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
Pierre Arditi voice of Christopher Reeve. Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman films by Richard Donner and Richard Lester. Because of the added footage in the DVD Special Edition of Donner's "Superman", the film had to be re-dubbed with a different voice actor. He also provided the French voice for Reeve in the comedy/whodunit "Deathtrap". He was the voice of the documentary series "Untamed Africa," written and produced by Frederic Lepage. He was made "Chevalier" (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2002. He was made "Chevalier" (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 7