Not only was Robin Williams a manically gifted comedian and comic actor, he was once listed among the top 25 actors in the world — an accolade he richly deserved, writes David Bauder

‘Some say it’s a muse — I say it’s a demon’

WE celebrated Mandy’s 40th birthday on Sunday.

In the 35 years since Christopher Reeve took flight as Superman, the iconic hero has been laid to rest in a best-selling DC Comics storyline, endured teen angst in the long-running TV series ‘Smallville’, and stumbled in the 2006 blockbuster ‘Superman Returns’.

From the second of the Hunger Games’ movies to a new Die Hard instalment, 2013 promises much in top films, writes John Daly

A PHILIPPINE man obsessed with Superman has gone under the knife in a bizarre attempt to transform himself into his comic book hero, a report said.

Russell Crowe is set to star in 'Broken City'.

Russell Crowe is in discussions to play Superman's dad in 'Man of Steel'.

Kevin Costner is being lined up for a role in 'Superman: Man of Steel'.

Kristen Stewart is up for the role of Lois Lane in the new Superman movie.

Clint Eastwood was offered the chance to play James Bond.

A new law named after Superman actor Christopher Reeve will co-ordinate research on paralysis and rehabilitation.

In a clear rebuke to his White House predecessor, President Barack Obama declared he will not allow politics to taint science and signed an executive order to allow funding of broader research into stem cells.

President Barack Obama today overturned a ban on federal funding for stem cell research, reversing the policy of his predecessor.

Barack Obama will lift George Bush’s restrictions on government funding for stem cell research.

Hollywood star Michael J Fox is taking his embryonic stem-cell research campaign straight to the top - he will be attending US President George W Bush's State of the Union address next wee

Michael J. Fox will attend President George Bush’s State of the Union address next week as a guest of Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin.

Late Superman star Christopher Reeve's children have pledged to continue their father's search for a cure to paralysis.

DANA Reeve, who won worldwide admiration for her devotion to Superman husband, Christopher Reeve, through a decade of near-total paralysis, has died of lung cancer.

Actress Dana Reeve, who fought for better treatments and possible cures for paralysis through the Christopher Reeve Foundation, named for her late actor-husband, has died.

DANA REEVE, who spent nine years caring for her paralysed husband, Christopher Reeve, until his death last year, announced yesterday that she has lung cancer.

Dana Reeve, who spent nine years caring for her paralysed husband, Christopher Reeve, until his death last year, announced today that she has lung cancer.

Christopher Reeve's widow Dana has come up with a novel way of paying tribute to her late husband - launching a new range of Superman dog tags.

FRANKENSTEIN science or the dawn of a world where deadly diseases can be cured, the creation of the first embryonic stem cells genetically tailored to match a group of patients has taken the debate to a dizzying new level.

The widow of Christopher Reeve has spoken for the first time about the Superman star’s final hours.

Film legend Clint Eastwood was named best director today at the Golden Globe awards.

Desperate Housewives has been nominated for best comedy series at the Directors' Guild of America Awards. Its directors Charles McDougall and Arlene Sanford were shortlisted alongside the makers of Sex And The City.

THIS has been the year of the self-destructing hero.

Funnyman Robin Williams has become the 'guardian angel' to the grieving family of his best pal - Superman star Christopher Reeve.

AMONG a raft of issues voted for alongside the presidential election, California backed a $6 billion (€4.5bn) measure to fund stem cell research and rejected measures that would have expanded gambling in the nation’s most populous state.

THE Rev James Dobson is endorsing a candidate for the White House for the first time. He says he had a dream.

Even in death, Superman star Christopher Reeve is promoting human embryonic stem cell research.

Christopher Reeve spent his final evening cheering on presidential hopeful John Kerry, his beloved baseball team the New York Yankees and eating his favourite meal.

The family of Christopher Reeve will hold a private memorial service for the Superman star this month.

Christopher Reeve's widow Dana plans to scatter the late actor's ashes in the wind following his cremation earlier this week.

Presidential hopeful John Kerry today said he would reverse George Bush’s restrictions on embryonic stem cell research in the US as he remembered the late actor Christopher Reeve, a quadriplegic, as a hero and a friend.

Jim Cavaziel is struggling to land the lead role in the new Superman movie - because director Bryan Singer wants an unknown actor.

The body of Superman star Christopher Reeve has been cremated during a private service, it was reported today.

Vice-presidential hopeful John Edwards has sparked a row by claiming that under a John Kerry administration “people like Christopher Reeve will get up out of that wheelchair and walk again”.

Tributes for Superman actor Christopher Reeve have come flooding in from family and friends.

THE bitter irony of Superman living a life confined to a wheelchair was not lost on Christopher Reeve.

The worlds of film and medicine paid tribute today to Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who has died of heart failure at the age of 52.

The bitter irony of Superman living a life confined to a wheelchair was not lost on Christopher Reeve.

Christopher Reeve, the actor who played Superman, has died at the age of 52, his publicist said today.