The life of Canadian actor Keanu Reeves is interesting, but not easy. Despite his fame and glory, he experienced a lot, so he is very different from most other Hollywood stars. That, however, does not prevent him from being one of the most talented actors of the turn of the millennia. Although his talents are not limited to acting alone, he is really a very versatile person.
The actor has a mixed background. British, Hawaiian, Irish, Chinese, and Portuguese blood flow in his veins. Father Keanu left the family when the future star was only three years old. Actor relationship with him does not support. As a child, he managed to live in the United States, Australia and Canada, as his mother often moved in search of work. He was expelled from the Canadian School of Art as a child with the phrase “for disobedience”. Like Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves suffered from dyslexia. In his youth he was fond of hockey and played well. The first role of Keanu Reeves was at the age of nine, playing a cameo role in the musical.
In his youth, he tried to combine part-time work with an actor and a school, but in the end he abandoned training. Keanu Reeves loves motorcycles. Like other famous actor – Hugh Laurie, who has more bikes than cars. At the moment, the actor owns a bicycle company. His favorite writer is Marcel Proust. Already known, for nine years, Reeves lived in hotels and rental houses. Keanu Reeves loves solitude. He often walks alone in the park. Not once saw him in the usual subway, which he often uses. He does not like the excess hype around him. Even he celebrated his 50th birthday at home with his sister. Reeves founded the Cancer Foundation, which donates large sums. His sister is ill with leukemia, and he spent over $ 5 million on her treatment. For the trilogy “The Matrix”, Keanu Reeves earned $ 114 million, 80 of which he divided between members of the film crew, make-up artists and special effects creators. During his career, Reeves has starred in more than 70 films and TV shows. The actor has never been married. He has no children.
Keanu Reeves’s current fortune is estimated at about a third of a billion dollars. He repeatedly starred in advertising, in honesty, for the Coca-Cola company. During the filming of Devil’s Advocate, the Reevesu’s fee was reduced at his own request, so that the producers had the opportunity to invite Al Pacino to play in this film, for which there was not enough money to pay for the services. In Hawaiian, “Keanu” means “cool breeze over the mountains”. The actor refused to take part in a film with Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, so as not to interrupt the theater tours, where he played in the production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in front of less than 800 spectators. He never received a high school diploma and secondary education. In matters of religion, Keanu Reeves is an atheist.
In the 90s, he played bass in the grunge band Dogstars. The backing vocals that can be heard on some of their tracks are also his. All stuntmen who participated in the filming of “The Matrix”, Keanu Reeves gave a new motorcycle “Harley-Davidson.” People who have worked with Reeves say that he is always very polite and courteous with everyone, including the most insignificant employees. He always remembers the names of everyone with whom he works, and behaves very friendly. Girl Keanu Reeves lost their common child, who was born dead. Soon she herself died in a car accident. This so shocked the actor that since then he has earned himself the glory of “the saddest celebrity.” He is interested in yoga.
In 2011, he, in collaboration with one artist, published a book, which is a collection of illustrations for Reeves’s poem. One page is one picture with one line of text. The book is called “Ode to Happiness.” The actor has repeatedly stated that he never fundamentally reads fan letters, since he does not want to bear any responsibility for what he can learn in this way. Many Hollywood stars are engaged in charity work, no doubt, but Keanu Reeves is deservedly called the most generous man among them. He once said that in his childhood he saw a ghost resembling a costume, which itself walked around the room. Keanu’s hobbies include surfing and horse riding. He is left handed. This can be seen in some of his films. After the death of his girlfriend in a car accident, he made a social video about the benefits of a seat belt in a car. In “The Matrix Tom Cruise was originally supposed to play, but he refused, considering the film hopeless. Then the role went to Keanu Reeves.
