Before Henry Cavill and Brandon Routh’s big-screen Superman portrayals, Christopher Reeve gracefully set the bar with his hopeful and charismatic performance as the Man of Steel across four DC movies in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Along with the actor having a timeless legacy as Superman, he also left behind the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which was dedicated to finding treatments and cures for people with spinal cord injuries after Reeve himself became a quadriplegic in 1995 as a result of a horse riding accident. As medical advancements continue today, Reeve’s son recently spoke about how his late father’s work remains important.
One of Christopher Reeve’s three children, William Reeve, is a news correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America. During a segment on ABC this week, Reeve spread awareness about an incredible breakthrough that gave one paralyzed man the ability to walk again through an artificial intelligence. After reporting on the breakthrough, William Reeve had this to say while conversing with anchors Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos:
