101-672: Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed several stage and screen credits in his 34-year career, including playing the title character in the Superman film series (1978–1987). He won a British Academy Film Award , an Emmy Award , a Grammy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award . He was also known for his activism. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey , Reeve discovered
202-486: A Concorde and see them at any time. He declined the offers. Reeve did not object to all long-distance journeys; he went to New Mexico to shoot Speechless , co-starring Michael Keaton . Reeve then went to Point Reyes to shoot John Carpenter 's film Village of the Damned , a remake of a 1960 British movie of the same name, also starring Michael Paré and Mark Hamill . Both of the films with this title were based on
303-664: A cult film favorite, thanks to screenings on cable networks and video rentals ; its popularity began to grow, vindicating the belief of the creative team. INSITE, the International Network of Somewhere in Time Enthusiasts, did fundraising to sponsor a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997 for Reeve, and raising over $ 20,000 for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation . Seymour became
404-553: A 1–0 win over three-time defending champion Princeton High School and took the Prep B state championship with a 2–1 win over Gill St. Bernard's School , the program's first state title since 1986. Girls' lacrosse won the 2010 Mercer County Tournament with an 11–8 victory over Stuart Country Day School . Girls' tennis won the 2014 Prep B state championship, defeating Gill St. Bernard's School to earn their third consecutive state championship by only one point. Boys’ basketball won
505-596: A Big-Screen Hero Who Became a Real-Life Inspiration" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Buck, Jerry (16 April 1990). "Love conquers all in "Rose and Jackal' " . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ " 'BUMP IN THE NIGHT' IS STRICTLY FOR ADULTS" . Sun Sentinel . 5 January 1991 . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Scott, Tony (4 November 1992). "Usa World Premiere Movie Mortal Sins" . Variety . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Loynd, Ray (17 April 1993). "TV REVIEW : 'Sea Wolf' Captures Spirit of
606-2345: A Holiday Love Letters (Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco) Richard Cory The Greeks Summer and Smoke The Cherry Orchard The Front Page Camino Real Holiday The Royal Family John Brown's Body Troilus and Cressida The Way of the World The Firebugs The Plow and the Stars The Devil's Disciple As You Like It Richard III The Merry Wives of Windsor Love's Labour's Lost South Pacific Finian's Rainbow The Music Man Galileo Video games [ edit ] 9: The Last Resort (1996) Thurston The Last (voice) References [ edit ] ^ Martin, Douglas (12 October 2004). "Christopher Reeve, 52, Symbol of Courage, Dies" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Ebert, Roger. "Somewhere in Time movie review (1980) | Roger Ebert" . RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (19 June 1981). " 'SUPERMAN II' IS FULL OF TRICKS" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Ebert, Roger (1 January 1981). "Superman II movie review & film summary (1981) | Roger Ebert" . RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Ebert, Roger (1 January 1982). "Deathtrap movie review & film summary (1982) | Roger Ebert" . RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (22 October 1982). " 'MONSIGNOR,' DISHONEST PRIEST" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (17 June 1983). " 'SUPERMAN III'; REEVE JOINED BY PRYOR" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Ebert, Roger (1 January 1984). "The Bostonians movie review & film summary (1984) | Roger Ebert" . RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Canby, Vincent (5 August 1984). "FILM; 'BOSTONIANS': A PROPER JAMESIAN ADAPTATION" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Buckmaster, Luke (21 February 2023). "Remembering George T Miller: The Man from Snowy River alone
707-416: A big star, Christopher, and support me in my old age." He replied, "I can't wait that long." Some gossip columns rumored a romance between the two. Reeve said, "She was 67 and I was 22, but I thought that was quite an honor ... I believe I was fairly close to what a child or grandchild might have been to her." Reeve said his father, who was a professor of literature and came to many of the performances,
808-510: A career in theater. Ultimately, however, at the advice of his mother, he applied for college. He was accepted into Princeton University , Columbia University , Brown University , Cornell University , Northwestern University , and Carnegie Mellon University . Reeve said he chose Cornell primarily because it was distant from New York City and this would help him avoid the temptation of working as an actor immediately versus finishing college, as he had promised his mother and stepfather. Reeve joined
909-499: A character named Frederick Dallas. In the early 1990s, Reeve was in three roles for television in which he was cast as a villain. The most notable of these was Bump in the Night , in which Reeve played a child molester who abducts a young boy in New York City. The movie received fair to positive reviews. Reeve felt it was important for parents of young children to see the film. In another television movie, Mortal Sins (1992), Reeve for
1010-442: A character." On the commentary track for the director's edition of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut , creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz spoke of how Reeve had talked to him about playing Superman and then playing Clark Kent. Mankiewicz then corrected Reeve, telling him he was "always, always playing Superman" and when he was Clark Kent, he was "playing Superman who was playing Clark Kent." Mankiewicz described it to Reeve as
1111-427: A difficult relationship with his father, Franklin. He wrote in 1998 that his father's "love for his children always seemed tied to performance" and he put pressure on himself to act older than he actually was in order to gain his father's approval. Between 1988 and 1995 the two barely spoke to each other, but they reconciled after Reeve's paralyzing accident. Reeve found his passion for acting in 1962 at age nine when he
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#17327878363991212-529: A feud during filming, which made the time even more unbearable for Reeve. Reeve later stated he made a fool of himself in the film and most of his time was spent refereeing between Reynolds and Turner. The film did poorly, and Reeve believed it marked the end of his movie star career. He spent the next years mostly doing plays. He auditioned for the Richard Gere role in Pretty Woman but walked out on
1313-459: A fierce 24-hour sense of patriotism for their color, which is assigned in their first year and remains through graduatuon. Popular Blue & White Day events include The Big Race, which involves students in each grade from PreK through 12, a faculty balloon toss (for which students serve as rowdy spectators), and the freestyle sack race. Blue & White Day was founded by beloved Physical Education teacher Kim Bedesem; when Bedesem died in 1993, it
1414-532: A friend of Reeve and in 1996 named one of her twin sons Kristopher in his honor (Reeve also became his godfather). The Grand Hotel and Mackinac Island has become a popular tourist site for film fans. In that same year, Reeve made a guest appearance on The Muppet Show , where he performed " East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) " on a piano for Miss Piggy , who had a crush on him. Reeve denied being Superman but displayed
1515-419: A group of parents established a 4–9 grade school for boys on Bayard Lane, next to Miss Fine's School. The boys' school was known as Princeton Junior School. The school moved in 1932 to an independent campus with purpose-built buildings at 171 Broadmead in another section of Princeton not far from Palmer Stadium. The name was then changed to Princeton Country Day School (PCD), although in honor of its founding name,
1616-408: A month to meet casting agents and producers to find work for the summer vacation. Reeve received favorable responses to his introductions and auditions arranged by Hesseltine but had to forgo several desirable opportunities because they began before school ended. In the summer, he toured in a production of Forty Carats with Eleanor Parker . The next year, Reeve received a full summer contract with
1717-482: A new, state-of-the-art LEED-certified athletic center. Previous construction and renovations were completed in September 2007 and include doubling the size and adding a variety of new technologies to their middle and upper school libraries. A new art center houses studios for architecture, ceramics, painting/drawing, woodworking, photography, and cinematic arts. The school's music facilities have been expanded to include
1818-590: A nursery school. Princeton Country Day merged with Miss Fine's School in 1965 to become Princeton Day School, operating on a campus along the Great Road in Princeton. In September 2005, the school launched the public phase of a five-year $ 50 million capital campaign, "Investing in Excellence" to support new and renovated facilities and increased endowment for faculty salaries and financial aid that raised
1919-637: A passion for acting and theater at the age of nine. He studied at Cornell University and the Juilliard School , making his Broadway debut in 1976. His breakthrough came with playing the title character in Superman (1978) and its three sequels (1980–1987). Afterwards, Reeve turned down multiple roles in big-budget movies, focusing instead on independent films and plays with complex characters. He appeared in critically successful films such as Somewhere in Time (1980), The Bostonians (1984), Street Smart (1987), and The Remains of
2020-492: A popular stage actress from the early 20th century, played by Jane Seymour . The film was shot on Mackinac Island using the Grand Hotel in mid-1979, and was Reeve's favorite film to shoot. After the film was completed, the plan was for a limited release and to build word of mouth, but early test screenings were favorable and the studio decided on a wide release, which proved to be the wrong strategy. Early reviews savaged
2121-487: A recording studio and new practice areas to accommodate a growing choral and instrumental music program. In 2019, PDS began construction on a new athletic center, which will hold four international squash courts, two all-purpose athletic courts, changing rooms, offices, and a large commons area attached to the existing Lisa McGraw Skating Rink. Student-run publications at Princeton Day School include The Spokesman , an award-winning Upper School newspaper published eight times
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#17327878363992222-431: A role within a role. The film, made without the use of computers for special effects, was the first attempt to realistically show a person flying. Roy Field, the film's optical supervisor, said, "There were many techniques used to make Superman fly, but the best special effect of all was Christopher Reeve himself. We discovered very early on he, being a glider pilot , could hold his body aerodynamically. So when he got into
2323-525: A romantic comedy entitled Tell Me True . Both plans were cancelled as a result of the horseback riding accident that left him paralyzed. In 1996, Reeve narrated the HBO film Without Pity: A Film About Abilities . The film won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Informational Special". He then acted in a small role in the film A Step Toward Tomorrow . Christopher Reeve filmography From Misplaced Pages,
2424-678: A row of lights above him. The students applauded and cheered. Reeve later said this was the greatest ovation of his career. After completing his first year at Juilliard, Reeve graduated from Cornell in the Class of 1974 as a double major in English and music theory. In 2006, Cornell dedicated a plaque to Reeve at the Schwartz Center and established The Christopher Reeve '74 Scholarship that provides support to students majoring in theater, film, music, and English. In 1974, Reeve auditioned for
2525-586: A teacher, novelist, poet, and scholar. Many of his ancestors had been in America since the early 17th century, some having been aboard the Mayflower . Through his mother, he was a 12th generation descendant of William Bradford , a pilgrim and five-time Governor of Plymouth Colony . Other ancestors of Reeve came from the French aristocracy . For over 25 years his paternal grandfather, Colonel Richard Henry Reeve,
2626-433: A time when women were not expected to attend college, and when only one out of eight children in America went to school at all. For years, in addition to serving as headmistress, May Margaret Fine taught all the subjects but French and even "tended the furnace....often leaving in the middle of Latin class to do it." "A large shapeless figure [with] a pile of white hair dominated by a bun on the top, which usually slid over to
2727-520: A tornado in Smallville . Reeve would have made a fifth Superman film after the rights to the character reverted to the Salkinds and Spengler if the film had a budget of the same size as Superman: The Movie . Although there was potential for such a film in the late 1980s after Cannon Films went bankrupt, Reeve never received a script. In 1993, two years before Reeve's accident, the Salkinds sold
2828-571: A total of $ 53 million from more than 4,000 contributors. Over the years, Princeton Day School enjoyed many traditions that no longer take place. These include an Upper School pie-eating competition that continued until the eighties, an annual sophomore-junior canoeing trip, intended to bridge the gap between two grades that traditionally do not share many classes, and legendary English teacher Anne Shepherd's wreathmaking assembly. The wreathmaking rite started in Miss Fine's School in 1900, and since, by
2929-517: A year, which uses a staff of 19 editors and two faculty advisors, and its middle school sister publication, known as Spokes . Each year, the student-led literary and arts magazine cymbals is also published, along with the annual yearbook, the Link . Clubs offered in the Upper School at PDS (many of which are created by a student's or group of students' initiative) include Model United Nations ,
3030-1472: Is a complete filmography for American actor and director Christopher Reeve . Film [ edit ] Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1978 Gray Lady Down Lieutenant JG Phillips Superman Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor 1980 Somewhere in Time Richard Collier Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor Superman II Clark Kent / Superman Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor 1982 Deathtrap Clifford Anderson Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor Monsignor Father John Flaherty 1983 Superman III Clark Kent / Superman / Evil Superman Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor 1984 The Bostonians Basil Ransome 1985 The Aviator Edgar Anscombe 1987 Street Smart Jonathan Fisher Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Clark Kent / Superman Also writer 1988 Switching Channels Blaine Bingham 1992 Noises Off Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent 1993 Morning Glory Will Parker The Remains of
3131-924: Is a huge contribution to Australian film" . The Guardian . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (27 March 1987). "FILM: CHRISTOPHER REEVE STARS IN 'STREET SMART' " . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (25 July 1987). "Movie: 'Superman IV: Quest for Peace' " . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Canby, Vincent (4 March 1988). "Film: Turner in 'Switching Channels' " . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Canby, Vincent (20 March 1992). "Review/Film; Americanizing an English Farce. Hmmm. Quite So" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (17 September 1993). "Review/Film; Some Folks Just Can't Look Bad" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Hunter, David (5 November 2019). " 'The Remains of
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3232-493: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from February 2024 All articles needing additional references Articles with hCards Princeton Day School Princeton Day School is a private coeducational day school located in Princeton , in Mercer County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . The largest division
3333-558: Is the Upper School (grades 9–12), with an enrollment of about 400. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1989. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 941 students (plus 15 in PreK) and 122.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1. The school's student body
3434-463: The Broadway play A Matter of Gravity . Katharine Hepburn watched his audition and cast him as her character's grandson in the play. With Hepburn's influence over CBS, Reeve worked out the schedules of the soap opera and the play so he would be able to do both. Because of his busy schedule, he ate candy bars and drank coffee in place of meals and experienced exhaustion and malnutrition . At one of
3535-1068: The Mock trial , the Debate Club, the Foreign Affairs club, Science Olympiad , the Science Club, the EnAct (Environmental Action) club, the Pet and Wildlife Salvation (PAWS) Club, the India Club, the French Club, the Latin Club, the Chinese Club, Chamber Music Club, Dance Club, Girls Who Code, Gallery Club, Mathletics, the National Organization for Women (NOW), Tabletop Gaming Club, Student Progressive Coalition,
3636-579: The Old Vic with their American accents by reading the newspaper aloud for them. He then flew to Paris to study the French theater. Reeve spoke fluent French, having studied it from the third grade through his first year in Cornell. While there he spoke only French to immerse himself in French culture, and watched many performances before returning to New York to reunite with his girlfriend. After returning to
3737-532: The Princeton Day School ). Reeve's parents both remarried (he had five half-siblings). Reeve excelled academically, athletically, and onstage; he was on the honor roll and played soccer, baseball, tennis, and hockey. The sportsmanship award at Princeton Day School's invitational hockey tournament was named in Reeve's honor. Reeve also played the piano and sang in the choir as a soprano . Reeve had
3838-738: The Spanish Club (which holds a popular annual Salsa Cook-off in March), various A-Capella groups and the Science League Team. PDS also offers several affinity groups for students to join, including the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Affinity Group, PRIDE (for students who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community), Black Student Union, Latinx Student Union, Multiracial Student Union, and
3939-530: The Superman film series . In 1986, he was still struggling to find scripts he liked. A script named Street Smart had been lying in his house for years, and after re-reading it, he had Cannon Films green-light it. He starred opposite Morgan Freeman , who was nominated for his first Academy Award for the film. The film received excellent reviews but performed poorly at the box office, possibly because Cannon Films had failed to properly advertise it. After
4040-455: The Superman films, Reeve "knew he'd done something meaningful. He was very aware of that and very happy with that role." Much of Superman II was filmed at the same time as the first film. In fact, the original plan had been for the film to be a single three-hour epic comprising both parts. After most of the footage had been shot, the producers had a disagreement with Donner over various matters, including money and special effects, and Donner
4141-610: The 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham . Shortly before his accident, Reeve played a paralyzed police officer in the HBO movie Above Suspicion . He did research at a rehabilitation hospital in Van Nuys "on what it would be like to be a paraplegic." His injury occurred less than a week after the premiere of the film. In 1995, Reeve was offered the lead in Kidnapped . He also planned to direct his first big screen film,
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4242-468: The 1980s, participation in the event had dwindled, it was cancelled. A December 1982 article in PDS's student-run newspaper, The Spokesman , explained that "This [announcement] raised such an uproar that, by popular demand, the [assembly] was given one last chance." By the 1990s, though, wreathmaking was gone, indicative of the passing of certain traditions over time. (Another tradition that began at Miss Fine's,
4343-522: The Acting Company, among performers such as Kevin Kline , Patti LuPone , and David Ogden Stiers . Reeve declined, as he had not yet received his bachelor's degree . 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
4444-1459: The All-Stars" 1982 I Love Liberty Himself TV special 1983 Faerie Tale Theatre Prince Charming Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" 1991 Carol & Company Rex / Bob Episode: "Overnight Male" 1992 Road to Avonlea Robert Rutherford Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night" Tales from the Crypt Fred Episode: "What's Cookin'" 1993 Frasier Leonard (voice) Episode: "Space Quest" 1994 The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller Himself Episode: "Episode #1.6" 1995 Black Fox Alan Johnson Miniseries 2000 Sesame Street Himself Episode: "3906" 2003 The Practice Kevin Healy Episode: "Burnout" 2003–2004 Smallville Dr. Virgil Swann Episodes: "Rosetta" & "Legacy" Theatre [ edit ] Broadway [ edit ] The Marriage of Figaro Fifth of July A Matter of Gravity West End [ edit ] The Aspern Papers (London) Off-Broadway [ edit ] The Winter's Tale Love Letters My Life Regional [ edit ] The Guardsman Death Takes
4545-468: The Country and wanted to represent him. Reeve was very excited and kept re-reading the letter to make sure of what it said. Reeve was impatient with school and eager to get on with his career. The two met, but Reeve was surprised to find Hesseltine strongly supported his promise to his mother and stepfather to complete college. They decided instead of dropping out of school, Reeve would come to New York once
4646-1293: The Day Congressman Jack Lewis 1994 Speechless Bob Freed 1995 Village of the Damned Dr. Alan Chaffee 2006 Everyone's Hero — Director and executive producer; posthumous release Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman Archive footage; posthumous release 2007 Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion Himself Posthumous release 2024 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Himself Television [ edit ] Television films [ edit ] Year Title Role Network Notes Ref. 1985 Anna Karenina Alexei Vronsky CBS Dinosaur! Himself / Host Documentary 1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament Himself BBC1 Television special 1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story Major John Dodge NBC 1990 The Rose and
4747-578: The Day (1993), and in the plays Fifth of July on Broadway and The Aspern Papers in London's West End . Beginning in the 1980s, Reeve was an activist for environmental and human-rights causes and for artistic freedom of expression. In 1995, Reeve was paralyzed from the neck down after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia . He used a wheelchair and ventilator for
4848-690: The Day': THR's 1993 Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Ebert, Roger (16 December 1994). "Speechless movie review & film summary (1994) | Roger Ebert" . RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ Maslin, Janet (28 April 1995). "FILM REVIEW; Demons' Eye Problems Compound Creepiness" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ " 'Everyone's Hero': final project from Reeve" . TODAY.com . The Associated Press. 12 September 2006 . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Rooney, David (22 January 2024). " 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' Review: An Emotional Tribute to
4949-769: The Gloaming — HBO Director 1998 Rear Window Jason Kemp ABC 2004 The Brooke Ellison Story — A&E Director Television series [ edit ] Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1974–1976 Love of Life Ben Harper Series regular 1974 Great Performances Officer Episode: "Enemies" 1975 ABC Wide World of Mystery Max 67 Episode: "The Norming of Jack 243" 1980 The Muppet Show Himself / Guest Star Episode: "Christopher Reeve" 1981 Saturday Night Live Himself / Host Episode: "Jr. Walker &
5050-671: The Gloaming (1997) The Brooke Ellison Story (2004) Everyone's Hero (2006) Films written Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987, story) Related articles Still Me Superman ('78) Superman '78 (comic book) Dana Reeve Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Reeve_filmography&oldid=1259514819 " Categories : Male actor filmographies American filmographies Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
5151-666: The Gloaming" . Variety . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Shales, Tom (20 November 1998). " 'REAR WINDOW': A CLEAR VIEW OF CHRISTOPHER REEVE" . Washington Post . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Roberts, Sam (9 February 2024). "Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ "I Love Liberty" . TCM . Retrieved October 20, 2024 . ^ Pierce-Bohen, Kayleena (1 October 2019). "10 Big Stars You Didn't Know Appeared In Tales From The Crypt" . ScreenRant . ^ Shaw, Jessica (22 October 1993). " 'Frasier': Identifying
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#17327878363995252-1069: The Jackal Allan Pinkerton TNT 1991 Bump in the Night Lawrence Muller CBS Death Dreams George Westfield Lifetime 1992 Nightmare in the Daylight Sean Farrell CBS Mortal Sins Father Tom Cusack USA Network 1993 The Sea Wolf Humphrey Van Weyden TNT 1995 Above Suspicion Dempsey Cain HBO 1996 Without Pity: A Film About Abilities Narrator (voice) HBO Documentary A Step Toward Tomorrow Denny Gabriel CBS 1997 In
5353-548: The Jackal , in which he played Allan Pinkerton , the head of President Lincoln 's new Secret Service. In October, Reeve was offered the part of Lewis in The Remains of the Day . The script was one of the best he had read, and he unhesitatingly took the part. The film was deemed an instant classic and was nominated for eight Academy Awards. In 1992, Reeve played a lead role in the movie comedy Noises Off , in which he played
5454-737: The Jewish Union. Students may also be selected to lead in the Peer Group program, and may be elected to serve on the Student Council, Student Ambassadors Committee, and Judiciary Committee. The Princeton Day School Panthers compete under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . Middle and Upper School sports teams at PDS include: Boys' soccer won the 2010 Mercer County Tournament with
5555-464: The Novel" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Moore, Frazier. "Christopher Reeve Narrates HBO's 'Without Pity,' Which Seeks None" . New Bedford Standard-Times . Associated Press . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Variety Staff (11 November 1996). "A Step Toward Tomorrow" . Variety . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Richmond, Ray (17 April 1997). "In
5656-883: The San Diego Shakespeare Festival, with roles as Edward IV in Richard III , Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor , and Dumaine in Love's Labour's Lost at the Old Globe Theatre . Before his third year of college, Reeve took a three-month leave of absence. He traveled to Glasgow , Scotland, and saw theatrical productions throughout the United Kingdom. He was inspired by the actors there, and often had conversations with them in bars after their performances. He helped actors at
5757-548: The Superman-themed television series Smallville (2003). He also wrote two autobiographical books: Still Me and Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life . He died in 2004 from heart failure at a hospital near his home in Westchester County, New York. Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, in New York City, the son of Barbara Pitney Lamb, a journalist and Franklin D'Olier Reeve (1928–2013),
5858-634: The US from Europe, Reeve chose to focus solely on acting, although Cornell had several general education requirements for graduation he had yet to complete. He managed to convince theater director John Clancy and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, as a theater major, he would achieve more at Juilliard ( Group 4 , 1973–1975) in New York City than at Cornell. They agreed his first year at Juilliard would be counted as his senior year at Cornell. In 1973, approximately 2,000 students auditioned for 20 places in
5959-409: The Upper School during the rest of the school year. On June 16, 2022, the Princeton Day School Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Kelley Nicholson-Flynn, former assistant head of school for operations at Riverdale Country School in the Bronx , as the new Head of School starting July 2023. Princeton Day School completed a $ 60 million comprehensive capital campaign in 2021 that included
6060-478: The annual Maypole Dance, actually continues today, though it is now performed by second graders instead of Upper Schoolers.) New traditions have joined the Maypole Dance in recent years, including the annual Powder Puff game, a fiercely competitive flag football match between the junior and senior girls that has been held since 2004, and Dr. Seuss Day. On Blue & White Field Day, an all-school athletic competition held each spring, PDS students often carry
6161-413: The audition because they had a half-hearted casting director fill in for Julia Roberts . In the late 1980s, Reeve became more active. He was taking horse-riding lessons and trained five to six days a week for competition in combined training events. He built a sailboat, The Sea Angel , and sailed from the Chesapeake to Nova Scotia . In 1990, Reeve starred in the American Civil War film The Rose and
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#17327878363996262-507: The budget of Superman IV in half to $ 17 million. The film was both a critical failure and a box-office disappointment , becoming the lowest-grossing Superman film to date. Reeve later said, "the less said about Superman IV the better." Both of Reeve's children from his relationship with Gae Exton had uncredited appearances in a deleted scene in which Superman rescues a girl, played by his daughter Alexandra, and reunites her with her brother, played by his son Matthew, after Nuclear Man creates
6363-445: The character's superpowers throughout the episode. He then returned to continue filming on the not yet finished production of Superman II . After finishing Superman II , Reeve and his family left London and rented a house in the Hollywood Hills . Soon after, Reeve grew tired of Hollywood and took the family to Williamstown, where he played the lead in the successful play The Front Page , directed by Robert Allan Ackerman . Later in
6464-446: The decimal-splitting rivalries of the Blues and Whites." Miss Fine's School (whose school colors were voted Blue and Grey by the Class of 1918) had "similar challenges" in which Blues and Greys competed. The Upper School (grades 9–12) returned to Blue and White Day in 2006 following over a decade's hiatus from the event. Their re-entry into the morning part of the activities was later expanded to include other Blue/White competitions in
6565-414: The failure of the film on poor editing. He said "the movie is sort of a series of outrageous incidents that you find hard to believe. Since they don't have a focus, and since they aren't justified and explained, they become laughable". Reeve was then offered the role of Basil Ransom in 1984's The Bostonians alongside Vanessa Redgrave . Though Reeve ordinarily commanded over one million dollars per film,
6666-404: The film The Aviator approached him without knowing he was a pilot and he knew how to fly a Stearman , the plane used in the film. Reeve readily accepted the role. The film was shot in Kranjska Gora , and Reeve performed all his own stunts. In 1984, Reeve appeared in The Aspern Papers with Vanessa Redgrave. He then played Tony in The Royal Family and the Count in a modern adaptation of
6767-461: The film as unduly sentimental and melodramatic, and an actors' strike prevented Reeve and Seymour from doing publicity. The film quickly closed, although Jean-Pierre Dorléac was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1980. The film, commercially unsuccessful, was Reeve's first public disappointment. However, almost ten years after Somewhere in Time was released, at a time when other period films were beginning to be made, it became
6868-408: The filming of Superman IV in February 1987, Reeve and Exton separated and Reeve returned to New York. In June, he appeared in the British television special charity event The Grand Knockout Tournament . In a depression without his children, aged seven and three, he decided doing a comedy might be good for him. He was given a lead in Switching Channels . Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner had
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7070-456: 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
7171-493: The harness, the whole shot began to come alive." The film grossed $ 300.2 million worldwide (unadjusted for inflation). Reeve received positive reviews for his performance: For his performance, Reeve won a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles . Reeve described Superman as "the closest opportunity I've had to playing a classical role on film, the closest expression to something of mythical dimension." His co-star Margot Kidder said after his death that, with
7272-435: The morning, followed by two hours' weightlifting and 90 minutes on the trampoline . He added 30-pound (14 kg) of muscle to his "thin" 189-pound (86 kg) frame. He later made even higher gains for Superman III (1983), though for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), he decided it would be healthier to focus more on cardiovascular workouts. One of the reasons Reeve could not work out as much for Superman IV
7373-636: The new Superman ought to reflect that contemporary male image." He based his portrayal of Clark Kent on Cary Grant in his role in Bringing Up Baby . After the screen test, his driver said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but you've got the part." Portraying Superman would be a stretch for the 24-year-old actor. He was 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) tall, but his physique was slim. Reeve went through an intense two-month training regimen with former British weightlifting champion David Prowse supervising. The training regimen consisted of running in
7474-474: The performances, Reeve entered the stage, said his first line, and then promptly fainted. Hepburn turned to the audience and said, "This boy's a goddamn fool. He doesn't eat enough red meat." The understudy finished the play for Reeve, and a doctor treated him. The doctor advised Reeve to eat a healthier diet. He stayed with the play throughout its year-long run and was given very favorable reviews. Reeve and Hepburn became very close. She said, "You're going to be
7575-507: The play The Marriage of Figaro . In 1985, Reeve hosted the television documentary Dinosaur! Fascinated with dinosaurs since he was a child, as he says in the documentary, he flew himself to New York in his own plane to shoot on location at the American Museum of Natural History . Also, in 1985, DC Comics named Reeve as one of the honorees in the company's 50th-anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great for his work on
7676-485: The play My Life at the Circle Repertory Company with friend William Hurt . During Off-Broadway production of My Life , Stark Hesseltine told Reeve he had been asked to audition for the leading role as Clark Kent / Superman in the big budget film Superman (1978). Lynn Stalmaster , the casting director, put Reeve's picture and résumé on the top of the pile three separate times, only to have
7777-441: The play by Ira Levin . The film was well received. The same year, Reeve portrayed corrupt Catholic priest John Flaherty making challenging decisions during World War II in director Frank Perry 's Monsignor . Reeve felt this gave him the opportunity to play "a morally ambiguous character who was neither clearly good nor clearly bad, someone to whom life is much more complex than the characters I've played previously". Reeve blamed
7878-413: The producers could only afford to pay him one-tenth of that. Reeve had no complaints, as he was happy to be doing a role of which he could be proud. The film exceeded expectations and performed well at the box office for what was considered to be an art house film . The New York Times called it "the best adaptation of a literary work yet made for the screen." Katharine Hepburn called Reeve to tell him he
7979-402: The producers throw it out each time. Through Stalmaster's persistent pleading, a meeting between director Richard Donner , producer Ilya Salkind , and Reeve was arranged. The morning after the meeting, Reeve was sent a 300-page script. He was thrilled that the script took the subject matter seriously, and that Donner's motto was verisimilitude . Reeve flew to London for a screen test , and on
8080-542: The rest of his life. After his accident, he lobbied for spinal injury research, including human embryonic stem cell research , and for better insurance coverage for people with disabilities. His advocacy work included leading the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. Reeve later directed In the Gloaming (1997), acted in the television remake of Rear Window (1998), and made two appearances in
8181-493: The rights to the character of Superman again, this time to Warner Bros. "There was supposed to be a fifth Superman movie titled Superman Reborn , but because of studio shifts, the terrible box office [ Superman IV ] got, and ... Reeves's [ sic ] accident, it never saw the light of day." Reeve's first role after 1978's Superman was in the 1980 time-travel mystery/romantic fantasy Somewhere in Time . Reeve as Richard Collier romanced actress Elise McKenna,
8282-547: The school magazine was called the "Junior Journal." It had large playing fields across the street for football and soccer. In the winter, there was occasionally skating on Carnegie Lake nearby, and while ice hockey was played at Princeton University's Baker Rink. In the spring, there was an annual school fair held as a fundraiser. The school had an excellent academic reputation, and most graduates went on to New England boarding schools for secondary education. The buildings and campus of PCD are now part of Princeton University and used as
8383-605: The second time played a Catholic priest, this time hearing the confessions of a serial murderer in a role reminiscent of Montgomery Clift in Alfred Hitchcock 's I Confess . In the 1990s, Reeve received scripts for Picket Fences and Chicago Hope and was asked by CBS if he wanted to start his own television series. This would have meant moving to Los Angeles, which would place him even further from his children, who lived in London. In Massachusetts, Reeve could take
8484-987: The show's guest voices" . EW.com . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Petty, Michael John (28 November 2023). "After Superman, Christopher Reeve Starred in an Epic Western Trilogy" . Collider . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Fried, Ina (10 November 2019). "50 years of "Sesame Street" diversity" . Axios . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ Raymond, Charles Nicholas (2 February 2020). "Every Superman Movie Actor That Appeared In Smallville" . ScreenRant . Retrieved 2 March 2024 . ^ "Obituary: Christopher Reeve, 52, Actor and Activist" . Backstage . 5 November 2019 . Retrieved 27 February 2024 . ^ Grundhauser, Eric (9 December 2016). "Exploring The Last Resort, Robert De Niro's Forgotten '90s Adventure Game" . Atlas Obscura . Retrieved 4 March 2024 . v t e Christopher Reeve Filmography Films directed In
8585-513: The side of her head by the end of the day," Fine was, despite her appearance, a loved and respected figure. John Finley, editor of The New York Times during the 1910s, wrote of her, "So was the school under her wise and gentle rule a place where happy children grew into her spirited likeness." Fine retired in 1931 and died two years later. Miss Fine's School moved into what had previously been The Princeton Inn on Bayard Lane in 1924 and included boys from kindergarten through 3rd grade. In 1924,
8686-529: The soap opera Love of Life to pay tuition fees at Juilliard. Initially, he was promised a schedule that would not interfere with his studies. However, his character quickly gained popularity, leading to increased screen time. When Reeve reminded the producers of their agreement, they responded that it wasn't set in writing. The following year, Reeve had to leave Juilliard to fulfill his contract with CBS . He received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard in 1997. In late 1975, Reeve auditioned for
8787-717: The theater department in Cornell and played Pozzo in Waiting for Godot , Segismundo in Life Is a Dream , Hamlet in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead , and Polixenes in The Winter's Tale . Late in his freshman year, Reeve received a letter from Stark Hesseltine, a high-powered New York City agent who had discovered Robert Redford and who represented actors such as Richard Chamberlain , Michael Douglas , and Susan Sarandon . Hesseltine had seen Reeve in A Month in
8888-399: The way was told Marlon Brando was going to play Jor-El and Gene Hackman was going to play Lex Luthor . Reeve still did not think he had much of a chance. On the plane ride to London, he imagined how his approach to the role would be. He later said, "By the late 1970s, the masculine image had changed ... Now it was acceptable for a man to show gentleness and vulnerability. I felt that
8989-576: The year, Reeve played a disabled Vietnam veteran in Lanford Wilson 's play Fifth of July on Broadway to excellent reviews. To prepare for the role, he was coached by an amputee on how to walk on artificial legs. In 1982 Reeve stretched his acting range further and played a devious novice playwright with questionable motives regarding his idol and mentor Michael Caine , in Sidney Lumet 's suspenseful dark comedy film Deathtrap , based on
9090-509: Was "absolutely marvelous" and "captivating" in the film. When he told her he was currently shooting the 1985 version of Anna Karenina , she said, "Oh, that's a terrible mistake." Reeve was a licensed pilot and flew solo across the Atlantic twice. During the filming of Superman III , he raced his sailplane in his free time. He joined The Tiger Club, a group of aviators who flew WW2 surplus de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes. The producers of
9191-560: Was 81.3% (765) White, 7.7% (72) Asian, 6.8% (72) Hispanic and 4.3% (40) Black. The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools , New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools . Founded in 1899, Miss Fine's School in Princeton prepared girls for college with a curriculum including English, French, Latin, history, and mathematics, at
9292-626: Was CEO of the Prudential Life Insurance Company . His grand-uncle, Franklin D'Olier Jr. (1911–2000), was married to Marion Merritt Lee, the maternal aunt of First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis . Franklin and Barbara divorced in 1956, and she moved with Christopher and his younger brother to Princeton, New Jersey , where they attended Nassau Street School and then Princeton Country Day School (today called
9393-450: Was an emergency appendectomy that he had in June 1986. Reeve was never a Superman or comic book fan, though he had watched Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves . Reeve found the role offered a suitable challenge because it was a dual role. He said, "there must be some difference stylistically between Clark and Superman. Otherwise, you just have a pair of glasses standing in for
9494-665: Was cast in an amateur version of the operetta The Yeomen of the Guard ; it was the first of many student plays. His interest was solidified when at age 15, he spent a summer as an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts . After graduating from Princeton Day School in June 1970, Reeve acted in plays in Boothbay, Maine . He planned to go to New York City to find
9595-543: Was decided that each subsequent Blue & White Day be dedicated to her. Each year, the Blue & White Day T-shirts distributed to students and faculty have the name "KIM" somewhere in the design. While Bedesem created Blue & White Day in its present form in the 80s, similar events existed at Miss Fine's and PCD as much as 60 years earlier. James Howard Murch, PCD's first Headmaster, was remembered by his successor for "the pleasurable relish with which he took to interpret[ing]
9696-447: Was done with Superman. However, he agreed to continue the role in a fourth film on the condition he would have partial creative control over the script. The nuclear disarmament plot was his idea. Cannon Films purchased the production rights to the character of Superman from the Salkinds, the original producers of the film series, in the mid-1980s. Cannon Films were known for low-budget, poorly acted, poorly scripted action films. They cut
9797-444: Was fired. Director Richard Lester , who had worked with the producers previously on the two-parter The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), replaced Donner. Lester had the script changed and re-shot some footage. The cast was unhappy, but Reeve later said he liked Lester and considered Superman II to be his favorite of the series. Donner's version of Superman II , titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ,
9898-400: Was more meticulous about it. Williams and Reeve developed a close friendship. Reeve was a godfather to Williams' eldest son Zachary. In a meeting with Houseman, Reeve was told, "Mr. Reeve. It is terribly important that you become a serious classical actor. Unless, of course, they offer you a shitload of money to do something else." Houseman then offered him the chance to leave school and join
9999-493: Was released on DVD in November 2006 and was dedicated in memory of Reeve. Lester directed Superman III , released in 1983, solo. Reeve believed the producers Alexander Salkind , his son Ilya Salkind, and Pierre Spengler had decreased the credibility of Superman III by turning it into a Richard Pryor comedy, hence making it a not very good film. He missed Donner and believed Superman III 's only really good element
10100-494: Was the automobile junkyard scene in which Evil Superman fights Good Clark Kent in an internal battle. Reeve's portrayal of the Evil Superman was highly praised, though the film was critically panned. Any negative review for Superman III , however, was nothing compared to the totally negative reception its successor would receive. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was released in 1987. After Superman III , Reeve vowed he
10201-458: Was the man who most captivated Hepburn. When the play moved to Los Angeles in 1976, Reeve—to Hepburn's disappointment—dropped out. They stayed in touch for years after the play's run. Reeve later regretted not staying closer and just sending messages back and forth. Reeve's first role in a Hollywood film was a very small part as a junior officer in the 1978 naval submarine disaster movie Gray Lady Down , starring Charlton Heston . He then acted in
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