Jor-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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Notes
- The original concept of Jor-El was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938. Writer Bill Finger expanded upon Jor-El's Kryptonian background when he provided a more extensive Superman origin story in Superman (Volume 1) #53.
- A statue depicting Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van holding onto a globe of Krypton was erected in the entranceway to Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
Trivia
- Actor Robert Rockwell played the role of Jor-El in the pilot episode of the 1952 television series, The Adventures of Superman.
- Actor Marlon Brando played the role of Jor-El in the 1978 feature film, Superman.
- Actor Christopher McDonald provided the voice for Jor-El in the 1996 television program Superman: The Animated Series.
- 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.
