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The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being.

Christopher Reeve

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