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Christopher Reeve’s kids on love, loss and his life-changing accident: ‘He celebrated every single thing we did’

Twenty years after their father died, his children are ready to tell his extraordinary story – from playing Superman to protesting against Pinochet, transforming disability rights and being a beloved parent and friend

His paternal grandfather was chief executive of the Prudential life insurance company, his father Franklin a poet and professor of literature, and his mother Barbara a journalist. A number of stars coveted the role, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Neil Diamond, while Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone and Dustin Hoffman were considered, and Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood turned it down. skip past newsletter promotion Take a front seat at the cinema with our weekly email filled with all the latest news and all the movie action that matters

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