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Born in 1952 in New York, Reeve grew up wanting to be an actor and was the president of the drama club at Princeton Day School. Having graduated from High School, Reeve toured with the theatre whilst pursuing a college education, before studying at the Juilliard School of Performing Arts. In 1976, Reeve got a small part in the film Gray Lady Down and then became an international star only two years later having successfully screen-tested for the part of Superman. Reeve brought humanity and intelligence to the part and played the man of steel again in each of the sequels. Though his career was tragically ended in 1995, after a horse riding accident broke his neck, Reeve fought a courageous battle against paralysis and campaigned tirelessly for stem cell research into the disability until his death in 2004.
