Keanu Reeves
Keanu
Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian[b] actor. Born in Beirut
and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in
television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). He
had his breakthrough role in the science fiction comedy Bill & Ted's
Excellent Adventure (1989), and he reprised his role in its sequels. He gained
praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho
(1991) and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in Point
Break (1991) and Speed (1994).
Keanu Reeves' Wiki/Bio/Age/Family
Keanu
Charles Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 2, 1964, the son of
Patricia (née Taylor), a costume designer and performer, and Samuel Nowlin
Reeves Jr. His mother is English, originating from Essex. His American father
is from Hawaii, and is of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, English, Irish, and
Portuguese descent. His grandmother from his father's side is Chinese Hawaiian.
His mother was working in Beirut when she met his father, who abandoned his
wife and family when Reeves was three years old. Reeves last met his father on
the Hawaiian island of Kauai when he was 13.
After
his parents divorced in 1966, his mother moved the family to Sydney,and then to
New York City, where she married Paul Aaron, a Broadway and Hollywood director,
in 1970. The couple moved to Toronto, Canada, and divorced in 1971. When Reeves
was nine, he took part in a theatre production of Damn Yankees. Aaron remained close to Reeves, offering him
advice and recommending him a job at the Hedgerow Theater in Pennsylvania,
United States.[ Reeves' mother married Robert Miller, a rock music promoter, in
1976; the couple divorced in 1980. She subsequently married her fourth husband,
a hairdresser named Jack Bond; the marriage lasted until 1994. Reeves and his
sisters grew up primarily in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto, with a
nanny caring for them frequently. Because of his grandmother's ethnicity, he
grew up with Chinese art, furniture, and cuisine. Reeves watched British comedy
shows such as The Two Ronnies, and his mother imparted English manners that he
has maintained into adulthood.
Describing
himself as a "private kid", Reeves attended four different high
schools, including the Etobicoke School of the Arts, from which he was
expelled. Reeves said he was expelled because he was "just a little too
rambunctious and shot my mouth off once too often...I was not generally the
most well-oiled machine in the school". At De La Salle College, he was a
successful ice hockey goalkeeper. Reeves had aspirations to become a
professional ice hockey player for the Canadian Olympic team but decided to become
an actor when he was 15. After leaving De La Salle College, he attended
Avondale Secondary Alternative School, which allowed him to get an education
while working as an actor. He dropped out of high school when he was 17. He
obtained a green card through his American stepfather and moved to Los Angeles,
United States three years later. Reeves holds Canadian citizenship by
naturalization.
Personal life
In
1998, Reeves met director David Lynch's assistant Jennifer Syme at a party
thrown for his band Dogstar, and they started dating. On December 24, 1999,
Syme gave birth eight months into her pregnancy to the couple's child, who was
stillborn. The couple broke up several weeks afterward, but later reconciled.
On April 2, 2001, Syme was killed when her vehicle collided with three parked
cars on Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles. Syme was reportedly impaired, and
also not belted in. Reeves told investigators that they were back together, and
had had brunch together in San Francisco the day before the accident. Reeves
acted as a pallbearer for Syme, who was
buried next to their daughter. He was scheduled to film the sequels to The
Matrix the following spring, but sought "peace and time", according
to friend Bret Domrose of Dogstar.
Reeves
has also been romantically linked to longtime friend and filmmaker Brenda
Davis, whose child he is godfather to, and model-actress China Chow. In 2009,
Reeves met Alexandra Grant at a dinner party; they went on to collaborate on
two books together. They went public with their relationship in November 2019.
Reeves
is discreet about his spiritual beliefs, saying that it is something
"personal and private". When asked if he was a spiritual person, he
said that he believes "in God, faith, inner faith, the self, passion, and
things", and that he is "very spiritual" and "supremely
bountiful". Although he does not formally practice Buddhism, the religion
has left a strong impression on him, especially after filming Little Buddha. He
said, "Most of the things I've come away with from Buddhism have been
human—understanding feelings, impermanence, and trying to understand other
people and where they're coming from."
When
asked on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2019 about his views on what
happens after death, Reeves replied, "I know that the ones who love us will
miss us".
Censorship
In 2022, Reeves recitation of the Beat poem "Pull My Daisy" for a virtual benefit concert for Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, angered Chinese nationalists.
This led to a social media call to boycott his films despite past
close collaboration with Chinese film authorities and Chinese
"megastardom" for decades. Reeves's films have been banned from
streaming platforms in China such as iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku.
Filmography and awards
Prolific
in film since 1985, Reeves' most acclaimed and highest-grossing films,
according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include: River's Edge
(1987), Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991),
Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Speed (1994), The Matrix (1999), John Wick
(2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019),
and Toy Story 4 (2019). Reeves has won four MTV Movie Awards, and received two
Best Actor nominations at the Saturn Awards. He was nominated twice for a
People's Choice Award: Favorite Male Movie Star and Favorite Action Movie Star,
for his performance in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019).
In
September 2021, Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine deemed Reeves the "#1 Martial
Arts movie star in the world" based upon his multiple films in the genre,
their popularity, and sheer box office gross.
Keanu Reeves Net Worth:
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Net Worth: |
$380 Million |
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Date of Birth: |
Sep 2, 1964 (58 years old) |
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Place of Birth: |
Beirut |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Height: |
6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) |
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Profession: |
Actor, Voice Actor |
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Nationality: |
Canada |