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) or no conflict who stands for "truth, justice and the American way"—a recurring theme shared by Superman in the original "The Adventures of Superman" radio program. The noble Superman portrayed by Reeve, though, hides his secret identity by pretending to be an awkward and apprehensive character named Clark Kent, whom Lois Lane is indifferent to but shares an obsession over Superman. Reeve felt that even though Superman upholds "truth, justice, and the American way" that there was nothing self-conscious about him and that was simply what he believed in. The character has been cited as an metaphor of a Christ