He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1964 and he is an American film actor.
- Age: 56 years
- Date of birth: September 2, 1964
- Country of Origin: Lebanon
- Source of wealth: Professional actor
He is one of the most talented actors in the world right now. With good looks, action movies, the Juan Mecha actor has been blessed with heaps of goodness and is known for the good deeds of him.
Keanu Reeves Biography
Born to a Chinese-Hawaiian father and a British mother, he grew up in Toronto and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 to work as an actor.
His father, who was sentenced to ten years in prison for possession of cocaine and heroin, left his family when he was only two years old.
After his parents’ divorce, he lived with his mother in different locations in the United States and Canada, living with three stepfathers during his childhood and adolescence, including theater and film director Paul Aaron and rock promoter Robert Miller. Since he was a child, he had an inclination for sports practice.
When he was 3 years old, his father left, although they remained in contact until he was 6 years old. His mother married four more times, so he moved around the world until the family settled.
In fact, earlier, during his stay in Canada, he had performed at the Theater Arts High School.
As a student, he played on the high school ice hockey team, where he was nicknamed The Wall.
In this period he also began to act intervening in various theatrical productions.
His main hobbies are motorcycles, cars, surfing, ballroom dancing, horseback riding and rock, a music lover that he experiences live playing bass in his rock music group Dogstar.
He struggled in an academy way due to dyslexia combined with and anger problem, and when he was at school he was good in sports, especially hockey. He attended four schools in five years, mainly because he was expelled from them.
Keanu Reeves Favorite Quotes
» Money means nothing to me. I have made a lot of money, but I want to enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account. I give a lot and live simply, almost always with a suitcase in hotels. We all know that health is much more important. –Keanu Reeves
“The letters are your thought. It’s a different way of intent than writing an email.” –Keanu Reeves
“Because we’re actors we can pretend and be fake, but I would prefer the intimate investment to be authentic.” –Keanu Reeves
«Here comes the 40. I am feeling my age and I have asked for the Ferrari. I’m going to buy the whole mid-life crisis package.” –Keanu Reeves
“I am an airhead. I can’t help it. There are smart people and dumb people. –Keanu Reeves
“I had the pleasure of working with so many faimous stars over the years. It has been an incredible journey. I hope it continues.” –Keanu Reeves
“The whole aspect of cinema and movie festivals should be a time to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was so much division. –Keanu Reeves
“I mean, if you didn’t understood it or if you didn’t felt like you’ve enjoyed it, manytimes that experience can change.” –Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves Career
His first performances took place in television series such as Hanging . At the age of twenty-two, he made his film debut: in the films Flying (1986), by Paul Lynch, and Forge of Champions (1986), by Peter Markle, he was cast in supporting roles of low quality.
He also participated as a supporting actor in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), by Stephen Frears, a highly successful film based on the homonymous novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, which at the time brought together a series of actors destined to achieve great prestige in the following years. ( Michelle Pfeiffer , Uma Thurman , and Reeves himself).
He became a young promise with his appearance in comedies such as Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) by Pete Hewitt, although he has stated that he prefers the first part of this story, entitled Bill and Ted’s Bogus Adventures (1989 ), directed by Stephen Herek.
He rose to fame with his intervention in My Private Idaho (1991), by the controversial Gus van Sant, a work considered by many to be a true masterpiece of the so-called independent cinema in the United States.
From this moment his activity reached the recognition of the public and the media, to which his cultivated appearance in magazines and covers contributed not a little: he has consolidated an image of an introverted man, separated from the frivolous aspect of the entertainment world and reluctant to be fodder for the press.
In the early 1990s he was called by Francis Ford Coppola to work on yet another personal adaptation of Bram Stoker ‘s novel Dracula . His performance in this film, which was precisely called Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), did not leave him very happy.
He was also the protagonist of Little Buddha (1993), directed by a Bernardo Bertolucci far removed from his committed and militant cinema of his first European period. From this same year is his intervention in Much Ado About Nothing (1993), a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare ‘s comedy Much Ado About Nothing .by Kenneth Branagh.
His career seemed to consolidate in these years with Speed (1994), by Jan de Bont, a completely commercial film, but entertaining and with an excellent reception from the public, in which he co-starred with Sandra Bullock .
From that moment on, when everything seemed to point to the consolidation of his career, the actor worked on a series of titles of little prestige: A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Chain Reaction (1996) or The Last Time I Suicide (1997) seemed to bury a professional activity full of hope.
From this situation he came to get his intervention in Pactar con el diablo (1997), directed by Taylor Hackford, with Al Pacino as co-star. The film disappointed the hopes that were placed in him, but his excellent performance helped Reeves to regain credit.
His popularity reached its peak with The Matrix (1999), directed by the Wachowski brothers, which was one of the hits of the year. In the film, he plays the role of a computer specialist who realizes that humanity is run by a series of evil computers.
The setting is nightmarish, with clear influences from Ridley Scott’s science fiction film sets. The tape had its corresponding sequels in Matrix Reloaded (2002) and Matrix Revolutions (2003).
The theater has also been part of his artistic work. It was a curious Hamlet that deprived him of intervening in Heat (1995), the film starring
However, he never regretted it. One of his passions is shooting the risky scenes himself, without using stunt doubles.
So much so that, in May 2004, he received the Taurus award in recognition of the merit shown throughout his career in filming a large part of the scenes with physical effort or moderate risk.
Keanu Reeves Stellar Moments
Here are some of the highlights of Keanu Reeves’ career:
- MTV Movie Award for Most Wanted Man- Point Break (1991)
- MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Sandra Bullock): Speed (1994)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance: The Matrix (1999)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Laurence Fishburne): The Matrix (1999)
- Bambi Award for Best International Actor: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Keanu Reeves Net Worth
He shows no signs of slowing down in his career. His net worth is a reflection of a dynamic and diverse career and will continue to grow as his career does.
His career includes acting, producing, directing, writing and music, all of which have greatly expanded his portfolio.
As of 2021, his net worth is approximately $360 million.
Keanu Reeves Personal Life
The actor’s sexual tendencies were for a time in the limelight, especially when it was rumored that he had married famous Warner businessman David Geffen.
While filming “The Matrix” he had a romantic relationship with his co-star Carrie-Anne Moss (born 1967).
One of his ex-girlfriends, actress Jennifer Syme (1972), died in a traffic accident in April 2001 at the age of 28.
A year earlier, him and Jennifer lost their daughter Ava to stillbirth. He was later a couple of the blonde British performer Amanda de Cadenet (“Broken Dreams”, born in 1972), ex-wife of John Taylor, the member of the musical group Duran Duran .
Later he was the boyfriend of actress Autumn Macintosh (“Susan’s Plan”) and was rumored to be in a relationship with Diane Keaton (1946), his co-star from “When You Least Expect It” .
Other partners of the actor were Lynn Collins, an actress seen in “50 First Dates” or “The Merchant of Venice”, Hallie Meyer-Shyer, Parker Posey , China Chow and Trinity Woodall.
Since November 2019, his girlfriend is Alexandra Grant.
