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Current alternate identity: House of El

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Jor-El, of the House of El, was a Kryptonian scientist who predicted the death of the planet Krypton. His research was dismissed by his peers, and he was only able to save one person: his son, Kal-El, who was rocketed away from Krypton shortly before it exploded to Earth, where he would grow up to become Superman. Jor-El is married to Lara Lor-Van.

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  • Actor Terence Stamp provided the voice for the disembodied spirit of Jor-El in the WB television series Smallville. Stamp likewise starred in the first two Superman movies playing the role of the Kryptonian villain, General Zod. Tom Welling, the star of Smallville once played his character's father, Jor-El, in a flashback episode of the series.


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