Editing Gerard Christopher (section)

{{Short description|American actor}}
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1959|05|11}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], US
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* Actor
* writer
* producer
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| years_active       = 1984–present
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'''Gerard Christopher''' (born May 11, 1959, in [[New York City]]) is an American actor, writer and producer. He was the second actor to play the eponymous role in the television series ''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]'' (from 1989 to 1992), replacing [[John Newton (actor)|John Haymes Newton]], who played the role in season one (1988–1989).<ref>{{cite news|title=Christopher at Ease With 'Superboy' Fame|work= Orlando Sentinel|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/02/20/christopher-at-ease-with-superboy-fame/|date=February 20, 1990|author=Catherine Hinman|access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> During his tenure he would later also be a producer and writer on the series. He has performed in a number of telemovies and was a guest star on daytime soap operas such as ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'', and the prime-time soap opera ''[[Melrose Place]]''. He has also starred in the comedy movie ''[[Tomboy (1985 film)|Tomboy]]'' (1985).

Christopher auditioned for the part of Superman / Clark Kent in ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' and was chosen by the casting director. When the producers learned he had essentially already played the role, he was dismissed in favor of [[Dean Cain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ws.fortress.net.nu/fos/thescreen/superboy/gerard_interview.php|author=Brian McKernan|title=Interview with Gerard Christopher|accessdate=March 8, 2018}}</ref>

His most recent film role (as of 2003) was "Zack" in the movie ''[[The First of May (film)|The First of May]]'' (1999). He also appeared as himself on the 2006 television documentary ''[[Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman]]'' talking about his time on ''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]''.