Who is Will Reeve? Good Morning America host, 31, behind ‘tell-all’ interview with Prince Harry suffered his own tragic childhood after his Superman star father Christopher Reeve and mother Dana BOTH died before he turned 14

Prince Harry is set to open up about his father King Charles’ cancer diagnosis in an explosive ‘tell-all’ interview on Good Morning America today – which will see him sitting down with the son of late Superman actor Christopher Reeve for a candid and wide-ranging chat about his personal life. 

The interview between GMA host Will Reeve and the Duke of Sussex will shed new light on Harry’s life with Meghan Markle, how his father, King Charles, is doing amid his cancer battle and his passion for supporting wounded warriors.

Harry, 39, and his wife Meghan, 42, first hinted that they had another on-screen interview in the works when DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that they had been spotted with 31-year-old Will during their visit to Whistler, Canada, where they are celebrating the one-year countdown to the next Invictus Games. 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seen smiling next to Will on Valentine’s Day while being followed by a crew of cameramen – with GMA revealing late on Thursday night that the resulting interview would air on Friday morning. 

Prince Harry will open up about his personal life and his father, King Charles’ cancer diagnosis in a ‘tell-all’ interview with GMA host Will Reeve, son of late Superman star Christopher Reeve

In the interview, Harry, 39, is set to discuss how his father is doing amid his cancer battle – and he will also share details about his life with wife Meghan Markle, 42

Will, who suffered his own personal tragedy when both of his parents died within two years of one another, traveled to Canada this week to interview the Sussexes as they marked the one-year countdown to the next Invictus Games 

While Reeve is not one of the starring anchors for GMA, he is, in many ways, the perfect person to conduct the intimate interview with Harry – having himself struggled through childhood grief when he lost both of his parents within just two years. 

Here, DailyMail.com lifts the lid on Reeve’s own personal tragedies – and how he has fought to continue his father’s incredible legacy over the years, while candidly speaking out about his grief in a bid to help others overcome their own. 

Family ties: Inside Will Reeve’s childhood and tragic loss of his parents Christopher and Dana

Will’s father is the late Christopher Reeve, who played the beloved Clark Kent in Superman in 1978, followed by three sequels, which further cemented his position as an icon in the Hollywood film industry.

Christopher had three children – the first two, son Matthew and daughter Alexandra, with his longtime partner Gae Exton, and his third, Will, with wife Dana Morosini, who he wed in 1992. 

The youngest son of late actor Christopher, Will’s life was marred by tragedy at a very young age when his father was paralyzed from the shoulders down in 1995 after being thrown from a horse, weeks before his son’s third birthday. 

Christopher’s accident left him in a wheelchair and forced to use a ventilator – and saw him battle a host of health problems in the years leading up to his death at age 52. 

But despite his paralysis, Will has said that his father was still a ‘super dad’, recalling in 2017 how he found ways around his condition in order to ensure that the two of them could enjoy incredible bonding experiences. 

Will is the youngest child of Superman actor Christopher Reeve (pictured in 1978)  

Will’s father Christopher was paralyzed in a horse riding accident just days before the GMA host’s third birthday 

Although Will (seen with his father and mother, Dana) was just two years old when his father was paralyzed, he has since said that Christopher remained a ‘super dad’ to him 

‘He taught me how to ride a bike, just by telling me,’ he said. ‘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.’ 

In a candid piece written for The Mail on Sunday in 2018, Will described his father as his personal ‘hero’, describing how both of his parents ‘worked tirelessly’ to ensure that ‘spinal cord research would move beyond the dark space into a realm of light and hope’. 

Will’s mother Dana devoted herself to caring for her husband, helping him to launch a foundation dedicated to curing spinal cord injuries, and working to ensure that their son was still able to have a happy and fulfilled childhood. 

‘She immediately turned into a Florence Nightingale, caring for Chris and supporting him so thoroughly that all of his dreams and plans for other paraplegics came true,’ celebrity journalist Roger Friedman once remarked. 

‘They started a successful foundation to raise money for research, and befriended as many other paraplegics as they could…

‘Dana was never less than cheerful despite the fact that the man she loved was in a wheelchair and dependent on machines to keep him alive.

‘It was Chris’ dream to keep living like there was nothing wrong with him. Dana was unflagging in making sure that wish would always be achieved.’

Will (seen with his parents) recalled in 2017 how his father found ways around his condition in order to ensure that the two of them could enjoy incredible bonding experiences

‘He taught me how to ride a bike, just by telling me,’ Will recalled. ‘…he was in a wheelchair, but that didn’t stop him and me from having one of the quintessential father-son experiences’

The GMA host has two half-siblings, older brother Matthew (seen far left) and older sister Alexandra (seen left), whom he remains incredibly close to 

However, when Will was just 12 years old, his father passed away, having suffered a cardiac arrest just hours after attending his youngest son’s baseball game.

Just ten months later, in August 2005, Will suffered another devastating tragedy, when his mother Dana was diagnosed with lung cancer – despite having never smoked in her life. 

She began undergoing treatment and continued her late husband’s fight for spinal cord injury research – while also raising awareness for cancer patients. 

Then, in March 2006, just a few days before her 45th birthday, Dana passed away.

It was reported by Fox News at the time that she had arranged for her son Will to remain in the care of friends who lived close to their family home in Bedford, New York, in an effort to ensure that his life would not be uprooted in the wake of her death. 

Will attended the all-boys Brunswick School – an independent college prep – in Greenwich, Connecticut, from 2007 to 2010, before landing a place at Middlebury College in Vermont, where he earned a BA in English and American Literatures, according to his LinkedIn. 

Looking to the future: Inside Will’s personal life, romantic relationships – and his on-screen career

Will’s mother ensured that he was able to enjoy as normal a childhood as possible after she passed away – however, much like his parents, he was ultimately drawn to a life in the spotlight.

While he has dedicated much of his time to supporting his parents’ foundation, Will has also found great success in front of the cameras. 

As a child, he enjoyed several small appearance in movies that were directed by his father, including The Brooke Ellison Story and In the Gloaming, which also starred Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, and Whoopi Goldberg. 

Although he had a few small roles in movies directed by his father, Will ultimately pivoted to on-air hosting, landing a role with ESPN in 2014, before moving to ABC News in 2018

During his time at ABC, Will has interviewed a host of high-profile celebrities, including Diane Keaton, Billie Eilish, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gordon Ramsay (seen), and now, Prince Harry

However, Will ultimately pivoted away from film in favor of TV, landing a role as a commentator for ESPN in 2014, the same year that he graduated from college, a position that he held for four years up until 2018, when he made the move to ABC News. 

There, the TV host has worked across a variety of the network’s platforms, including TV, radio, and online, most notably serving as a correspondent for Good Morning America. 

During his time at ABC, Will has interviewed a host of high-profile celebrities, including Diane Keaton, Billie Eilish, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gordon Ramsay, and now, Prince Harry. 

But his busy on-screen career has not stopped him from pursuing a rich and happy personal life – including finding love with his current girlfriend, event planner Amanda Dubin. 

The pair went public with their romance on Instagram in 2023 and have since shared a few glimpses into their life together – most recently during a ski trip which they combined with Will’s appearance at the Sundance Film Festival, where he once again honored his father’s incredible on-screen legacy. 

Will is currently dating event planner Amanda Dubin – with the pair occasionally offering sweet glimpses into their life on Instagram, including during a 2023 trip to Paris   

Although Will remains relatively private, both he and Amanda share rare photos of themselves on social media

Although Will remains relatively private about his life with Amanda, he does offer rare insights into his relationship, sharing a sweet image of the two of them posing for a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in April 2023. 

‘Paris is for birthdays,’ he wrote. ‘The happiest to @amandadubin.’ 

According to Amanda’s LinkedIn, she currently works as an event planner and producer at Victoria Dubin Events, where she plans, designs, and produces ‘extraordinary weddings, celebrations and events.’ 

Prior to that, Amanda – who attended Cornell University, where she studied fashion management – worked for Estee Lauder Companies across a variety of luxury beauty brands, including La Mer, Tom Ford and Bobbi Brown. 

Just like Will, Amanda first revealed her relationship on Instagram back in April 2023, when she shared a series of photos of herself and her GMA host boyfriend in Paris.  

Carrying on the legacy: How Will has continued his father’s fight for spinal cord injury awareness 

Along with his two half-siblings, Will has fought tirelessly to continue advocating for better research into spinal cord injuries, telling The Mail on Sunday in 2018 that his mother Dana was left with nowhere to turn after his father’s injury because there were ‘no experts to suggest the best treatment or medical equipment’. 

Before his death, Christopher set up a non-profit organization, the Christopher Reeve Foundation, which is aimed at ‘curing spinal cord injury and improving the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis’. 

After Will’s mother Dana passed away, the foundation changed its name to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, with all three of Christopher’s children ultimately taking up places on the board of directors. 

In 2021, Will opened up about his determination to carry on his father’s work in an emotional letter penned for GMA in honor of Father’s Day. 

Will has fought to continue his parents’ legacy, saying: ‘I hope I make my parents proud. I try to do that every day and like to think they would be’

In a 2021 letter written in honor of Father’s Day, Will opened up about his struggle to find the right way to honor his dad’s incredible legacy  

‘In our short time together, my dad gave me everything: his love and attention, his values and passions,’ he wrote. ‘When he died, I was certain my purpose in life was to be him, to seamlessly carry on his legacy, to leave no separation between where Christopher Reeve ended and where Will Reeve began.’

However, he confessed that he later realized what a ‘futile endeavor’ that was, noting that his father had been a ‘hero to millions of people around the world’ and admitting that he feared he would ‘never meet the standard’. 

So, rather than trying to ‘be’ his father, he approached new methods for honoring his incredible legacy. 

‘I have finally started to understand what honoring my dad actually means,’ he wrote. 

‘I thought it meant following the roads he would want me to go down, or to live my life as his proxy, making up for lost time according to his thwarted dreams. Turns out, our parents want us to find out who we are and go be that. 

‘That is the ultimate form of honor.’

All three of Christopher’s children ultimately took up places on the board of directors for the late actor’s organization, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation 

Alongside his two half-siblings, Matthew and Alexandra, Will has worked to ensure that the work started by his father and his mother is continued – while also taking great steps to continue honoring Christopher’s work as an actor and director. 

Most recently, Will appeared with Matthew and Alexandra – who has a son named after her late father – at the premiere of Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story at the Sundance Film Festival.

The documentary, which was directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, tells the story of Christopher’s rise to stardom, his near-fatal horse riding accident, and the incredible work that he did to fight for those with spinal cord injuries. 

‘A once in a lifetime weekend @sundanceorg,’ Will said of the premiere while posting images from the red carpet on his Instagram account. ‘Can’t wait for the world to see Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story.’

A royal engagement: Inside Will’s tell-all Good Morning America interview with Prince Harry 

On Friday, GMA aired a two-part interview between Harry and Will, who traveled to Canada, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were celebrating the one-year countdown to the next Invictus Games. 

The interview saw Harry opening up to the GMA host about his father, King Charles’ cancer diagnosis – and his hopes that it might have a ‘reunifying effect’ on the royal family. 

Harry told Will that he ‘loves his family’, noting that he ‘jumped on a plane’ to visit his father ‘as soon as he could’ after the King told him about his cancer diagnosis over the phone.