Everything to Know About Christopher Bixby: the Story of Bill Bixby’s Beloved Son
By Chloe Bennett
Bixby never spoke publicly with bitterness. He did not step away from cameras or withdraw from the public. Instead, his grief manifested as a fierce, protective kindness toward everyone he worked with. Brandon Cruz, who played Eddie Corbett opposite Bixby as a child actor, remained close to him into adulthood.
Cruz later shared in numerous interviews that Bixby never treated him as a mere co-star; he treated him with genuine paternal concern. When Christopher died, Cruz recalled that Bixby’s pain was so raw that friends hesitated to bring it up, yet Bixby refused to let his private anguish poison his professional environment. He became a prolific television director, helming hit sitcoms like Blossom and Sledge Hammer! with meticulous patience.
When Bixby was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 1991, he maintained that same work ethic. He directed episodes from a customized chair on set, continuing until just days before his death on November 21, 1993, at the age of 59. He never had another child.
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