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      • Reeve made a few appearances in film as a child actor, getting roles in three films directed by his father. He appeared as young versions of characters in the 1997 HBO film In the Gloaming (film) and 2004's The Brooke Ellison Story, which were both television films, then voiced an unnamed character in Everyone's Hero.
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  2. Jul 21, 2024 · Will Reeve lost not one but both parents as a child. Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004 from heart failure after undergoing treatment for an infection.

  3. Sep 14, 2024 · Will Reeve was just three years old when his dad, Superman actor Christopher Reeve, was paralyzed from the neck down in a horse riding accident. Eight years later, after living an inspiring...

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    • He Was Just 13 When His Mother Died, Leaving Him Orphaned
    • He Dabbled in Acting When He Was Younger
    • He's Always Loved Sports
    • He Lived with A Childhood Friend After His Mother's Death
    • His Dad Spent His Last Day Alive Watching Will's Hockey Game
    • He's A Correspondent For ABC News and Good Morning America

    Will hadn't even turned 3 when his father was paralyzed in 1995 and was 11 years old when Christopher died in 2004. Two years later, tragedy struck again when his mother, Dana Reeve, died of lung cancerat 44. With that, he lost both of his parents in just 17 months.

    Will first appeared in the 1997 TV movie In the Gloaming, starring Glenn Close and directed by his father. He then went on to play a small role in The Brooke Ellison Story, another TV movie directed by Christopher.

    "We shared a very deep bond in general, but sports was definitely a major component of our family bond," Reeve told PEOPLE in 2015 when he got a gig at ESPN. "If it involved a ball or a stick or a racket or a bat or a puck, we were either watching it or playing it or talking about it together."

    Although he has two half-siblings from his father's first marriage, Will went on to live with a close friend after his mother died. According to family friends, Dana wanted him to stay in Bedford, N.Y., with the people he'd grown up around. The proud hockey mom made the arrangements before her death.

    Christopher spent quality time with his youngest childthe day before he died. According to family friend Ken Regan, he went to Will's hockey game as he typically did. "He tried to go to all of Will's sporting events," the photographer told PEOPLE in 2004. They then spent the rest of the day watching baseball back at home.

    In May 2023, Will was asked to cover a story about Gert-Jan Oskam — a man who became paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in 2011. Thanks to artificial intelligence and researchers in Switzerland, Oskam has since undergone a life-changing surgery that has allowed him to walk again. "My dad was Christopher Reeve. He suffered a s...

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  4. Apr 30, 2020 · Will Reeve is the youngest child of Superman legend Christopher Reeve. He had a rough childhood, with both of his parents dying before he reached age 14.

  5. Sep 17, 2024 · Today, Will Reeve said he frequently sings to his siblings' children the same lullaby his mom always sang to him as a child, saying, "I remember the words. How could you not."

  6. Oct 13, 2023 · Christopher Reeve’s youngest son Will Reeve made headlines this week after viral photos showed just how much he looks like his late father.

  7. Sep 17, 2024 · While most of the world knew Christopher Reeve as Superman, to his three children -- Matthew, Alexandra and Will Reeve -- he was simply their beloved dad, one who was gone from them far too soon.