he won a BAFTA Award.

Reeve’s father was a Princeton University graduate studying for a master’s degree in Russian at Columbia University before Christopher’s birth. Despite being born wealthy, Franklin Reeve spent summers working at the docks with longshoremen. Reeve’s mother had been a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, but transferred to Barnard College to be closer to Franklin, whom she had met through a family connection. They had another son, Benjamin, born on October 6, 1953.

He was married to the actress He married actress Dana Morosini in April 1992, and the couple had a son together. He had a son and a daughter with his previous girlfriend, Gae Exton. in April 1992. The couple have a child. He had a son as well as one daughter with his former partner, Gae Exton.

Christopher Reeve Net Worth

Christopher Reeve is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christopher Reeve 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He fell in love with acting at the age of nine when he acted his role as an amateur actor in the stage play The Yeomen of the Guard.

After his paralysis after his injury, he became an advocate in stem cell research. He also supported legislation such as the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001.

Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, in New York City, the son of Barbara Pitney Lamb (1929–2000), a journalist; and Franklin D’Olier Reeve (1928–2013), a teacher, novelist, poet, and scholar. Reeve was mainly of English ancestry, with many family lines that had been in America since the early 17th century. His paternal grandfather, Colonel Richard Henry Reeve, had been the CEO of Prudential Financial (when it was called Prudential Life Insurance Company) for over 25 years.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Christopher Reeve height 6 ft 4 in Christopher weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Christopher Reeve Dating?

According to our records, Christopher Reeve married to Dana Reeve. As of December 1, 2023, Christopher Reeve’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1973, approximately 2,000 students auditioned for 20 places in the freshman class at Juilliard. Reeve’s audition was in front of 10 faculty members, including John Houseman, who had just won an Academy Award for The Paper Chase. Reeve and Robin Williams were the only students selected for Juilliard’s Advanced Program. They had several classes together in which they were the only students. In their dialects class with Edith Skinner, Williams had no trouble mastering all dialects naturally, whereas Reeve was more meticulous about it. Williams and Reeve developed a close friendship.

Facts & Trivia

Christopher Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Christopher Reeve celebrates birthday on September 25 of every year.

In early 1974, Reeve and other Juilliard students toured the New York City junior high school system and performed The Love Cure. In one performance, Reeve, who played the hero, drew his sword out too high and accidentally destroyed a row of lights above him. The students applauded and cheered. Reeve later said that this was the greatest ovation of his career. After completing his first year at Juilliard, Reeve graduated from Cornell in the Class of ’74 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

What caused Christopher Reeves accident?

On May 27, 1995, Reeve, a strong athlete and avid horseman, was left paralyzed from the neck down after being thrown from his horse and breaking his neck during an equestrian competition in Virginia.

How old was Christopher Reeves when he had his accident?

At 42 , Christopher Reeve had an accident which would change his life. Read more about his amazing story. After a fall from a horse caused a spinal cord injury, Christopher Reeve dedicated his life to advocacy and research. Find out more about his amazing story.

Did Christopher Reeve ever walk again?

Eight years after suffering severe spinal injury in a horseback-riding accident, Reeve can now move his right wrist and hand and can sense light touch, pressure, and heat over about 65% of his body.

What disease did Christopher Reeve have?

Reeve met with a horrible accident on 27 May 1995 in Culpeper, Virginia. The accident caused spinal cord injury that left Reeve quadriplegic for life. He is among the most famous disabled persons in the world.

Is a quadriplegic paralyzed?

Quadriplegia is a symptom of paralysis that affects all a person’s limbs and body from the neck down. The most common cause of quadriplegia is an injury to the spinal cord in your neck, but it can also happen with medical conditions.