Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve was an American actor best known for playing Superman in the 1978 film and its sequels.
A 1995 horse-riding accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, after which he became a prominent advocate for spinal cord research until his death in 2004.
His name is sometimes invoked in discussions of disability, resilience, or stem cell research.
Damage to backbone's neural tissue
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- stem cell researchScience of pluripotent cells
disability rights · rehabilitation · lobbying · Congress · testimony · awareness · fundraising · healthcare reform
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- JuilliardPrestigious performing arts conservatory
- CornellIvy League institution
- leading manPrincipal male actor
matinee idol · romantic lead · Jane Seymour · screen presence · filmography · theater · performance · drama
Fortitude facing danger
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
role model · memoir · documentary · tribute · influence · heroism
- Lois LaneNewspaper reporter, Metropolis
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- Daily PlanetFictional metropolitan broadsheet
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
Lex Luthor · flight · Krypton · red boots · John Williams · Gene Hackman · sequel · Fortress of Solitude
Domesticated riding animal
- ridingControlling while mounted
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
- BuckMasculine given name
cross-country · competition · fall · saddle · show jumping
spinal cord injury
Damage to backbone's neural tissue
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
stem cell research · disability rights · rehabilitation · lobbying · Congress · testimony · awareness · fundraising · healthcare reform · ventilator
stage
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- JuilliardPrestigious performing arts conservatory
- CornellIvy League institution
leading man · matinee idol · romantic lead · Jane Seymour · screen presence · filmography · theater · performance · drama · Williamstown
courage
Fortitude facing danger
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- determinationFirmness of purpose
inspiration · role model · memoir · documentary · tribute · influence · heroism
Clark Kent
- Lois LaneNewspaper reporter, Metropolis
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- Daily PlanetFictional metropolitan broadsheet
Lex Luthor · cape · flight · Krypton · red boots · John Williams · Gene Hackman · sequel · Fortress of Solitude · telephone booth
horse
Domesticated riding animal
- ridingControlling while mounted
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- eventingOrganizing or attending happenings
Buck · cross-country · competition · fall · saddle · show jumping
- 70s IconsFarrah Fawcett, John Travolta, Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson
- Disabled IconsHelen Keller, Stephen Hawking, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo
- Richard DonnerSuperman, The Omen, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies, Scrooged
- CornellBig Red
Christopher ReeveGene Hackman
Jack Nicholson · Anthony Hopkins · Heath Ledger · Alan Rickman · villains
Christopher ReeveArnold Schwarzenegger
able-bodied · Jerry Lewis · ableism · Sylvester Stallone · athletes
Christopher, Reeve, Chris, reeve, reeves