The different Superman in the history of cinema

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The different Superman in the history of cinema
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Throughout its almost 80 YEARS, few actors have had the privilege of wearing 'their tights'. Each of them has had its moment, its own style, its medium, its quality, its popularity, its fans and its detractors; but all of them can boast of having gone down in history ... for being one of the few actors to have achieved it!

TOP 19:
Rocco Reed
Rocco Reed
The popular pornographic actor already retired gave life to Superman in 2011 in the pornographic film 'Justice League of Porn Star Heroes'.

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Topher Dimaggio
Topher Dimaggio
With an Italian name but born in Hawaii (USA), Topher Dimaggio plays the Man of Steel in the homosexual pornographic film 'Batman V Superman: A Gay XXX Parody' (2016).


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Martin Richardson
Martin Richardson
'' Superman Requiem '' (2011) is an audiovisual production (fanfilm) created by fans of Superman. The film tells that Superman will be facing a villain who can take away his powers, and that the events take place some years after Superman Returns. Clear tribute to Christopher Reeve, whose final result disappointed (the lack of financial means is more than obvious), although his trailer promised a lot.

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Tyler Hoechlin
Tyler Hoechlin
The handsome 28-year-old Californian actor (very popular for fans of the fantastic for his participation in the television series 'Teen Wolf') has been chosen to play Superman from the 2nd season of 'Supergirl'. Until its television premiere in October 2016 we have to wait for how it will do it.

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Josh Boultinghouse

Josh Boultinghouse
He is the winning actor who plays the official Superman for the events and celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Metropolis (locality located in Ilinois, USA). He has also played in the shorts '' Superman: The Golden Child '' (Andrew List, 2012) and in '' Superman Vs. Thor '' (Aaron Schoenke, 2013).


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Ryan Driller

Ryan Driller
Popular porn actor, also known under the pseudonym of Jeremy Bilding, gives life to the mythical character in the films' Superman XXX: A Porn Parody '(2011),' Superman Vs. Spiderman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody '(2012),' Man Of Steel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody '(2013) and' Baman V Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody '(2016), directed by Axel Braun.

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David Wilson

David Wilson
David Wilson played in 1975 a TV adaptation (not very successful) of the musical "IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMAN".

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Johnny Rockwell

Johnny Rockwell
'' The Adventures of Superboy '', in 1960 13 scripts were written but only the first one was filmed (1961) as a pilot episode, the other 12 episodes were never filmed, the protagonist who only used the suit in a single episode It was Johnny Rockwell.


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Bob Holiday

Bob Holiday
Although there have been subsequent revitalizations of this work, we will only focus on its premiere on Broadway, which was on March 29, 1966, and lasted until July 17 of the same year. The work was a humorous musical, in which Superman was subjected to sessions with a psychiatrist, who diagnosed a huge inferiority complex that he tried to supply saving the world. Bob Holiday was Clark / Superman during the 129 performances that the original musical lasted. Born in 1933, the actor and singer still continues to attend from time to time to acts related to Superman, and having the honor not only of being one of the few actors who have played the character but the first to make a musical version of it.

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Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn
John Feggo Jr. was his real name, and was born in Oxford, New Jersey, on October 8, 1910. He was mainly a vaudeville actor until he was hired by Columbia Pictures in 1948 as the protagonist of the serial Superman, repeating a role in 1950 at the second serial Atom Man VS. Superman, and then continued his career without much success in small roles, just as he had begun. In 1978, with the making of "Superman The Movie", Kirk Alyn made a small cameo in the film as the father of the girl Lois Lane. Finally Alyn retired from the cinema in 1983 and spent the rest of his life in Woodlands, Texas, where he died in 1999 due to natural causes, at the age of 89 years. His interpretation of the steel man during the two serials was quite satisfactory overall, and Kirk Alyn will be remembered by fans as the first human face of Superman on the big screen.

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Michael O'Hearn

Michael O'Hearn
As a tribute in 2004 he played Superman / Clark Kent in '' the fan art trailer '' WORLD'S FINEST, by Sandy Corolla. Several more interpreters came later (as different parosias), but he has the privilege of being the first and who better did it since it caused the effect that it was a "real movie" in which Superman & Batman join forces to save the world.


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Gerard Christopher

Gerard Christopher
He played Clark Kent / Superboy from 1989-1992 in seasons 2 to 4 of the TV series Superboy.

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George Reeves

George Reeves
It was born as George Keefer Brewer, later it was renamed George Bessolo, until it ended up adopting the stage name George Reeves. Of high and strong complexion, this actor with frustrated cinematographic vocation obtained almost without wanting it the paper protagonist of the televising series Adventures of Superman, and ended up becoming the Superman of a whole generation, whose influence still lasts today. After 6 years of broadcast and 104 episodes (not counting some specials and appearances in other television shows of the time as well as live tours), George Reeves is today for many the best Superman there has been. Like all good myths, his death in strange circumstances in 1959, by a shot in the head, presumably carried out by himself, enriched his legend. There is no doubt that the overwhelming charisma of Reeves was what kept the series afloat. His Superman was powerful, strong and impressive, and his Clark was a determined reporter, triumphant and respected by his teammates and even feared by some thugs. Very far from the image of the "mild maner reporter" of the comics.

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John Haymes Newton

John Haymes Newton
He played Clark Kent / Superboy in 1988 in the first and best season of the Superboy TV series.

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Dean Cain

Dean Cain
Although his acting skills are rather just, his physical condition was impressive for the role, so that this actor born in 1966 became the new television Superman with 27 years, in the series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ( 1993). The series was quite successful thanks to its treatment not strictly superheroic, but rather romantic comedy, especially dealing with the relationship between Lois and Clark, and leaving Superman a bit in the background, although always intervening in the episodes. Dean Cain is another of the victims of the "curse of Superman", since his career never took off after the cancellation of the series in 1997, and has been dedicated to small roles in TV and film productions directly for video format club or television. He continues working today, and as a curiosity he will go down in history as the only Superman who wore boots ... with laces!


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Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh
The new face of tomorrow's man of the 21st century, since the Superman film franchise resuscitated from Bryan Singer in 2006. This young man of Iowa bears a certain resemblance to Christopher Reeve and has amply demonstrated that he is a good actor and a worthy successor of the late Superman. His portrayal of Clark Kent (he earned the respect of millions of fans) is very reminiscent of Reeve and his Superman is as serious, impressive and powerful as his. Of excellent physical form and great stature, it gathers all the conditions to be the new Superman as the character requires. At the moment we have only seen it in 'Superman Returns', while we continue waiting for the sequel, allegedly titled 'The Man of Steel', in which Brandon would again be the Man of Steel.

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Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill
Little could be said of him until we saw the premiere of 'The Man of Steel' (2013), but I can assure you that Henry Cavill is the most handsome, sexy and seductive Superman to date and by far. For many fans, it's hard to get rid of the image of Christopher Reeve, which marked his childhood, but Cavill did it. In 2016 we see him in 'Batman V Superman: The Dawn of Justice' (in addition to having a contract for 2 more movies playing Superman), and perhaps the personal approach given by Snyder for Superman misses the age and all the potential of Cavill, but the consensual child of DC (Batman) today marks the route to follow to the detriment of Superman.

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Tom Welling

Tom Welling
He plays the young Kal-El / Clark Kent (future Superman) in the TV series '' Smallville '', his 10 seasons endorse his great success. Considered by many, the direct successor of Christopher Reeve, Tom Welling has given a very human dimension to Superman, interpreting the internal struggle he has over the years to know who he is, and what is his destiny.

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Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve
Little that is not known can already be said about this actor, who has gone down in history as Superman for several reasons. Not only for having been the best wearing the tights and the cape, but for his courage and effort in trying to overcome a tetraplegia produced by a fall of a horse in 1995. Chris Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, and from a very young He dedicated himself to acting, tanning himself in renowned schools and in TV series and theater. The great opportunity came in 1978 when he became the first film Superman (if we do not count George Reeves in "Superman and the Mole Men", since later they would be episodes of the series.) Christopher left audiences, critics and fans stunned , transforming immediately into the face of the character of the man of steel, his interpretation of Superman wastes power, authority, energy and magnificence, everything that can be expected from an incarnation of the character, and his Clark, so shy, clumsy and stunned that it seems incredible The changes in Chris's performance record were sensational, as was his physical condition (almost 2 meters of athletic muscles), ideal for the character Reeve was Superman in "Superman The Movie" (1978), " Superman II "(1980)," Superman III "(1983) and" Superman IV: The Quest for Peace "(1987) After a prolific film career, but always in the shadow of such a huge piece of paper Like the Superman, Christopher Reeve would die at age 52 on October 10, 2004, after 9 years of fighting against paralysis and becoming a standard for others in his same condition. It will always remain in the memory as the Superman par excellence in the history of cinema, and a reference for later interpreters like Brandon Routh in "Superman Returns".