好萊塢男星雷內柯比（Rene Kirby）以電影《情人眼裡出西施》走紅，雖然先天患有罕病「脊柱裂」，但他保持樂觀的生存態度，跨足體操、滑雪等運動，還從事木匠工作。不過，雷內先前因腎臟、膀胱和食道多重感染，經過2個月搶救仍宣告不治，享壽70歲。
根據外媒《Seven Days》報導，雷內柯比的弟弟喬恩柯比（Jon Kirby）日前證實，雷內生前因腎臟、膀胱、食道感染住院了2個月，最終在7月11日宣告不治，於美國佛蒙特大學醫學中心病逝，享壽70歲。https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1948874934341537841&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chinatimes.com%2Frealtimenews%2F20250729002927-260404&sessionId=21cd37c11c2eefe795f3d6d63cf1dd3fd9f74898&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px
雷內出生時就患有脊柱裂，導致他從小缺少30.48公分的脊椎，便出現脊椎與骨盆分離的情形，雙腿發育不全，膝蓋也無法彎曲，「身體呈L形，根本無法平躺」。然而，雷內擁有樂觀生活態度，不僅以雙手熟練操控三輪車代步，還能用雙手完成行走、滑雪等行為，更曾表示「從沒想過自己是位身障人士」。https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1948760785074770265&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chinatimes.com%2Frealtimenews%2F20250729002927-260404&sessionId=21cd37c11c2eefe795f3d6d63cf1dd3fd9f74898&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px
喬恩進一步分享，雷內在家中排行老二，雖然自幼因身體缺陷難以活動，但爸媽不願依靠醫療輔具，於是雷內1歲時就學會用手扶地走路，在高中時奪下體操比賽冠軍、環游過謝爾本灣（Shelburne Bay），更和喬恩一同翻修多棟房屋，讓喬恩驕傲地說：「他和我一樣，是個木匠。」
雷內除了脊柱裂外，晚年還因咽喉癌切除喉嚨，失去說話能力，卻仍舊展現堅毅的生命力。直到去（2024）年秋天，雷內才真正失去動力，沒再騎過腳踏車；如今雷內柯比因病離世，喬恩柯比也表達對哥哥的敬佩，尤其生前還參與《情人眼裡出西施》、《當我們黏在一起》、《奇幻嘉年華》演出，留下不少精彩的表現。https://www.youtube.com/embed/m5LmfARzwDU?enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chinatimes.com訂閱影音：
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