Mini Bio
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break, and The Matrix franchise as Neo.
He has collaborated with major directors such as Stephen Frears (in the 1988 period drama Dangerous Liaisons); Gus Van Sant (in the 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho); and Bernardo Bertolucci (in the 1993 film Little Buddha). Referring to his 1991 film releases, The New York Times' critic, Janet Maslin, praised Reeves' versatility, saying that he "displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles." A repeated theme in roles he has portrayed is that of saving the world, including the characters of Ted Logan, Buddha, Neo, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine and Klaatu.
Backstage
- Learned over 200 martial arts moves for The Matrix Reloaded (2003) .
- Took a 90% pay cut on his salary on The Replacements (2000) so Gene Hackman could be cast. Previously, he had deferred $2 million of his salary so that Al Pacino could be cast on The Devil's Advocate (1997) .
- Very good friends with his Bill & Ted co-star, Alex Winter and has remained in contact with him. Keanu has also contributed cameo appearances and helped with a number of Winter's film projects.
- His name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian.
- His mother, Patric Reeves , was a costume designer for rock stars such as Alice Cooper .
- For a Halloween party as a teenager, Keanu once wore the bunny costume his mother Patric Reeves had designed for Dolly Parton 's October 1978 Playboy magazine cover.
- Was raised in Beirut (since birth until six months), Sydney (until age 3), Upper West Side (Manhattan, New York, until age 6) and in Toronto (until age 21).
- His best friend was actor River Phoenix . He is also friends with River's brother Joaquin Phoenix .
- Keanu got his abdominal scar from a motorcycle wreck in Topanga Canyon. He was on a "demon ride" (no headlights at night) when he crashed into the side of a mountain. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. When the paramedics came to get him, an emergency medical technician trainee picked up one end of the stretcher... then dropped it by mistake! "It made me laugh, but I couldn't breathe!".
- When Reeves first arrived in Hollywood, his agent thought his first name was too exotic, so during the early days of his film career he is sometimes credited as K.C. Reeves, Norman Kreeves or Chuck Spadina.
Marital status / Family
Keanu Reeves has never been married. He is currently in a relationship with visual artist Alexandra Grant, which became publicly known in late 2019 (the couple reportedly began dating around 2018). In December 1999, his then-partner, Jennifer Syme, gave birth to their stillborn daughter, named Ava Archer Syme-Reeves.
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