Christopher Reeve He then acted in a small role in the film "A Step Towards Tomorrow". Reeve was elected Chairman of the American Paralysis Association and Vice Chairman of the National Organization on Disability. He co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center, which is now one of the leading spinal cord research centers in the world. He created the Christopher Reeve Foundation, now the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, to speed up research through funding and to use grants to improve the quality of the lives of people with disabilities. The Foundation to date has given more than $65 million to research and more
Superman (Salkind films) where once again he comes face to face with Luthor and his new creation from Superman's DNA called Nuclear Man. A spin-off film called "Supergirl", based on the comics character Supergirl, starred Helen Slater as the cousin of Superman. Christopher Reeve was originally planned to have a cameo appearance in it but bowed out early on. The development process behind the creation of DC Comics character Superman in the "Superman" film by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman and Robert Benton was conceived when Ilya Salkind bought the rights for Superman in film. Many A-list directors and actors were sought