Keanu Charles Reeves (born Wednesday, September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Anglo/Canadian Hollywood film actor. Although currently working in the United States, Reeves is a Canada citizen and an avid ice hockey player/fan who was his high school team's MVP. His first name literally means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian language. The deeper meaning is "one who is constantly absorbed in God consciousness," while the magazine ''Time (magazine)'' refers to him as the embodiment of "freon-cool satori." His father is Asian American of China and Hawaiian descent and his mother is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 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. His work in diverse roles span from small independent movies such as ''My Own Private Idaho'' has earned him critical acclaim. Reeves has become a major box-office draw, and several of his films have become extremely popular. ''Speed (movie)'', released in 1994, was a tremendous success for Reeves, surpassed in 1999 by the sci-fi hit ''The Matrix''. Reeves reprised his starring role from that movie for the sequels, ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'', both box-office hits. In December of 1999, Reeves had a daughter with actress Jennifer Syme. Eva Archer Syme-Reeves was stillborn and in April of 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. Keanu 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 and Roll band Dogstar (band), who have now gone "into hibernation". He currently plays bass in a band called [http://beckymusic.com Becky] with former Dogstar drummer Rob Mailhouse, guitarist Paulie Kosta and singer Rebecca Lord, although in recent interviews he's announced he has left the band and his musical career for good. == Filmography == * ''Il Mare'' 2006 * ''A Scanner Darkly'' 2006 * ''Thumbsucker'' 2005 * ''Constantine (movie)'' 2005 * ''Something's Gotta Give (movie)'' 2003 * ''The Matrix Revolutions'', 2003 * ''The Matrix Reloaded'', 2003 * ''The Animatrix: Kid's Story'', (voice) 2003 * ''Mayor of Sunset Strip'' (documentary), 2003 * ''Hardball'', 2001 * ''Sweet November'', 2001 * ''The Gift'', 2000 * ''The Watcher'', 2000 * ''The Replacements'', 2000 * ''The Matrix'', 1999 * ''Me and Will'', 1998 * ''The Devil's Advocate'', 1997 * ''The Last Time I Committed Suicide'', 1997 * ''Feeling Minnesota'', 1996 * ''Chain Reaction (film)'', 1996 * ''A Walk in the Clouds'', 1995 * ''Johnny Mnemonic (movie)'', 1995 * ''Speed (movie)'', 1994 * ''Little Buddha'', 1993 * ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'', 1993 * ''Freaked'', 1993 * ''Much Ado About Nothing (movie)'', 1993 * ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', 1992 * ''Providence (movie)'', 1991 * ''My Own Private Idaho'', 1991 * ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'', 1991 * ''Point Break'', 1991 * ''I Love You to Death'', 1990 * ''Tune in Tomorrow...'', 1990 * ''Parenthood (movie)'', 1989 * ''Life Under Water'', 1989 * ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', 1989 * ''The Night Before'', 1988 * ''Permanent Record'', 1988 * ''The Prince of Pennsylvania'', 1988 * ''Dangerous Liaisons'', 1988 * ''Brotherhood of Justice'', 1986 * ''Flying'', 1986 * ''Youngblood'', 1986 * ''Babes in Toyland (1986 movie)'', 1986 * ''Under the Influence'', 1986 * ''River's Edge'', 1986 * ''Young Again'', 1986 TV-Movie * ''Act of Vengeance'', 1986 TV-Movie * ''Letting Go'', 1985 TV-Movie * ''One Step Away'', 1985 TV-Movie ==External links== * 1964 births Canadian actors Cinema actors Hollywood Walk of Fame Hapas
Is he an American citizen? He was born in Lebanon and grew up in Canada. User:Zoe - no he`s Canadian :Now it says "British-American." Considering his multi-national parents, his birth in Lebanon and his Canadian citizenship, I'm not sure that's accurate at all. --User:Feitclub 22:21, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC) :: When did his family move to Canada? The article currently says that he was born in Lebanon, but doesn't describe the circumstances. Were his parents Canadian residents who were simply on vacation in Lebanon, or did he spend the first years of his life there? --User:LostLeviathan 21:28, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC) ---- saying that he is haunted by his role in Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure seems to hold a stance against the position that the reason no one gives him any credit as a serious film actor is because he's no good. ---- I have deleted two references to two movies which seem to exist only in the Wikipedia. The movies are "Beards" and "The Mill of Gunther Pardwick". User:Regulus 05:18, Aug 8, 2003 (UTC) ---- His private life should not be mentioned in an encyclopedia. - I meant the last sentence I deleted - encyclopedias should contain facts not gossip :I'm not sure who wrote the above, when, or what it's specifically in reference to, but it's an absurd statement. Articles about people in Wikipedia (and other encyclopedias) are full of details and information about "private lives": wives, husbands, children, drinking problems, etc etc etc. I assume "private life" here is code for someone having said he was bisexual or gay. If so, why not just speak honestly without using silly code words. User:Moncrief 11:49, Mar 14, 2004 (UTC) == Hawaiian name == User: Astanhope removes the meaning of his Hawaiian name, then User: 65.19.30.2 puts their own interpretation in. Strange. Should the name be there or not?User:Adam Marx Squared 00:18, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC) I'm glad that portion of the name was taken out, which was ridiculous. Although "ke anu" literally means "the coolness", the interpretation used for his own name seems to have been started by himself and it should just be as he interpreted it.
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Keanu Charles Reeves (born Wednesday, September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Anglo/Canadian Hollywood film actor. Although currently working in the United States, Reeves is a Canada citizen and an avid ice hockey player/fan who was his high school team's MVP. His first name literally means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian language. The deeper meaning is "one who is constantly absorbed in God consciousness," while the magazine ''Time (magazine)'' refers to him as the embodiment of "freon-cool satori." His father is Asian American of China and Hawaiian descent and his mother is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 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. His work in diverse roles span from small independent movies such as ''My Own Private Idaho'' has earned him critical acclaim. Reeves has become a major box-office draw, and several of his films have become extremely popular. ''Speed (movie)'', released in 1994, was a tremendous success for Reeves, surpassed in 1999 by the sci-fi hit ''The Matrix''. Reeves reprised his starring role from that movie for the sequels, ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'', both box-office hits. In December of 1999, Reeves had a daughter with actress Jennifer Syme. Eva Archer Syme-Reeves was stillborn and in April of 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. Keanu 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 and Roll band Dogstar (band), who have now gone "into hibernation". He currently plays bass in a band called [http://beckymusic.com Becky] with former Dogstar drummer Rob Mailhouse, guitarist Paulie Kosta and singer Rebecca Lord, although in recent interviews he's announced he has left the band and his musical career for good. == Filmography == * ''Il Mare'' 2006 * ''A Scanner Darkly'' 2006 * ''Thumbsucker'' 2005 * ''Constantine (movie)'' 2005 * ''Something's Gotta Give (movie)'' 2003 * ''The Matrix Revolutions'', 2003 * ''The Matrix Reloaded'', 2003 * ''The Animatrix: Kid's Story'', (voice) 2003 * ''Mayor of Sunset Strip'' (documentary), 2003 * ''Hardball'', 2001 * ''Sweet November'', 2001 * ''The Gift'', 2000 * ''The Watcher'', 2000 * ''The Replacements'', 2000 * ''The Matrix'', 1999 * ''Me and Will'', 1998 * ''The Devil's Advocate'', 1997 * ''The Last Time I Committed Suicide'', 1997 * ''Feeling Minnesota'', 1996 * ''Chain Reaction (film)'', 1996 * ''A Walk in the Clouds'', 1995 * ''Johnny Mnemonic (movie)'', 1995 * ''Speed (movie)'', 1994 * ''Little Buddha'', 1993 * ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'', 1993 * ''Freaked'', 1993 * ''Much Ado About Nothing (movie)'', 1993 * ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', 1992 * ''Providence (movie)'', 1991 * ''My Own Private Idaho'', 1991 * ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'', 1991 * ''Point Break'', 1991 * ''I Love You to Death'', 1990 * ''Tune in Tomorrow...'', 1990 * ''Parenthood (movie)'', 1989 * ''Life Under Water'', 1989 * ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', 1989 * ''The Night Before'', 1988 * ''Permanent Record'', 1988 * ''The Prince of Pennsylvania'', 1988 * ''Dangerous Liaisons'', 1988 * ''Brotherhood of Justice'', 1986 * ''Flying'', 1986 * ''Youngblood'', 1986 * ''Babes in Toyland (1986 movie)'', 1986 * ''Under the Influence'', 1986 * ''River's Edge'', 1986 * ''Young Again'', 1986 TV-Movie * ''Act of Vengeance'', 1986 TV-Movie * ''Letting Go'', 1985 TV-Movie * ''One Step Away'', 1985 TV-Movie ==External links== * 1964 births Canadian actors Cinema actors Hollywood Walk of Fame Hapas
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Is he an American citizen? He was born in Lebanon and grew up in Canada. User:Zoe - no he`s Canadian :Now it says "British-American." Considering his multi-national parents, his birth in Lebanon and his Canadian citizenship, I'm not sure that's accurate at all. --User:Feitclub 22:21, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC) :: When did his family move to Canada? The article currently says that he was born in Lebanon, but doesn't describe the circumstances. Were his parents Canadian residents who were simply on vacation in Lebanon, or did he spend the first years of his life there? --User:LostLeviathan 21:28, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC) ---- saying that he is haunted by his role in Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure seems to hold a stance against the position that the reason no one gives him any credit as a serious film actor is because he's no good. ---- I have deleted two references to two movies which seem to exist only in the Wikipedia. The movies are "Beards" and "The Mill of Gunther Pardwick". User:Regulus 05:18, Aug 8, 2003 (UTC) ---- His private life should not be mentioned in an encyclopedia. - I meant the last sentence I deleted - encyclopedias should contain facts not gossip :I'm not sure who wrote the above, when, or what it's specifically in reference to, but it's an absurd statement. Articles about people in Wikipedia (and other encyclopedias) are full of details and information about "private lives": wives, husbands, children, drinking problems, etc etc etc. I assume "private life" here is code for someone having said he was bisexual or gay. If so, why not just speak honestly without using silly code words. User:Moncrief 11:49, Mar 14, 2004 (UTC) == Hawaiian name == User: Astanhope removes the meaning of his Hawaiian name, then User: 65.19.30.2 puts their own interpretation in. Strange. Should the name be there or not?User:Adam Marx Squared 00:18, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC) I'm glad that portion of the name was taken out, which was ridiculous. Although "ke anu" literally means "the coolness", the interpretation used for his own name seems to have been started by himself and it should just be as he interpreted it.
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