Concetti Chiave
- Keanu Reeves, a Canadian actor born in Beirut, possesses dual Canadian and English citizenship and has a passion for ice hockey.
- He gained critical attention with "The River's Edge" in 1986 and achieved mainstream success with "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" in 1989.
- Reeves has experienced personal tragedies, including the loss of his daughter and partner, and is known for his charitable contributions.
- His role in the "Matrix" trilogy earned him one of the highest remunerations in cinema history, totaling $185 million from salary and profit share.
- Reeves played bass in the bands Dogstar and Becky but announced his departure from music in early 2005.
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Origins and family
Keanu Charles Reeves (Beirut, 2 September 1964) is a Canadian actor.Although he has been living in the United States, Reeves has a double citizenship: the Canadian one and the English one.
It is known that he was a passionate fan of ice hockey so that in his high school, The Salle Connects of Toronto, he was considered the mvp of the team.
His name is reported to be inspired by the cold wind (or freshness) that expires from the mountains in the Hawaii.
The deep meaning is "the one that constantly is absorbed in the consciousness of God", while in the reviewed Thyme the embodiment is reported that the name is linked to the "freon-cool satori".
Keanu's father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, has Chinese and hawaiian ancestors, while his mother, Patricia Taylor, is English.
He also has a sister, Kim, that lives at Billy Goats and she is sick because she has leukemia. He also has two stepsisters, Karina and M. Roses.
Films in which he had a role
Reeves attracts the attention of critics in 1986 for the film The boys of the river, but his first role as the protagonist is in 1986, in the film Young Blood.Then, he is in the film Bill & Ted' s Excellent Adventure, in 1989. He is hired again (on the wave of the success) from Bill & Ted' s Bogus Journey (1991).
Certainly, and perhaps unlucky for Reeves, most of the journalistic critics will be influenced by his interpretation of Ted, the protagonist of the film, a character determined by his head on the clouds.
Reeves woks also in small independent films like Attractive and damned of Gus Van Sant and Point Break that received well-known revenues.
He also plays Flaw, the protagonist of the trilogy of Matrix.
Personal tragedies
On December 1999, he had from Jennifer Syme a daughter, who was born dead, and who was given the name of 'Age Archer Syme Reeves'.On April 2001, Jennifer Syme died in an accident on board of her Jeep Cherokee, at 6 am, while she was returning from a party at Marilyn Manson's house. She was buried near her daughter in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
Reeves at Hollywood
On January 31st 2005, Keanu Reeves obtains a star in the Hollywood Walk of Hunger for his work in the cinema.Normally this honour is bound given after the success of a recent project of the artist, in this case the film Constantine.
Reeves is very generous with his time and money, lending both to a charitable series of causes.
He gives a significant amount of his profits from the serious Matrix and, between the other things, provides the twelve stuntman motorcyclists of the film an accomodation.
He is also known for the availability to give up part of his payment if that allows to take on another actor for the film.
At the same time he plays in The lawer of the devil. This film allows him to take on The Calm, and in The reserves by Gene Hackman.
Reeves' music career
Keanu Reeves seems to be the actor that received the highest paycheck in the story of the cinema for a film: the role of the main character in Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions (technically two episodes of a trilogy). As a matter of fact, he received 20 millions dollars. In addition to that he also got 15% of the movie entries, for a total of 185 millions of dollars. At present it is paid between the 15 millions and the 20 millions of dollars.He also played with the rock band Dogstar, but the project went then "in hibernation".
Recently he played in a band called Becky with the former-drummer of the Dogstar, Robert Mailhouse, the guitaristPaulie Kosta while the singer was Rebecca Lord.
At the beginning of 2005, he announced to have left the band and the musical career.
Recent Projects
Recently he finished the renewals of The night does not wait, a film directed by David Ayer. They took inspiration from a story of James Ellroy.At present he is doing a remake of Ultimatum to the land, where he plays the role of the main character, the android Klaatu.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the origins and family background of Keanu Reeves?
- What are some notable films in which Keanu Reeves has starred?
- What personal tragedies has Keanu Reeves experienced?
- How has Keanu Reeves contributed to charitable causes?
- What is Keanu Reeves' involvement in music?
Keanu Charles Reeves was born in Beirut on September 2, 1964, and holds both Canadian and English citizenship. His father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, has Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry, while his mother, Patricia Taylor, is English. He has a sister named Kim, who is battling leukemia, and two stepsisters, Karina and M. Roses.
Keanu Reeves gained critical attention in 1986 with "The Boys of the River" and had his first leading role in "Young Blood" the same year. He is well-known for his roles in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989) and its sequel, "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" (1991), as well as the "Matrix" trilogy.
In December 1999, Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Syme had a daughter, Ava Archer Syme Reeves, who was stillborn. Tragically, Jennifer Syme died in a car accident in April 2001. She was buried near their daughter in Los Angeles.
Keanu Reeves is known for his generosity, donating a significant portion of his earnings from the "Matrix" series to various charitable causes. He also provided accommodations for the twelve stuntmen in the film and is willing to reduce his salary to allow other actors to be cast in films.
Keanu Reeves was part of the rock band Dogstar, which later went on hiatus. He also played in a band called Becky with former Dogstar drummer Robert Mailhouse. However, in early 2005, Reeves announced he had left the band and his musical career.
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