Superman Actors Not Generally Believed To Have Become Victims of The Curse
The following actors have portrayed Superman but are not generally believed to have suffered from the "Superman curse".
- Dean Cain
McKernan points out that Dean Cain, who became a household name in the mid-1990s for to his portrayal of Superman/Clark Kent in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, went on to have other varied roles in shows such as Frasier and Law & Order, made-for-TV movies, and a cameo appearance in Smallville, though ABC News' Buck Wolf commented, "but he has yet to find the right role".
- Brandon Routh
Actor Brandon Routh, who played Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns, dismisses the notion of the curse, stating that what occurs to one person or set of people will not necessarily occur to everyone, and that he does not live his life in fear.
- Bob Holiday
Bob Holiday, who played Superman on Broadway in It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!, called the idea of a Superman Curse "silly." He states that "nothing but good" has come from his playing Superman.
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