Christopher Reeve died today

[welchman]

A sad day. Our hearts go out to his family.


Veteran Hollywood reporter Nikki Finke has learned that actor
Christopher Reeve is dead, according to sources close to the actor. He died suddenly Sunday. News of his death has not been reported publicly yet. His family will make an announcement Monday at the earliest. Reeve was just mentioned Friday in the second live presidential debate by John Kerry. Noting he was a friend of the paralysed Reeve, Kerry said he was in favor of further stem cell research because Reeve could walk again one day thanks to such science.... MORE...

 

[armed2010]

Link?

 

[welchman]

the Drudge report

 

[jameseb]

Actor Christopher Reeve has died at the age of 52, a day after lapsing into a coma, his publicist tells CNN.

www.cnn.com


My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Godspeed, Chris.

 

[charmtrap]

Seems to just be breaking now...CNN has it up on their crawler.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/9888251.htm?1c

 

[Zoot]

Ah, that sucks.

 

[Glaz]

Rest in peace Superman.

 

[ApostateAbe]

I was going to make a joke about kryptonite, but it wouldn't be funny.

 

[jameseb]

 

[Ave Maria]

Hmm, that's sad. Rest in peace Christopher.

 

[MQTA]

Just hit msnbc


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6223386/


'Superman' star Christopher Reeve dies at 52
Spinal chord advocate fell into a coma Saturday, publicist says


MSNBC News Services
Updated: 2:04 a.m. ET Oct. 11, 2004


BEDFORD, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the star of the “Superman” movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

 

[Zoot]

I heard recently that Reeve had exercised the muscles in his legs every day, to keep them developed, in the hopes that stem-cell research could one day help him regain use of them.

Personally, I don't think those hours of exercise were wasted.

 

[Rochir]

That is truly sad! And came very suddenly! May he fly the skies forever!

 

[loribee59]

somehow, somewhere, I didn't read this news but as I said in the Dangerfield's thread, that things comes in by threes..... in over ONE week, we've lost 3 known celebrities : Janet Leigh ("Psycho") Rodney Dangerfield ("Can't Get No Respect") and now Christopher Reeve ("Superman")

Rest in Peace, Superman....

 

[Sphere]

His struggle is over. Rest in peace Christopher

 

[Jacob4Jesus]

Well, at least he is somewhere that he can move and ride horses again.

 

[Zoot]

somehow, somewhere, I didn't read this news but as I said in the Dangerfield's thread, that things comes in by threes..... in over ONE week, we've lost 3 known celebrities : Janet Leigh ("Psycho") Rodney Dangerfield ("Can't Get No Respect") and now Christopher Reeve ("Superman")

And Derrida. That's four. Maybe we've started another three. Who knows.

 

[ApostateAbe]

Well, at least he is somewhere that he can move and ride horses again.

Sorry to break it to you, but Chris was one of us good old boys.

 

[Zoot]

Sorry to break it to you, but Chris was one of us good old boys.

He was indeed: http://www.celebatheists.com/entries/atheist_30.html#1

I am reminded of Kurt Vonnegut Jnr's comment as he took over from Isaac Asimov as as the honorary head of the American Humanists Association - "Isaac is in Heaven now."

 

[Jacob4Jesus]

Sorry to break it to you, but Chris was one of us good old boys.

Huh? What does that have to do with what I said?

Ah ok... well, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I believe in Heaven and I believe atheists will go there too. so, I stand by what I said.

And after reading that, he aknowledged the difference between spirit and body, so he doesn't seem as diehard an atheist as some of you guys are.