Christopher
Reeve
Throughout
his life, Chris Reeve had always been a risk-taker. He flew airplanes, rode
horses, acted (which is not a risk of life and career), and did countless other
dangerous activities. An overachiever, he was well-suited for the life of an
actor. In fact, he acted in over forty T.V. shows, movies, and plays. Even more
amazing than that, is that he even directed three movies, (Everyone’s Hero, The
Brooke Ellison Story, and In the Gloaming). What makes these accomplishments
over-the-top astonishing is that he directed all three after he became paralyzed. A
semi-known fact act of his was using his power as a well-known actor to get
media attention on the Chilean actors, and save their lives. Those 77 actors
had been sentenced to death by Augusto Pinochet, (the dictator of
Created
By Quinn Neuendorf
October
31, 2007
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