Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor, director, producer and musician.
Place of Birth, Education
He was born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Because of his father’s work, the family often changed their place of residence. After the wedding, a year later, the couple settled in Australia, where their daughter Kim was born.
When the future actor was 3 years old, his parents separated, and his mother moved to New York with her children. After that, he did not see his father again.
Subsequently, his mother married several more times.
Career
At the age of 17, Reeves dropped out of school and began working, while attending acting courses. Before getting his first roles on television, he managed to try himself in various professions.
It debuted in 1979 on Canadian television. In the first half of the 1980s, the actor starred in commercials, in particular for Coca-Cola, as well as in short films in Toronto.
Over time, he managed to break into the big cinema. After playing the role of a carefree young man in the film “The Incredible Adventure of Bill and Ted”, he starred in the films “Dangerous Liaisons”, “On the Crest of the Wave” and a number of others.
Especially notable were the films “My Own State of Idaho” and “Dracula”. It was these works that helped him consolidate his status in the film industry.
Reeves gained worldwide fame after his role in the action movie “Speed”, where he starred alongside Sandra Bullock. In 1995, the fantastic film “Johnny Mnemonic” was released, which was not successful at the American box office.
Subsequently, the actor appeared in the films “Feeling Minnesota” and “The Devil’s Advocate”. In the same 1997, Empire magazine ranked him 23rd in the ranking of the “100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time”.
In 1999, after the release of the film “The Matrix”, which became a real hit, Reeves began to be considered a cult actor. In the future, he continued to act in films, as well as perform as part of his musical group Dogstar.
On January 31, 2005, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Reeves and Ukraine
After the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation (RF) into Ukraine, Reeves expressed support for Ukrainians.
Marital Status
Until July 1999, he was in a relationship with Carrie-Anne Moss.
Subsequently, he was in a relationship with Jennifer Syme, assistant director David Lynch. Their daughter was stillborn, and on the night of April 3, 2001, Syme died in a car accident.
In June 2008, information appeared in the media about his relationship with actress and model China Chow.
Already in October 2019, it became known that the actor was in a relationship with artist Alexandra Grant.
