Christopher Reeve was unquestionably the finest actor in his peak. Christopher held the world fascinated for decades in cinema with both his abilities and charms.
Famous for his award-winning performance as “Superman,” Christopher’s physical attractiveness is something his admirers remember, but when they see his eldest son Matthew, they see a duplicate of their late idol.
The role of Superman in 1978’s “Superman: The Movie” was all late actor Christopher required to become a household star. The part was one of his first professional performances, and it catapulted him into the ranks of award-winning performers.
Christopher’s life was cut short in 2004 at the age of 52, yet his kids have done everything they can to keep his memory alive.
His eldest son, Matthew, not only works in the film industry as a writer and producer, but he also looks like his dad, notably with his tall stature.
A look at the 42-year-old reminds one of the late Superman star’s frightening height, which made him appear to be the ideal rescuer of a planet rife with criminals and evil.
While Matthew and his dad are not identical twins, their physical features and physiques are very similar.
Matthew is a jaw-dropping 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) height, making him the ideal choice to succeed his renowned dad in the “Superman” series, except that his love is telling stories rather than acting them out.
Matthew and the late “The Bostonians” actor had an excellent father-son bond before his father died. The look-alike son saw his dad as a role model, saying that his dad’s enthusiasm for his profession had rubbed off on him.
During a speech, Matthew expressed his respect for his father, saying that the late actor was a real superman since he was a master of many things. He was capable of flying a plane, playing the piano, and sailing a boat.
He is a screenwriter and film director who graduated from NYU’s dual-degree MBA/MFA program. Matthew already has movies such as “The Land That Never Was,” “Agent Hamilton,” and “Second Strike” to his credit.
His parents, Christopher and Gae Exton, were together for nine years but never married when he was born on December 20, 1979, in London, England. Matthew and his sister were nurtured by their mom after their parents divorced.
Will Reeve, the siblings’ younger half-brother, is the result of their dad’s marriage to Dana Reeves, his last lover at the time of his death.
After their father’s accident and subsequent death, the 42-year-old and his siblings supported one another. Matthew, Will, and Alexandra have a strong relationship and have continued to work on their dad’s foundation together.
With such a successful surname, Matthew had to live up to the expectations of his late father’s admirers and supporters. Luckily, the screenwriter’s career is on track to make his late father pleased.
Matthew has written and directed documentaries on his father Christopher and his late stepmother Dana, who died of cancer a few months after the actor died.
While his dad’s notoriety enabled him to live in the spotlight, Matthew has managed to stay out of it. Rather, the author has spent the most of his life hiding from the public view.
According to sources, Matthew values his solitude and prefers to keep his professional and personal lives distinct. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his long-term spouse, where he has started a family.
Giving back to the community was a concern for Christopher when he was alive, and following his death, his kids, led by his eldest son, Matthew, have continued to spread the love in the late icon’s heart.
Matthew joined the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Board of Directors in 2006 and has been an integral part of the board’s mission since his dad’s passing.
Prior to his death, the “Superman” actor was a powerful advocate for spinal cord injury therapy. In 1995, the dead movie star was involved in an accident that left him confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and he made it his mission to help others in the same situation as him seek treatment.
Matthew joyfully unveiled a new strategy within the Reeve foundation called “The Big Idea” campaign a few years ago. According to reports, the campaign presented a technology that assisted in the healing of certain injured patients through epidural stimulation.
The gadget assisted the wounded individuals in regaining voluntary leg motions and standing. This proved to be a watershed moment, one that Matthew believes his dad, Christopher, would have been pleased of if he had been present.
Matthew admitted that there was still a long way to go in terms of progressing the treatment and reaching more patients. Nonetheless, he stated that their foundation had improved understanding in spinal cord injuries, and that additional exploits were simply a matter of time.
The late actor used his celebrity to actively encourage others in his final years, but a horse-riding mishap left him with chronic health worries as he battled infections.
Almost a decade after his 1995 accident, Christopher developed an allergic response to an antibiotic and went into a coma. Later, he had another heart attack before dying in October 2004.
