Who Is 'GMA' Host Will Reeve? Christopher Reeve Son Facts

Will Reeve is making a name for himself on Good Morning America! The reporter has proven that he can hold his own on screen with series veterans Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Lara Spencer by his side. Viewers have been curious to know more about the hunky broadcaster as he continues to make more television appearances.

Born to Superman actor Christopher Reeve and Oz actress Dana Reeve in 1992, Will was thrust into the spotlight at an early age. The journalist has two half-siblings, Matthew and Alexandra Exton Reeve, from his dad’s long-term relationship with former partner Gae Exton. Will was 2 years old when his father suffered life-altering injuries due to an equestrian accident, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down and wheelchair-bound.

Despite his injuries, Christopher was determined to be a great parent and help his youngest son have as normal a childhood as possible.

“He taught me how to ride a bike, just by telling me,” Will reflected in a September 2018 interview with Closer. “He couldn’t physically help me ride a bike because he was in a wheelchair, but that didn’t stop him and me from having one of the quintessential father-son experiences. He told me to put my trust in him. I did, and I succeeded.”

The Love of Life actor died on October 10, 2004, at age 52, but his children continue to keep his memory alive in any way they can. Less than two years after the beloved actor’s death, Dana died at age 44 after battling lung cancer. Will still feels his parents’ presence around him years after their tragic passing.

“I feel it every day,” he told Closer in November 2019. “Anyone who’s lost someone you love; you’ll get a reminder in ways big and small every day. I get a reminder in the way I live my life, by continuing to be my own person and have those moments when I say to myself, ‘Oh, that’s something my dad would have done.’ Little moments when I watch a Rangers game — my dad and I loved the New York Rangers — I think of him then. Also, when the Yankees lost the playoffs — my dad was a huge Yankees fan.”

After losing both of his parents, Will continued to live in Bedford, New York, with his neighbors so he could finish high school. He later attended Middlebury College in Vermont. The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation board member landed a job hosting SportsCenter on ESPN in 2015. He later joined the GMA team, already leaving a huge impression on the loyal audience.

Keep scrolling to see five interesting facts about Will.

Will Is a Marathon Runner

In November 2016, Will ran his first TCS New York City Marathon to raise money for the Reeve Foundation to help families impacted by spinal cord injuries and fund research.

“My family was dotted around the route, and it was very emotional every time I saw them,” he reflected after the race in an interview with the New York Post. “They kept me going.”

He Had a Hilarious TV Blunder

During an April 2020 episode of GMA filmed at home, Will did not realize his wide camera angle revealed to the audience that he wasn’t wearing any pants.

“A headline reminder: For anyone who’s using Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, anything with a camera, make sure you frame your shot,” he said on the program the following day after going viral.

Will Is a Massive Hockey Fan

The newscaster played hockey growing up and is still a huge hockey fan. Some of his fondest childhood memories stemmed from his time going to New York City’s Madison Square Garden to catch a New York Rangers game. It was hard for Will to choose a favorite moment at the iconic sports arena.

“I have so many, but the ones that stick out the most in reverse chronological order: when the Rangers beat the Canadiens in Game 6 of the 2014 Eastern Conference finals, that was an emotional experience on many levels; I was at Wayne Gretzky’s last game, that was a privilege,” he told the New York Post in November 2016.

He Fulfilled His Childhood Dream of Visiting Alaska

As a child, Will was fascinated with a National Geographic video about gray whales in Alaska that his dad hosted. He dreamed of going whale watching with Christopher in Alaska one day. Visiting the state remained on his bucket list after his father’s death. In June 2021, while on assignment with GMA, Will traveled to Alaska on Father’s Day weekend to go whale watching at Resurrection Bay.

“This whole trip has been a serendipitous way to honor my dad on Father’s Day weekend; hard work, adventure, storytelling — he valued all of it, and that’s what I’m doing here and what I try to do every day,” the ABC News correspondent wrote in a post on GMA’s website.