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Matthew Exton Reeve (born 20 December 1979) is a British producer, director, screenwriter, and activist. Born in London, he is the elder son of actor Christopher Reeve . His mother was Reeve's long-term partner Gae Exton. [1]
Jan 24, 2024 · Kevin Mazur/WireImage. Christopher’s first son, Matthew, was born on Dec. 20, 1979, in London. At the time, Christopher was filming Somewhere in Time with Jane Seymour — whom he was...
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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...
Jan 22, 2024 · Matthew Reeve spoke to PEOPLE on Sunday during the premiere of 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' at the Sundance Film Festival
Jan 22, 2024 · Christopher welcomed Matthew, 44, and Alexandra, 40, with partner Gae Exton, whom he dated from 1978 to 1987. After marrying Dana Reeve in 1992, they welcomed son Will, 31, that year.
Oct 14, 2014 · Matthew Reeve, the actor's son and champion for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, came out to Comic Con in New York over the weekend to reminisce about his late father and reveal "The Big Idea" campaign, which has introduced a device that has dramatically changed the lives of four injured individuals through epidural stimulation. The ...
