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Sep 16, 2024 · Christopher Reeve and son Matthew Reeve in September 2002. Kevin Mazur/WireImage. Christopher’s first son, Matthew, was born on Dec. 20, 1979, in London.
- Will Reeve: 5 Things to Know About Christopher Reeve's Son
Here's everything to know about Christopher Reeve's son Will...
- Will Reeve: 5 Things to Know About Christopher Reeve's Son
- 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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Alexandra is married and has a son named Christopher after her father. Alexandra praises her father for giving her and her siblings a strong work ethic. "My dad was an incredibly intense person.
Aug 27, 2024 · She named her first son Christopher Russell Reeve, after her late father. She is now the CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology, a non-partisan nonprofit that works to protect the digital civil rights of Americans.
Sep 17, 2024 · In 2008, she married her college sweetheart Garren Givens, and they share a son, Christopher Russel Reeve Givens, born in 2015, as well as a daughter.
Aug 26, 2024 · In the trailer, his eldest son, Matthew, is visibly moved when he shares a memory of his father. “We said goodbye, he gave this wave,” Matthew Reeve recalls in the preview.
Oct 23, 2023 · Will Reeve, son of the legendary Christopher Reeve, is dedicated to upholding his father's legacy in every aspect. Will has grown up to be a disability advocate and his dad's twin. Christopher Reeve, renowned for portraying the titular role of Superman in the 1978 movie, had a remarkable career.
