There are a lot of stories out there about kids who have grown up to look just like their celebrity parents.
From Michael J Fox’s twin daughters to Julia Roberts’s lookalike teen daughter and even Elvis Presley‘s grandson; there are a lot of celebrity offspring making us do a double take when we look at them.
But, in the case of Christopher Reeve’s 25-year-old son Will he’s not only the spitting image of his father but is working hard to continue his father’s inspirational legacy.
What does a hero look like?
For millions of people growing up in the late 70s and early 80s, a hero looked like Christopher Reeve.
His portrayal of DC comic book hero Superman, which hit our screens in 1978, earned him a BAFTA award for Most Promising Male Newcomer.
The charismatic and handsome actor went on to star in three more superhero movies: Superman II, Superman III, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
His name is synonymous with a famous superhero that we’ll never forget.
But Christopher Reeve wasn’t just an actor but a film director, producer, screenwriter, equestrian, and activist.
His millions of fans were left stunned after he was thrown from a horse and became confined to a wheelchair in 1995.
He was only 42 years old when he became a quadriplegic.
Reeve was in a wheelchair and required a portable ventilator for the rest of his life.
He could have given up, but instead, he focused on activism setting up the Christopher Reeve Foundation with his devoted wife Dana.
It was later renamed the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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