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| bgcolour     = silver
| name         = Christopher Reeve
| image        = Christopher Reeve MIT.jpg
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| caption      = Christopher Reeve on [[March 2]], [[2003]]
| birthdate    = {{birth date|1952|09|25}}
| birthplace = [[New York, New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]
| deathdate    = {{Death date and age|2004|10|10|1952|09|25}}
| deathplace   = [[Mount Kisco, New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]
| homepage     = [http://www.christopherreeve.org/ Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation]
| notable role = '''[[Superman]]/Clark Kent''' in the ''[[Superman (1978 movie)|Superman]]'' series<br />'''Richard Collier''' in ''[[Somewhere in Time (movie)|Somewhere in Time]]''
| spouse       = [[Dana Reeve]] (1992-2004)
| children     = Matthew Reeve (b. 1979)<br>Alexandra Reeve (b. 1982)<br>Will Reeve (b. 1992)
| baftaawards  = '''Best Newcomer'''<br>1978 ''[[Superman (1978 movie)|Superman]]''
| emmyawards   = '''Outstanding Informational Special'''<br>1997 ''[[Without Pity: A Film About Abilities]]''
| sagawards    = '''Best Actor - Miniseries/TV Movie'''<br>1998 ''[[Rear Window]]''
| grammyawards = '''Best Spoken Word Album'''<br>1998 ''Still Me''
}}
'''Christopher D'Olier Reeve''' ([[September 25]], [[1952]] – [[October 10]], [[2004]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[movie director|director]], [[movie producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter|writer]]. He was already a famous [[theater]] actor before playing the role of [[Superman]] in four movies, from [[1978]] to [[1987]]. In the [[1980s in movies|1980s]], he starred in several movies, including ''[[Somewhere in Time (movie)|Somewhere in Time]]'' (1980), ''[[Deathtrap (movie)|Deathtrap]]'' (1982), ''[[The Bostonians]]'' (1984), and ''[[Street Smart (1987 movie)|Street Smart]]'' (1987). He also starred in many theater plays, including the [[Broadway]] plays ''[[Fifth of July]]'' (1980 - 1982) and ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' (1985). In 1987, started a public movement of protest in support of 77 [[Chile]]an actors, directors, and [[playwright]]s who had been sentenced to death by the dictator [[Pinochet]] for criticizing his government in their works. Pinochet canceled the sentence after this, and Reeve was given with three national awards from [[Chile]] for his actions. In the [[1990s]], Reeve acted in such movies as ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1992), ''[[The Remains of the Day (movie)|The Remains of the Day]]'' (1993), and ''[[Village of the Damned]]'' (1995).

In May 1995, Reeve was [[paralysis|paralyzed]] in an accident when riding a horse. He had to use a [[wheelchair]] for the rest of his life. He then made many campaigns in support of people with [[spinal cord injury|spinal cord injuries]]. He founded the [[Christopher Reeve Foundation]] and co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. Reeve died at age 52 on [[October 10]], [[2004]] from heart problems caused by an [[infection]]. Director Richard Donner dedicated his new version of ''Superman II'' ([[2006]]) to Reeve. The TV series episode ''"Devoted"'' from season four of ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', which ran in 2004, is also dedicated to his memory. Also, ''[[Everyone's Hero]]'', which he directed, and 2006's ''[[Superman Returns]]'' are dedicated to him and his wife, Dana.

Reeve married [[Dana Reeve|Dana Morosini]] in April 1992, and they had a son, Will. Reeve also had two children, Matthew and Alexandra, from a relationship he had before with Gae Exton. Dana Reeve died of [[lung cancer]] in March 2006.

==Other websites==
{{Wikiquote}}
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* {{imdb name|id=0001659|name=Christopher Reeve}}
* {{ibdb name|id = 57383|name = Christopher Reeve}}
* {{nndb name|id=761/000022695|name=Christopher Reeve}}
* [http://www.christopherreeve.org Christopher Reeve Foundation]
* [http://www.paralysis.org/ Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center : Home]
* [http://www.wargs.com/other/reeve.html Ancestry of Christopher Reeve]
* [http://cagle.com/news/ChristopherReeve/1.asp Political Cartoons Honoring Reeve]
* {{tvtome person|id=36728|name=Christopher Reeve}}

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