Related Research Articles
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, author, and activist, best known for playing the title character in the film Superman (1978) and three sequels.
Michael John McKean is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician known for various roles in film and television such as Lenny Kosnowski in Laverne & Shirley, David St. Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap, and Chuck McGill on Better Call Saul.
Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is defined as the dysfunction or loss of motor and/or sensory function in the cervical area of the spinal cord. A loss of motor function can present as either weakness or paralysis leading to partial or total loss of function in the arms, legs, trunk, and pelvis; paraplegia is similar but affects the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral segments of the spinal cord and arm function is spared. The paralysis may be flaccid or spastic. A loss of sensory function can present as an impairment or complete inability to sense light touch, pressure, heat, pinprick/pain, and proprioception. In these types of spinal cord injury, it is common to have a loss of both sensation and motor control.
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator currently anchoring the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360°. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS News. After graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989, he began traveling the world, shooting footage of war-torn regions for Channel One News. Cooper was hired by ABC News as a correspondent in 1995, but he soon took more jobs throughout the network, working for a short time as a co-anchor, reality game show host, and fill-in morning talk show host.
Richard Marvin Hansen is a Canadian track and field athlete, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. Following a pickup truck crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury and became a paraplegic. Hansen is most famous for his Man in Motion World Tour, in which he circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for charity. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He was one of the final torchbearers in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. He was profiled and spoke during the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony.
Brooke Mackenzie Ellison is an American politician. She is known for being the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University.
Dana Charles Reeve was an American actress, singer, and activist for disability causes. She was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve and mother of television reporter and anchor Will Reeve.
James Timothy Daly is an American actor. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom Wings and his recurring role as the drug-addicted screenwriter J.T. Dolan on The Sopranos. He starred as Pete Wilder on the ABC medical drama Private Practice from 2007 to 2012. He is also known for his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The Animated Series, periodically reprising the role in other DC Comics media. From 2014 until 2019, he portrayed Henry McCord, husband of the Secretary of State, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell is an American actor and rapper. He is known for such roles as Dexter Wilson on The John Larroquette Show, Tommy Webber in Galaxy Quest, Leo Michaels on Veronica's Closet, Eli Goggins III on Ed, and Patton Plame on NCIS: New Orleans.
Billy Kimball is an American writer and producer. He was a co-executive producer on the acclaimed HBO series Veep.
Shepherd Center is a private, non-profit hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1975, the hospital focuses on rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury and disease, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain and other neuromuscular problems.
Jim Michaels is an American television producer. He is the son of Anna Mae and Robert Michaels and was raised in the suburbs of Des Plaines and Arlington Heights. Michaels graduated from John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and attended the University of Evansville and graduated with a degree in business. Michaels started and ran the in house computer graphics department at MCA/Universal Studios.
Kristjan T. Ragnarsson is an American physiatrist who focuses on the rehabilitation of individuals with disorders of the central nervous system. He is the Dr. Lucy G. Moses Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
The Kennedy Krieger Institute is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, Johns Hopkins affiliate located in Baltimore, Maryland, that provides in-patient and out-patient medical care, community services, and school-based programs for children and adolescents with learning disabilities, as well as disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and musculoskeletal system. The Institute provides services for children with developmental concerns mild to severe and is involved in research of various disorders, including new interventions and earlier diagnosis.
Peter W. Klein is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, professor, and media leader. He was the founder of the Global Reporting Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to innovating how global investigative journalism is funded, produced and finds audiences. A hallmark of the centre is collaboration, as well as experimentation with new forms of reporting, including empowerment journalism.
Noel Quiñones is a Puerto Rican screenwriter, film director, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who divides his time between filmmaking and advocating for improvements in public education in countries around the world, such as Brazil, Puerto Rico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Argentina, Spain, Mexico and the United States of America. He won an Emmy for his work and currently does motivational speaking now that he is in a wheelchair due to a spinal cord disease.
Kurt Kuenne is an American filmmaker and composer. He has directed a number of short and feature films, including Rent-a-Person, the YouTube film Validation, described as "a romantic epic in miniature", and the documentary Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.
Mary Bartlett Bunge is an American neuroscientist currently researching a cure for paralysis at University of Miami, where she is a Professor of Cell Biology.
Lorne Mendell is a neurobiologist currently employed as a distinguished professor in the department of neurobiology and behavior at Stony Brook University in New York. His research focuses primarily on neurotrophins in neonatal and adult mammals, and on the neuroplasticity of the mammalian spinal cord. His research interests lie in other areas including pain, nerve wind-up, and specifically the neurotrophin NT-3. He has contributed to the growing pool of knowledge of axonal development and regeneration of immature and mature neurons. He has been a part of the search for novel treatments for spinal cord injuries and continues to study neurotrophins to determine their effects on neuronal plasticity. He served a term as president of the Society of Neuroscience during 1997–1998.
Chet T. Moritz is an American neural engineer, neuroscientist, physiologist, and academic researcher. He is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and holds joint appointments in the School of Medicine departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Washington.
References
- ↑ Travers, Peter (6 July 1981). "'Superman' Chris Reeve". People .
- ↑ "55th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Nonfiction Program (Alternative) - 2003". Television Academy. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ Gates, Anita (18 September 2002). "Television Review: Reeve in the Reality 'Superman'". The New York Times .
- ↑ Bedell, Geraldine (8 February 2003). "You'll believe a man can walk". The Observer .
- ↑ Parker-Pope, Tara (24 August 2009). "Christopher Reeve's Son Tackles the Marathon". The New York Times (Well blog).
- ↑ Coghlan, Andy (10 October 2014). "A heroic family fight against paralysis". New Scientist .
- ↑ "2010 honorees: Alexandra Reeve Givens & Matthew Reeve". Castle Connolly "National Physician of The Year Awards". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Son Of Late Actor Christopher Reeve Addresses SBU Health Sciences Graduates" (press release). Medicine, Stony Brook University. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Superman's son Matthew Reeve says his legacy lives on as search for a cure to paralysis continues". news.com.au. Australian Associated Press. 14 August 2012.