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I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.

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Christopher Reeve
Age: 52 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 25
Died: 2004
Died: October 10
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Film Director
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
New York
Christopher D'Olier Reeve
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