Died at the age of 52. The same age as his idol, Christopher Reeve.
Was buried in his Superman costume at Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles County Coroner's office ruled that the death of "Hollywood Superman" Christopher Dennis was accidental. Dennis died when he crawled into a clothing donation bin and suffocated. The coroner's office said Dennis "suffocated to death as a result of blunt force trauma to his head and neck ... after being partially entrapped within a metal box used for donating clothes.
Though he claimed to be the son of Sandy Dennis, the actress said throughout her life that she never wanted or had any children (though she did suffer a miscarriage). Her surviving family confirms as much and denies any relation to Christopher.
Christopher Dennis was a fixture along the Walk of Fame for more than 25 years, posing for pictures with tourists who milled about the crowded sidewalk outside the Hollywood & Highland center.