Before the Accident
-Reeve had established himself as a very successful actor.
-He went to Julliard, a very prestigious school, for acting.
-Aside from the stage, Reeve was a spokesman on behalf of the environment and the arts.
-Since 1976, some of the groups he has been apart of include Amnesty International, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Save the Children.
-He also helped New York kick start their recycling program and clean water supply policies.
-He received the Obie Award in 1988 and the annual Walter Briehl Human Rights Foundation Award.
-Starred as the original Superman in the 1978 movie, as well as the sequels Deathtrap and Somewhere In Time.
-Participated in Broadway shows
-He went to Julliard, a very prestigious school, for acting.
-Aside from the stage, Reeve was a spokesman on behalf of the environment and the arts.
-Since 1976, some of the groups he has been apart of include Amnesty International, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Save the Children.
-He also helped New York kick start their recycling program and clean water supply policies.
-He received the Obie Award in 1988 and the annual Walter Briehl Human Rights Foundation Award.
-Starred as the original Superman in the 1978 movie, as well as the sequels Deathtrap and Somewhere In Time.
-Participated in Broadway shows
After the Accident
-Even after his life-altering accident, he continued to do what he loved
-Reeve starred in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (debut role since the accident)
-He wrote his first books Still Me and Nothing is Impossible:Reflections on a New Life, two autobiographies that tell his story and journey to adapting to paralysis.
-His directorial debut was in 1997 where he also won Best Director.
-In 1999 became Chairman of the Board of the Christopher Reeve Foundation- a nonprofit organization that dedicates itself to research of spinal cord treatments and cures, and providing grants to help improve quality of life for people with disabilities.
-He helped pass the 1999 Work Incentives Improvement Act.
-Reeve served as Vice Chairman of National Organization on Disability, Board of Director of World T.E.A.M. Sports, TechHealth, and LIFE.
-In 2003 he was awarded the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service in Support of Medical Research and the Health Sciences from the Lasker Foundation.
-Reeve starred in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (debut role since the accident)
-He wrote his first books Still Me and Nothing is Impossible:Reflections on a New Life, two autobiographies that tell his story and journey to adapting to paralysis.
-His directorial debut was in 1997 where he also won Best Director.
-In 1999 became Chairman of the Board of the Christopher Reeve Foundation- a nonprofit organization that dedicates itself to research of spinal cord treatments and cures, and providing grants to help improve quality of life for people with disabilities.
-He helped pass the 1999 Work Incentives Improvement Act.
-Reeve served as Vice Chairman of National Organization on Disability, Board of Director of World T.E.A.M. Sports, TechHealth, and LIFE.
-In 2003 he was awarded the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service in Support of Medical Research and the Health Sciences from the Lasker Foundation.
Christopher Reeve’s passion for life and making a difference did not stop when his ability to walk did. He instead continued to star, direct, and produce films, and even began writing books. He devoted himself to raising public awareness on the importance of medical research as well as the challenges brought on by disabilities. He did not let his adversity limit what he was capable of as an actor, director, producer, activist, husband, and father.