BiographyofChristopherReeve超人克里斯托弗里夫传记英文版Word格式.docx

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hismotherrecalledtoanAsburyParkPressreporter."

Hewasendowedwithagreatmanyextraordinarytalents.Hehadawonderfulmind,wide-ranginginterests,awillingnesstotakerisks.Hewasanathleteandscholarwithapassionforacting,whichbeganvery,veryearly."

Reevetracedhisloveofactingbacktotheearlyyearsofhischildhoodwhenheandhisyoungerbrotherwouldclimbinsidecardboardgrocerycartonsandpretendtheywerepirateships."

Toustheybecamepirateshipssimplybecausewesaidtheywere"

Reevesaid."

Theabilitytoretainatleastsomeofthischildhoodinnocenceisessentialtofineacting."

Byageeight,hehadappearedinschoolplays,becomeinterestedinmusic,andwastakingpianolessons.Atagenine,hewaspickedtobeinaGilbert&

SullivanoperettaYeomanoftheGuardforPrinceton'

sprofessionaltheater,theMcCarterTheatre."

WhileIwasgrowingup,"

Reeverecalls,"

Ineveronceaskedmyself,'

WhoamI?

'

or'

WhatamIdoing?

Rightfromthebeginning,thetheaterwaslikehometome.ItseemedtobewhatIdidbest.IneverdoubtedthatIbelongedinit."

Thoseheworkedwithwereconvincedaswell.MiltonLyon,theArtisticDirectoroftheMcCarterTheatrewhodidFinian'

sRainbowandSouthPacificwithReeve,toldhimwhenhewasabout14yearsold:

"

Chris,youbetterdecidewhatyouwant,becauseyou'

regoingtogetit."

Atage15,ReevegotasummerapprenticeshipattheWilliamstownTheaterFestivalinMassachusetts.Byage16,hehadanagent.AtPrincetonDaySchool,ReeveparticipatedinvariousschoolactivitiesincludingbeingPresidentoftheDramaClubandStudentDirectorofTheGleeClub.Reevelatersaidaboutthoseyears,"

Ilovedthetheatersomuch.ButIbegantofeelguility.IthoughtIwasn'

tgivingenoughtimetoschool.SoIjoinedasmanyschoolclubsandteamsasIcould.Iplayedontheicehockeyteam.Iwasintheschoolorchestra.Ievensangwithachoralgroup!

Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,ReevetouredthecountryasCelesteHolm'

sleadingmaninTheIrregularVerbtoLove,thenwentontocollegeatCornell,althoughhecontinuedtoworksimultaneouslyasaprofessionalactor,"

thankstoanunderstandingagentwho'

dsetupauditionsandmeetingsaroundmyclassschedule."

Reevehadaspecialloveforicehockey,asportthatheplayedfromthepeeweelevelthroughhighschoolwherehewasPrincetonDay'

snumberonegoalieforallfouryears.HethoughtofpursuingthesportasacareeruntilhisfreshmantryoutatCornellbroughtarealitycheck.ThevarsityteamtherewastheNCAAchampionandKenDrydenwasthegoalie.Reevesaid,"

Onthefirstdayofpractice,InoticedthattherewereonlytwoAmericansandtherestwereCanadians.Iwasinthegoal,andthewholeteamlinedupontheblueline,eachwithapuck,andtheyweresupposedtotaketurnsgoingfromlefttorighttakingaslapshot.Theystartedtogetoutofsequence,andsometimestwoorthreewerecomingatme,fasterthanI'

deverseenapuckcomeatmeinmyentirelifetime.Igotabsolutelyshelled,andIthought,'

Youknow,I'

mprobablygoingtoendupwithnoteeth,'

andsoIretreatedtothesafetyofthetheatredepartment.Thatwastheendofmyhockeycareer.Inretrospect,Imadetherightchoice.AndIstillhaveallmyteeth."

AspartofhisstudiesatCornellUniversity,wherehemajoredinMusicTheoryandEnglish,ReevespenttimestudyingtheaterinBritainandFrance.OfhisworkinEngland,whereheobtainedemploymentasa"

dogsbody"

atLondon'

sprestigiousOldVictheater,Reevesaid:

Iwasaglorifiederrandboy,butitwasaveryexcitingtimethere.IhelpedbyteachingtheBritishactorstospeakwithanAmericanaccent.ThenIwenttoParistoworkwiththeComedieFrancaise."

Bythetimeofhisgraduationfromcollege,ReevehadalreadyperformedinsuchwidelyrespectedtheatersastheBoothbay（Maine）Playhouse,theWilliamstownTheatre,theSanDiegoShakespeareFestival,andtheLoebDramaCenter.HisrolesincludedVictorinPrivateLives,AeneasinTroilusandCressida,BeliaevinAMonthInTheCountry,andMacheathinThreepennyOpera.

InlieuofhisfinalyearatCornell,Reevewasoneoftwostudentsacceptedtoadvancedstanding（RobinWilliamswastheother）atNewYork'

sfamousJuilliardSchoolofPerformingArts.HerehestudiedundertherenownedJohnHouseman.WhenitbecamefinanciallydifficultforhisstepfathertocontinuetopayforReeve'

seducation,hetooktheroleofBenHarperinthelong-runningtelevisiondramaticserialLoveofLife.WhileReevecontinuedhisactinglessonsandperformedinthesoapopera,hefoundtimetoauditionforandwinacovetedroleinAMatterofGravity,anewplayslatedforBroadwaystarringKatharineHepburnin1976.Bythistime,thedemandsofhiscareerhadbecomesogreatthatReevewasforcedtogiveuphisfinalyearatJuilliard,butReevesaidofworkingwithHepburn:

InGravity,Ihadtheprivilegeofspendingninemonthsworkingwithoneofthemastersofthecraft."

ThetwobecameverycloseandstayedintouchuntilHepburn'

sdeathin2003.

In1976,ReevewenttoLosAngelesandgotasmallpartinGrayLadyDown,asubmarineadventurefilm.BackinNewYorkCity,hewasintheoff-broadwayproductionMyLife.Duringthatproduction,Reeveauditionedandsuccessfullyscreentestedforthe1978movieSuperman.Reeve'

smotherlatersaid:

HetooktheSupermanrole,quitefrankly,asacareermove.Hefelt,evenwiththerisksitentailed,thatitwouldmeanhewouldgetagreaterrecognitionandhecouldbypassthecattlecall."

ReeveportrayedSupermanas"

somebodythat,youknow,youcaninvitehomefordinner...someoneyoucouldintroduceyourparentsto."

HemadeSupermanbelievablebyplayinghimasaherowithbrainsandaheart.Reevesaid,"

WhatmakesSupermanaheroisnotthathehaspower,butthathehasthewisdomandthematuritytousethepowerwisely."

ReevetoldGeneSiskel:

Thekeywordformeonhim（Superman）is'

inspiration.'

Heisaleaderbyinspiration.Hesetsanexample.It'

squiteimportantthatpeoplerealizethatIdon'

tseehimasaglad-handingshow-off,aone-manvigilanteforcewhorightseverywrong."

ForplayingClarkKent,Reevereasonedthat"

theremustbesomedifferencestylisticallybetweenClarkandSuperman.Otherwiseyoujusthaveapairofglassesstandinginforacharacter,andIdon'

tthinkthat'

senoughforamodernaudience."

In1986,Reeveaddedthat"

SupermanisnothingmorethanapopularretellingoftheChriststory,orGreekmythology.It'

sanarchetype,watereddownandmadeinvividcolorsfortwelve-year-old'

smentality.It'

spopmythology,whichextendstotheactor,thenseepsovertoademandthatthatactorreflecttheneedsoftheworshipers.Theworshipdoesn'

tonlygooninthetemples-itgoesoninthestreets,andrestaurants,inmagazines.But,youknow,I'

mfromNewJersey,I'

mnotfromOlympusorKrypton,sobackoff'

causeIcan'

ttaketheresponsibility."

The18monthsofshootingforthatmovietookplacemostlyinEngland,whereReevemetandbeganarelationshipwithmodelingexecutiveGaeExton.Thisunionproducedtwochildren,MatthewExtonbornonDecember20,1979andAlexandra"

Ali"

Extonbornin1983.

Afterthehugesuccessof1978'

sSuperman:

TheMovie,peopleinvariablyreferredtoReeveasSuperman.Reevedownplayedthedisdainhefeltforthatcomment:

AsfarasI'

mconcernedthereisSupermanandthenthere'

sChristopherReeve,andI'

mnotinterestedinhavingthemmerge.WhatI'

minterestedinisacting...I'

vebeenworkingsinceIwasfourteen;

IstudiedatJuilliard.Iwasn'

tSupermanbeforeandIdon'

tplantobeSupermanafter."

HewasaveryhotyoungstaratthatpointandwasofferedtheleadinseveralmajorfilmsincludingAmericanGigoloandBodyHeat.InsteadReevechoseforhisnextprojecttheverydifferentSomewhereinTime.Whilepromotingthemovieatthetimeofitsrelease,Reevesaid,"

SomewhereInTime,whileiterrsonthesideofpretentiousness,isanabsolutelyhonestattempttocreateanold-fashionedromance.It'

sbasedonloveratherthanonsexorX-ratedbedroomscenes.Idon'

tknowhowtotalkaboutalovestorywithoutgettingallgooeyaboutit,butthescriptexcitedmebecauseofthesituationoftheleadingcharacter...Hisproblemstruckmeasthatofmanypeople.They'

vegoteverythinggoingforthem,orsotheysay,exceptforarealcommitment,areallove."

In1980,ReevespentthesummerdoingtheaterinWilliamstown.HeworkedonSupermanIIandthebroadwayproductionofFifthofJuly.

In1987ChristopherReeveandGaeExtonpartedunmarried,butkeepingjointcustodyofthetwochildren-notaneasyarrangementwiththeAtlanticOceanbetweenthetwoparents.DuringthatsummerinWilliamstown,Reevemethissoulmate,DanaMo