 Christopher
Reeve was born on September 25th, 1952 in New York City. His
parents are Franklin D'Olier Reeve (novelist and creative writing
professor) and Barbara Johnson (a newspaper reporter). They divorced
when Christopher was about 3 years old. His mother had custody and
moved Christopher and his brother (Benjamin) to Princeton, NJ and
married a Stock Broker. Chris received most of his education in
private school and started his acting career early on doing school
plays.
He was talented in
music and piano. At nine, he was hand picked to be in a Gilbert
& Sullivan operetta for Princeton's professional theater, the
McCarter Theatre. At 15, he got an apprenticeship in Williamstown,
MA, and when 16, had an agent. In 1974, Christopher received his
B.A. from Cornell University (English and Music Theory). He later
attended Juilliard in NYC where he had class with such acting greats
as Robin Williams. In 1978, Christopher was picked out of 200
hopefuls for the role of Superman. In 1979, he won the British
Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Superman: The
Movie. During the 18 months of shooting (in England), Chris began a
relationship with modeling executive Gae Exton. This relationship
produced two children, Matthew and Alexandra. They never married. In
1987, Gae and Christopher separated. And during the summer in
Williamstown, Christopher met Dana Morosini where she was performing
a cabaret. In four months they were living together. In 1992 they
were married and have one son, Will.
Christopher Reeve
is involved with many charitable activities such as: The Actor's
Fund of America, Special Olympics, American Paralysis Association,
Save The Children Foundation, American Cancer Society, Save the
Theaters, and is one of the founding fathers of the Creative
Coalition.
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Christopher Reeve Fansite by Thomas Michael Joyce
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