The 'Superman Curse': Tragedy of Its Stars

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00:00The Superman Curse, Tragedy of its Stars

00:03Some stars have found their roles to be kryptonite to their careers, while others have met more tragic endings.

00:11Raider Online presents a revealing look at the actors who portrayed Superman and those around him,

00:16highlighting the tragic fates and career struggles many faced under what's become known as the Superman Curse.

00:22Christopher Reeve

00:23After flying high as the Man of Steel in four Superman films, Christopher Reeve was tragically thrown from his horse and paralyzed in 1995.

00:33He and devoted wife Dana used their fame to aid charities by pushing for paralysis cures.

00:38Reeve died of heart failure in 2004, and Dana died of lung cancer two years later.

00:43George Reeves

00:45TV's popular Man of Steel, George Reeves starred in Superman and the Mole Men and the series Adventures of Superman,

00:51but became depressed after being typecast and was unable to land other major roles.

00:56He was found dead at age 45 of a gunshot that was ruled suicide by officials,

01:01but theories have emerged that he may have been murdered.

01:04Brandon Ruth

01:05The Man of Steel in 2006's Superman Returns,

01:09Ruth has struggled to find work other than a few small film roles and TV guest appearances.

01:13In January, his Dexter Star wife, Courtney Ford, slapped him with divorce papers,

01:20and faster than a speeding bullet settled their marriage within weeks,

01:23with them sharing joint custody of their 12-year-old son, Leo.

01:27Margot Kidder

01:28Kidder, who played hard-nosed Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane in Reeve's four Superman movies,

01:34was left partially paralyzed from a devastating car crash in 1990.

01:38She eventually had to file for bankruptcy and suffered substance abuse issues.

01:43Kidder died at age 69 from a drug and alcohol overdose in 2018.

01:48Gene Hackman

01:49Hackman

01:50Christopher Reeves' Lex Luthor

01:52Met a Tragic End

01:53Authorities concluded the 95-year-old, afflicted with Alzheimer's,

01:58died a week after his wife passed from a rare rat-transmitted disease.

02:02Their bodies remained undiscovered for days.

02:04Tom Welling

02:05After 10 seasons as Superman in Smallville, Welling faced career stagnation.

02:11He was arrested for DUI charges in California in January.

02:15He pled guilty to a lesser charge, paid $619 in fines and $150 in restitution,

02:21attended a DUI program, leading to dropped charges and one-year probation.

02:26Dean Cain

02:26Having starred with Terry Hatcher on Lois and Clark from 1993 to 1997,

02:31Cain, 59, has appeared in a few TV spots and films,

02:36attended conventions,

02:37and played Supergirl's father for six episodes alongside Melissa Benoist.

02:42Supergirl was cancelled in 2021.

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