Keanu Reeves

Birth Name: Keanu Charles Reeves

Nickname/Stage Name: Keanu Reeves

Birth Date: September 2, 1964

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi, Romance

Occupation: Actor

Years Active: 1984 till Present

Net Worth: $380 million

 

Personal Life

Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He met Jennifer Syme in 1998 and they started dating. Their stillborn child was born in December 1999 and they parted ways several weeks later only to reconcile.

Syme was killed on April 2, 2001, in a car accident in Los Angeles. Since then, he has been romantically linked to China Chow and Alexandra Grant, with whom he went public in 2019.

Education

Reeves went to four different high schools, including the Etobicoke Schools of the Arts from which he was expelled. According to him, his expulsion was because he was "just a little too rambunctious and shot my mouth off once too often".

Career

He made his acting debut in an episode of the TV series Hanging' In in 1984. His first film roles were in Babes in Toyland, Act of Vengeance, and Brotherhood of Justice.

Reeves starred in several teen dramas towards the end of the 1980s and had his breakthrough with adult roles between the period of 1991 to 1994. Some of the films he acted in at that time include My Own Private Idaho and Point Break.

The actor also starred in the popular action thriller Speed (1994) alongside Sandra Bullock. His rise to superstardom took place after he starred in The Matrix (1999). The movie has spawned three sequels, making him one of the most popular Hollywood stars.

He has also headlined the successful John Wick franchise, playing an assassin who goes on a quest for revenge after his dog is killed. 

Awards

MTV Movie & TV Award (1996, 2000)

Blockbuster Entertainment Award (2000)

Taurus World Stunt Award (2004)

Teen Choice Award (2006)

Bambi Award (2008)

CinemaCon Award (2016)

Golden Schmoes Award (2019)

Golden Tomato Award (2020)

Quotes

"When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it."

"I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb."

"I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime."

Trivia

He was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1995.

He loves ballroom dancing.

He has a younger sister named Kim Reeves and a half-sister named Karina Miller.

Movies

One Step Away (1985)

Permanent Record (1988)

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Speed (1994)

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Street Kings (2008)

Side by Side (2012)

The Whole Truth (2016)

Toy Story 4 (2019)

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)