Reeves' mother married Robert Miller, a rock music promoter, in 1976 the couple divorced in 1980. Aaron remained close to Reeves, offering him advice and recommending him a job at the Hedgerow Theater in Pennsylvania, United States. When Reeves was nine, he took part in a theatre production of Damn Yankees. The couple moved to Toronto, Canada, and divorced in 1971. Īfter his parents divorced in 1966, his mother moved the family to Sydney, and then to New York City, where she married Paul Aaron, a Broadway and Hollywood director, in 1970. Reeves last met his father on the Hawaiian island of Kauai when he was 13.
His mother was working in Beirut when she met his father, who abandoned his wife and family when Reeves was three years old. His paternal grandmother is Chinese Hawaiian. His American father is from Hawaii, and is of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, English, Irish, and Portuguese descent. His mother is English, originating from Essex. Keanu Charles Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 2, 1964, the son of Patricia (née Taylor), a costume designer and performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves Jr.
In addition to acting, Reeves has directed the film Man of Tai Chi (2013). Following a setback, Reeves made a successful comeback by playing the titular assassin in the John Wick film series, beginning in 2014. He played John Constantine in Constantine (2005) and starred in the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), the science fiction thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and the crime thriller Street Kings (2008). Greater stardom came for playing Neo in the science fiction series The Matrix, beginning in 1999. He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho (1991), and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994).įollowing several box office failures, Reeves's performance in the horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997) was well received.
He had his breakthrough role in the science fiction comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and he reprised his role in its sequels. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). Keanu Charles Reeves ( / k i ˈ ɑː n uː/ kee- AH-noo born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor.
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