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Not many can say they have breathed life into the character of Superman.
Believe it or not, Superman has impacted every kid’s life. Superman is the first fictional character I ever got to know and I saw him for the first time in the animated series launched in the 2000s. I instantly fell in love with him, He could fly, I mean that enough. And those laser eyes, the cold breath, the muscular strength, everything was just so perfect about him. And then my father showed me his old movies as I grew up. I saw the one in which Christopher Reeve was Superman and that made me fall in love with the character even more. I think that is to date one of the best performances I have ever seen and I am sure you guys believe that too. That Superman movie introduced a lot of people to Superman and brought him a huge audience. The next Superman I ever saw after the animated series that ended in 2010, was the reprisal of the character by Henry Cavil in the movie Man of Steel. No matter who says what, he is my favorite Superman.
But that’s just 3 Supermans I have talked about so far. The three I know. Throughout history, there have been many different Supermans in our universe, God knows how many other Kryptonian Gods are there in the other universes. But in our universe, we have so far seen a total of 14 different Supermans. History really has blessed us.
Today we will be taking a look at those different Supermans who have graced the face of theatre throughout history and have done an amazing job at it.
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1. After Superman’s first-ever appearance in the comics in the year 1938, actor Bud Collyer was the first actor in the world to breathe life into the character in the 1940s through a SUperman radio show and cartoons.
2. Kirk Alyn was the first ever actor to play the character of Superman in a live-action movie serial that started in the year 1948 and ended in 1950.
3. George Reeves became Superman for 6 years (1952-1958) in the television show Adventures of Superman.
4. Danny Dark was the voice actor for Superman in the show Super Friends in the 70s.
5. Baby Boomers’ favorite Superman. Christopher Reeve swept the world with his amazing acting in the Superman trilogy starting from 1978 to 1983.
6. John Haymes Newton took on the role of Clark Kent in the show Superboy, which launched in 1988 and went off the air in 1992.
7. Gerard Christopher replaced John Haymes Newton as Superman in the series Superboy, in the later half of the show.
I love how such great actors carried the legacy of Superman forwards and each hand was a safe one. Imagine the thought that must’ve gone into the process of selecting the next actor to take on the role of Superman. Especially after the character got super popular. It shouldn’t go without saying that they struck a home run with Christopher Reeve’s Superman. Safe to say,, so far the mantle has been passed on with care and to the right actors.
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8. Tim Daly breathed life into the animated Superman in the 90s for the show Superman: The Animated Series.
9. Dean George played the role of Superman in the TV show Lois & Clark: The New Adventure of Superman, in the 90s.
10. George Newbern replaced Tim Daly as the voice actor for Superman for the new animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. He did the voice acting from the early 2000s to 2010.
11. Next up is Tom Welling who remained Superman from 2001 to 2006 in a superhero drama called Smallville.
12. Brandon Routh reprised the role of Superman in the 2006 movie Superman Returns. The actor got famous worldwide after that movie.
13. Henry Cavil was the next to put on the cape. His first appearance as Superman was in the movie Man of Steel which launched in the year 2013, and his most recent work as Superman was in the movie Justice League which came out in 2017.
14. And last but definitely not least, our most recent Superman in history. Tyler Hoechlin is the 14th actor to take on the role of the infamous character. He is playing Superman in the recently launched TV series, in 2021, named Superman & Lois. The show is currently on air.
I really hope you guys enjoyed this one. Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments section down below.