The first live action Superman came out in 1948, it was played by a man named Kirk Alyn, and it was a 15 episode series that was shown in the theaters before the main movie and the audience would have to come back next week to see what happened next. Then in 1950, he played Superman in another 15 part series called Atom Man vs Superman and there wasn't much difference from the first one. Then in 1951, a man named George Reeves starred in a movie called Superman and the Mole Men, which served as a pilot for the Adventures of Superman series that he was in from 1952-1958, then the show was cancelled since he died. Some confusion has somewhat surrounded his death, some say it was a suicide, some say it was a murder. Then in 1978, the most popular Superman was played by a man named Christopher Reeve, he starred in Superman (1978), Superman ll (1980), Superman lll (1983), and finally, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Then in 1993-1997, Dean Cain played Superman in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The show pretty much just dealt with Lois and Superman's relationship. Then from 2001-2011, Tom Welling played Superman in the pretty popular tv show, Smallville. Then in 2006, Brandon Routh played Superman in Superman Returns, there were 2 more sequels in his contract, but they were scrapped. Then in 2013, the current Superman, who is played by Henry Cavill, appeared as Superman in Man of Steel. He returned to the role in the 2015 movie , Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and then finally in 2017, Justice League.
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