Christopher Reeve Net Worth

Christopher Reeve's Quotes

• Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.
• What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
• A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
• [on Robin Williams' visiting him in the hospital shortly after the accident] There was this guy wearing a blue scrub hat and a yellow gown and with a Russian accent, being some insane Russian doctor... I laughed for the first time, and I knew that life was going to be okay.
• I have seen first-hand how Superman actually transforms people's lives.  I have seen children dying of brain tumors who wanted as their last request to be able to talk to me, and have gone to their graves with a peace brought on by knowing that their belief in this kind of character is intact. I have seen that Superman really matters. They're connecting with something very basic: the ability to overcome obstacles, the ability to persevere, the ability to understand difficulty and to turn your back on it.

Interesting Facts about Christopher Reeve

1. May 27, 1995: Paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident near Culpeper, Virginia.
2. Children, with Gae Exton: Matthew Reeve (born 1979) and Alexandra Reeve Givens (born 1982). Gae was quoted several times, in various publications and on talk shows as saying "Having one child out of wedlock is fashionable, but having two is tacky," or similar, including in People Magazine.
3. 1992: Son, with Dana Reeve, Will Reeve born.
4. Was a licensed pilot.
5. Attended Cornell University, where he lived in Risley Hall, as a member of the class of 1974, leaving for Juilliard after his junior year.
6. August 2000: Broke his leg after falling out of his wheelchair during a workout.
7. Turned down the lead role in American Gigolo (1980) which went to Richard Gere. Turned down the role of Fletcher Christian in The Bounty (1984) which went to Mel Gibson. Turned down the lead role in Body Heat (1981) which went to William Hurt. Turned down the role of Mason Verger in Hannibal (2001) which went to Gary Oldman. In 1976, turned down the role of Mark Harris in Man from Atlantis (1977) which went to Patrick Duffy. Turned down the role of Jack T. Colton in Romancing the Stone (1984) which went to Michael Douglas, who also served as one of the film's producers.
8. Had gained 30 pounds for the role of Superman.
9. Wrote an autobiography, "Still Me". The book was a bestseller, and he was working on another book at the time of his death.
10. Was offered numerous roles, such as the lead in The Running Man (1987) and Total Recall (1990) (both of which went to Arnold Schwarzenegger). He turned them down to take on more challenging ones.
11. May 3, 2002: He and wife Dana Reeve opened a center devoted to teaching paralyzed people to live more independently in Short Hills, New Jersey. Known as the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center, the facility operates a website, publishes "Paralysis Resource Guide" and houses the largest U.S. collection of paralysis-related publications. The Reeve Family Foundation has also distributed grants to paralysis researchers totaling some $22 million.
12. The last character he played before his riding accident was a paralyzed individual in Above Suspicion (1995), which was released six days before the accident.
13. Attended the Supergirl (1984) premiere with Helen Slater.
14. At the time he was paralyzed, he had been doing a film on horseback-riding safety.
15. Jane Seymour's son was named after him.
16. Hal Ketchum's "Hang in There, Superman" was written about him.
17. He was the tallest out of the nine actors who have played Superman in movies and television, the others being Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Gerard Christopher, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, and Tyler Hoechlin.
18. Son of F.D. Reeve.
19. Died at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York after suffering heart failure while being treated for a severely infected pressure wound (common among paralyzed people).
20. Brother: Benjamin Reeve (born 1953). Half-brothers: Jeff Johnson and Kevin Johnson.