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John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Grammy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Lithgow won two Tony Awards, his first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut in The Changing Room (1972) and his second for Best Actor in a Musical for the musical Sweet Smell of Success (2002). He was Tony-nominated for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985), M. Butterfly (1988), and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005). He has acted in the plays The Columnist (2012), A Delicate Balance (2014), and Hillary and Clinton (2019). He portrayed Roald Dahl in the play Giant on the West End, for which he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor. He starred as Dick Solomon in the television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He received further Primetime Emmy Awards for his performances as Arthur Mitchell in the drama Dexter (2009) and as Winston Churchill in the Netflix drama The Crown (2016–2019). He also starred in HBO's Perry Mason (2020) and FX's The Old Man (2022). On film, he has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his roles as a transgender ex-football player in The World According to Garp (1982) and a lonely banker in Terms of Endearment (1983). He also acted in All That Jazz (1979), Blow Out (1981), Footloose (1984), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), A Civil Action (1998), Shrek (2001), Kinsey (2004), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Love Is Strange (2014), Interstellar (2014), Late Night (2019), Bombshell (2019), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), and Conclave (2024).
Superman I is a grounded, emotionally resonant story that redefines the Man of Steel’s journey in a modern world. The film follows Clark Kent as he balances his role as Superman with his deep connection to humanity, wrestling with his identity as both an alien from Krypton and an adopted son of Earth. When Lex Luthor, a brilliant and morally complex antagonist, challenges the world’s trust in Superman, questioning whether any one being should have that much power, Superman faces a crisis of faith in his mission to protect humanity. As Metropolis becomes divided over Superman’s presence, a new threat emerges: General Zod, a survivor of Krypton, who offers Superman the chance to restore their lost world—at the cost of Earth. Superman must choose between preserving his Kryptonian legacy or defending his adopted home, leading to a climactic battle with Zod that threatens the future of both worlds. Through moments of compassion, sacrifice, and introspection, the film explores the true nature of heroism, proving that Superman’s greatest power is not his strength, but his unwavering belief in the potential of humanity. In a world fraught with division, Superman becomes the beacon of hope that inspires others to rise above fear and embrace their better selves.
