Who is Keanu Reeves?
Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor who has achieved a remarkable career in production, direction, and the music industry as well. Born on September 2, 1964, he started his career when he was 20 years old. His initial career in the film industry started with theatre productions and television films. His first debut feature film was Youngblood.
He is an actor with different genres. Be it music, horror, science fiction, or humor, Keanu Reeves’s acting skills are not restricted to any one genre. His marvelous performance in science fiction comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was welcomed by the audience. He emerged out as an action hero by playing a leading role in Point Break and Speed.
A big breakthrough came in his career with the release of The Matrix as it was well-received by the audience. Following this success, he acted in some hit movies like Constantine, The Lake House, and crime thriller Street Kings. He has also played as a bass guitarist at Dogstar, an American rock group. Apart from this, Reeves is also a writer and philanthropist.
Personal Details
- Celebrity Name: Reeves
- Full Name: Keanu Charles Reeves
- Gender: Male
- Birth Date: September 2, 1964
- Birth Place: Beirut, Lebanon
- Age: 56
- Height: 1.86 m
- Weight: 87 kg
- Nationality: Canadian
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Status: Married
- Wife: Jennifer Syne
- Children: Ava Archer Syme-Reeves
- Profession: Actor and musician
- Net Worth: $400 million
Early Life
Hailing from Beirut, Lebanon, Keanu Reeves took birth on September 2, 1964. His mother’s name is Patricia and his father’s name is Samuel Nowlin Reeves Jr. His father is a native Hawaiian and his mother is from Essex. Reeves met his father last time when he was just 3 years. His mother got married four times which means Reeves moved almost internationally until his mother got settled in Toronto.
Reeves attended four different high schools and tend to be an introverted kind of child. He always aspired to be an Ice hockey player and during his college days, he used to be a successful Ice Hockey goalkeeper. He is a Canadian citizen by naturalization. Reeves joined the theatre production of Damn Yankees when he was just nine.
Personal Life
On December 24, 1999, Ava Archer Syme Reeves, was born to Reeves’s girlfriend Jennifer Syme, who was stillborn. Syme was killed when her car collided with three parked cars in Los Angeles. Reeves has been in romantic relationships with Brenda Davis, a longtime girlfriend; model-actress China-Chow and Alexandra Grant whom he met at a dinner party. Reeves and Alexandra made their relationship public in November 2019.
In his personal life, Reeves is spiritual by nature and a firm believer of God. Philosophically he is a Buddhism follower and talks about understanding others’ behavior, feelings, and impermanence. He is a philanthropist as he owns a privately owned cancer foundation. He donates a big amount to help children’s hospitals and cancer research.
Career
If we talk about his career journey, then Keanu Reeves started with small roles in TV commercials and stage productions. He started as a correspondent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for their youth television program Going Great. His first break in Hollywood started with the release of Youngblood in 1986. He achieved successful box office stardom with an overnight success of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure in 1989 which earned revenue of $40 million.
His big breakthrough in his career initiated with the lead roles in Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey which was a sequel to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. He co-starred with River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho. As Reeves gained popularity, his career peaked when he signed some high budget films like Point Break-in 1991. His role in the movie Speed acclaimed more recognition than any other movie he had done.
Technically the release of Speed was a turning point in his life and fans welcomed his point break performance. Reeves’s performances in the movies like A Walk in the Clouds, Chain Reaction, and The Last Time I Committed Suicide gained mixed reviews from the audience. Continuing his career, Reeves’s role in the character of Neo for the movie Matrix was widely acclaimed. The movie was a blockbuster hit and earned revenue of $1.6 billion.
Awards and Achievements
Keanu Reeves is a winner of four MTV Movie Awards and has also been nominated for Saturn Awards under the category of Best Actor. Some of his top-rated and widely acclaimed movies 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)
- Toy Story 4 (2019)
The actor is known to have been nominated for the People’s Choice Awards twice. He was nominated under the category Favorite Male Movie Star and Favorite Action Movie Star, for the movie, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Reeves is openly and secretly funding many new projects. According to the sources, some of his recent projects include Netflix Always Be My Maybe, CD Project – Cyberpunk Project 2077.
Keanu Reeves’s Total Net Worth
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At present, Keanu Reeves’s total net worth is $400 million.
Right from the beginning Keanu Reeves had been at the height of his fame and remains at the top till today. The actor worked as a producer and is the co-founder of the production company, Company Films. Being an avid motorcyclist, he has also co-founded Arch Motorcycle Company. He likes to collect vintage typewriters and is also famous for his acts of kindness.
He is one of the most versatile actors in the industry and has become financially successful with his hard work and generosity. He has been in limelight due to his upcoming projects and has been the talk of the show on Good Morning America. As published in Times Magazine in 2005, Reeves has been titled as Hollywood’s ultimate introvert. He has also appeared on the Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list.