For 25 years, Christopher Lloyd Dennis charmed and wowed tourists as Superman, but his career came to a sudden and crashing halt when he was violently assaulted last year.
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He was robbed and his famous costume and cape were burned, leaving him with no way to make money.
After months of overcoming extreme obstacles - including homelessness and addiction - Dennis prepares to once again pose with tourists in Hollywood on Monday.
Dennis said he has had a lifetime of beating the odds, including childhood abuse, and he thinks his story will resonate with others.
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"My story, I feel, can help other people that are going through the same situation or something similar," Dennis said. "Or maybe they've had it a little less rough and they can be like 'Well if this guy made it, I can too.'"
His story will be profiled in a new web series titled "The Hollywood Superman," which will feature the slogan "If this guy made it, I can too."
His Hollywood comeback is not the first victory for Dennis. He helped rescue a Wonder Woman impersonator in 2013 when the two were attacked by a transient while taping a segment for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"