Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves (born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Anglo/Canadian Hollywood film actor. Although currently working in the United States, Reeves has dual citizenship in both Canada and the UK, and is an avid ice hockey player/fan who was his high school team's MVP.

Biography

Reeves gained the notice of the critics in 1986's River's Edge, but his first major film role was in 1986, in the hockey movie Youngblood, starring Rob Lowe. Reeves's first popularly successful film was Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, in 1989. Indeed, and perhaps unfortunately for Reeves, much of his subsequent portrayal in the press has been influenced by his comically airheaded character Ted in that film.

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1986 - River's Edge - 1986 - Youngblood - Rob Lowe - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - 1989

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His work in diverse roles span from small independent movies such as My Own Private Idaho reprised his starring role from that movie for the sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both box-office hits.

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My Own Private Idaho - The Matrix Reloaded - The Matrix Revolutions

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In December 1999, Reeves' girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, gave birth to his stillborn daughter who was named 'Ava Archer Reeves'. In April 2001, Jennifer Syme was killed in an automobile accident. She was buried next to their daughter in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

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December 1999 - Jennifer Syme - April 2001 - Automobile accident - Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery - Los Angeles, California

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On January 31, 2005, Keanu Reeves was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in the entertainment industry. Usually this honor is tied with a recent project from the artist, Reeves' was his latest film Constantine.

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January 31 - 2005 - Constantine

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Reeves is reported to be very generous with his time and money, lending both to a variety of causes. He took a significant amount of the profits from his Matrix series and treated the 12 hard-working stuntmen to motorcycles, among other things. He does not have (by 'Hollywood' standards) many possessions and keeps his life uncluttered. He began playing bass with the rock band Dogstar, which has now gone "into hibernation". More recently, he played bass in a band called Becky with former Dogstar drummer Rob Mailhouse, guitarist Paulie Costa and singer Rebecca Lord. In early 2005, he announced that he left the band and his musical career for good.

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Motorcycle - Bass - Rock - Dogstar

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