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Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular his motion picture portrayal of the comic book superhero Superman.
Reeve appeared in other critically acclaimed films such as Street Smart (1987) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the television remake of Rear Window (1998).
On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. He required a wheelchair and a portable ventilator for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal-cord injuries and for human embryonic stem cell research, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center.
In October 2004, Reeve died suddenly of cardiac arrest at 52 while co-directing Everyone's Hero.
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is a charitable organization headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey and dedicated to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders. It also works to improve the quality of life for people living with disabilities.
In 2002, Christopher Reeve said, “Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals…and eventually it becomes a movement.”
The Reeve Foundation was started in 1982 as a community response to a crisis that has grown into a national movement. The early pioneers who started this Foundation (originally named American Paralysis Foundation) began this work at a time when spinal cord research was considered the graveyard of neurobiology. In 1995, he became a quadriplegic as a result of a horse riding accident. Dana Reeve was well known as a model for care giving, and her legacy includes the creation of the Quality of Life program, which not only includes a grants program that has awarded over $16 million to organizations that help people living with paralysis in the here and now; but also includes our Paralysis Resource Center that has reached tens of thousands of those living with paralysis and their families with useful, often life-saving and life-changing information.
Christopher Reeve introducing a film montage recognizing how Hollywood has tackled social issues. 68th Annual Academy Awards®in 1996.
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Biography on Hollywood Superman Icon, Christopher Reeve
Fan Friday Request: "Hi, my name is Jacob Jax. I love all the funny stuff Mr. Letterman did over the years, but I also the love the more serious and moving stuff he did. I'd love it if you could post his interview with Christopher Reeve after Chris had his injury, where they talk about Spinal cord injury and research. Also towards the end of the run of The Late Show, Mr. Letterman started doing warm up and taking questions from the audience, and some clips of that were posted on the official show channel. I'd love to see those again, as they really showed what a sharp stand up comic Mr. Letterman still is when he wants to be. Thanks again for starting this channel and for all the great content regards Jacob Jax" (From "Late Show," air date: 5/12/98) If you have a clip you’d like to see, e...
Real Life Story Of 'Superman' Christopher Reeve Paralysed After Horrifying Accident | Rumour Juice The 1978 Superman Chrisopher Reeve had so many plans for his future, but hardly did he know he would have to learn to live again... Subscribe to Rumour Juice channel on Youtube for more unknown stories about celebrities: https://bit.ly/2O3l5vc
WATCH People's List this Saturday at 8 PM/ ET on ABC. We spoke with Will Reeve, the son of the late great Christopher Reeve. For the first time ever, he opens up about his father exclusively to #PeoplesList. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://www.youtube.com/ABCNews/ Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc GOOD MORNING AMERICA'S HOMEPAGE: https://gma.yahoo.com/
Superman (1978) Christopher Reeve Workout Superman (1978) Playlist: https://goo.gl/HXYg21 Film description: Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, young Clark discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor, while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane Director: Richard Donner Cast: Christopher Reeve (Superman / Clark Kent), Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor), Margot Kidder (Lois Lane), Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Jackie Cooper (Perry White), Marc McClure (Jimmy Olsen), Ned Beatty (Otis), Sarah Douglas (Ursa), Jeff East (Young Clark Kent), Glenn Ford (...
Another neat one! This is a FOX KTTV 11 LA broadcast of a 1983 made for TV documentary about the James Bond movies up to that point. Featuring interviews with (among others) Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, James Stewart, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, Bob Hope, Paul McCartny, Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Gregory Peck, Christopher Reeve, Liberace, Hal Linden, Ernest Borgnine, Henry Ford II, Ursula Andress, Joan Collins, Frank Sinatra and President Ronald Reagan. It was produced by "London Weekend Television" and originally aired on ITV in the UK making it even more obscure in my opinion. Sorry for the line of static across the middle of the screen during the last 20 minutes... Couldn't get it to go away. Like and Subscribe for more Classic Commercials and Lost Media! ...
"If you have a big success, it's fun to not have to live up to it." Christopher Reeve chats to Terry Wogan about how being cast in the role of Superman changed his life, making him a global household name overnight. He talks about growing up in a family, whose "academic pretensions" forbade him from having comic books, and about how he became a film actor largely by accident. Reeves has now returned to the stage - his first love - where he is currently working on The Aspern Papers with Vanessa Redgrave. In spite of the films' extraordinary success, does he ever regret taking the part of Superman? Can you ever truly emerge from the shadow of such an iconic role? Clip taken from Wogan, originally broadcast on BBC One, 4 February, 1984. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time mac...
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular his motion picture portrayal of the comic book superhero Superman.
Reeve appeared in other critically acclaimed films such as Street Smart (1987) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the television remake of Rear Window (1998).
On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. He required a wheelchair and a portable ventilator for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal-cord injuries and for human embryonic stem cell research, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center.
In October 2004, Reeve died suddenly of cardiac arrest at 52 while co-directing Everyone's Hero.
Eminem-
Yeah ...
Definately definately definately dope...
Definately definately K-Mart
Yeah Yeah
You find me offensive
I find you offensive for finding me offensive
hence if I should draw out a line any fences
if so to what extent, if any, should I go?
cause it's getting expensive
being on the other side of the court room on the defensive
they say I cause extensive psycholgical nerve damage to the brain
when I go to lengths this far at other people's expenses
I say you're all just too god damn sensitive
it's censorship and it's downright blasphemous
let's end this shit now cause I won't stand for this
and Christopher Reeves won't sit for this neither
and let's clear this up too I aint got no beef with him either
he used to be like a hero to me
I even believe I had one of those 25 cent stickers on my refrigerator
Right next to Darth Vader and Darth must have put a hex on him for later
I feel like its my fault cause of the way that
I stuck him off in between him and Lex Luther
I killed Superman I killed Super... Man
and how ironic that I'd be the bad guy kryptonite
the green chronic
(Chorus)
Cause i aint got no legs
or no brain
nice to meet you
hi my name is...
i forgot my name
my name was not to become what i became with this level of fame
my soul is possessed by this devil
my new name is...
Rain Man
Now in the bible it says
thou shall now watch two lesbians in bed
have homosexual sex
unless of course you were given the consent to join in
then of course it's intercourse and it bisexual sex
which isn't as bad as long as you show some remorse for your actions
either before, during, or after performing the act of that which
is normally reffered to as such more commonly known phrases
that are more used by today kids
in a more derogatory way
but who's to say what's fair to say and what not to say
let ask Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre (what up?)
I got a question if i may (yeah)
is it gay to play putt putt golf with a friend (yeah)
and watch his butt butt when he tees off (yeah)
but but i aint done THAT
in football a quarterback yells out hut hut
while he reaches in another grown man's ass
grabs on his nuts, but just what if
it was never meant, it was just an accident
but he tripped, fell, slipped and his penis went in
his teeny, tiny, little, round hiney
and he didn't mean it but his little weenie flinched just a little bit
and I don't need to go into any more details
but what if he pictured it as a female's butt
is that gay? I just need to clear things up
til then I'll just walk around with a manly strut because...
(Chorus)
Cause i aint got no legs
or no brain
nice to meet you
hi my name is...
i forgot my name
my name was not to become what i became with this level of fame
my soul is possessed by this devil
my new name is...
Rain Man
You find me offensive
I find you offensive...
shit this is the same verse, I just did this
when am I gonna come to my good senses?
probably the day Bush comes to my defenses
my spider senses telling me Spider-Man is nearby
and my plan is to get him next and open up a whoop ass canister
god damnit Dre where's the god damn beat (yeah) anyway
anyway I don't know how else to put it
this is the only thing that I'm good at
I am the bad guy kryptonite, the green chronic
demonic, yep yep, don't worry I'm on it, I got it
high-five Nick Lechey stuck a pin in Jessica's head and walked away
and as she flew around the room like a balloon i'd
grab the last can of chicken tuna out the trash can
and to my headed straight back to the Neverland Ranch
with a peanut butter jelly chicken tuna sandwhich
and I don't even gotta make no god damn sense
I just did a whole song and I didn't say shitttt
(Chorus)
Cause i aint got no legs
or no brain
nice to meet you
hi my name is...
i forgot my name
my name was not to become what i became with this level of fame
my soul is possessed by this devil
my new name is...
Rain Man