Christopher Reeve was an American actor, director, and activist best known for playing Superman. He became paralyzed after a horse riding accident in 1995 but advocated for stem cell research funding. He died in 2004 from a heart attack at age 52, having refused to give up hope of finding a cure during his paralysis.

1. My Hero
Christopher Reeve
By B. Viktor (Batthyany Lajos Grammar School, Nagykanizsa, Hungary)

2. Who is he?
• Actor, director and activist
• Born on 25
September, 1952.
• His first appearance was at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival
at the age of 15.
• Suffered injury in an
equestrian competition in May
1995 .
• Became paralysed.
• Died on 10 October,
2004

3. Video clip
Superman

4. "When the first Superman movie came
out I was frequently asked 'Wh o is a
hero?' I remember the glib response I
repeated so many times. My answer
was that a hero is someone who
commits a courageous action without
considering the consequences--a
soldier who crawls out of a foxhole to
drag an injured buddy to safety.

5. And I also meant individuals who are slightly larger
than life: Houdini and Lindbergh, John Wayne, JFK,
and Joe DiMaggio. Now my definition is completely
different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual
who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite
of overwhelming obstacles: a fifteen-year-old boy
who landed on his head while wrestling with his
brother, leaving him barely able to swallow or
speak; Travis Roy, paralyzed in the first thirty
seconds of a hockey game in his freshman year at
college. These are real heroes, and so are the
families and friends who have stood by them."

6. Interview (from Larry King Show)
click on the links to see the short interview sections
Spirit
Survivor
Dream

7. The music video
Five for Fighting – Superman