Christopher Reeve
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Christopher D'Olier Reeve September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004 a famous American actor, film director , producer, screenwriter, author and activist.

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He was an excellent athlete, pianist, sailor and a horse rider.

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He had the leading role as Clark Kent / Superman in the big budget film, ” Superman ” H e was tall enough for the role and had the necessary blue eyes and handsome features. H e was very slim.

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Reeve took up horse riding in 1985 after learning to ride for the film ” Anna Karenina ” . He was initially allergic to horses . As with every other sport and activity in which he participated (sailing, scuba diving, skiing, aviation, windsurfing, cycling, gliding, parasailing, mountain climbing, baseball, tennis), he took horse riding seriously and was intensely competitive with it. His allergies soon disappeared

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On May 27, 1995, Reeve fell off the horse, had a spinal injury that paralyzed him from the neck down. He landed headfirst on the other side of the fence. His helmet prevented any brain damage, but he was 215-pound s (98 kg s ) . Reeve had not been breathing for three minutes before paramedics arrived.

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H e realized that he could use his name to the benefit of everyone with spinal cord injuries. In 1996, he appeared at the Academy Awards to a long standing ovation and gave a speech about Hollywood's duty to make movies that face the world's most important issues head-on. He also hosted the Paralympics in Atlanta . He traveled across the country to make speeches, never need ed a script.

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“ You have to learn to live a new life but you don’t need to be Superman to do that.”