Keanu Reeves Facts and Trivia
1- Reeves was born September 2, 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon.
2- He owns at least two Norton Commando motorcycles
3- In 1997, Keanu Reeves was pictured by paparazzi spending a morning with a homeless man, talking, and sharing some of his food.
4- Keanu Reeves was a successful ice hockey goalkeeper at De La Salle College, earning the nickname “The Wall.”
5- Keanu Reeves’s father abandoned his wife and family when Reeves was three years old
6- Keanu Reeves’s first name means “cool breeze over the mountains” in Hawaiian
7- He speaks French fluently
8- There’s a website dedicated to the theory that he’s immortal
9- He Directed His Own Movie, Titled Man Of Tai Chi
10- He was expelled from school at 16 and never got his high school diploma
11- In 2016, Reeves appeared in the horror thriller The Neon Demo
12- In 2009 Reeves starred in the drama The Private Life of Pippa Lee.
13- In 2008 he starred in two films: Street Kings and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
14- In 2005 Reeves starred in the drama fantasy thriller Constantine.
15- When Reeves was 15, he worked as a production assistant on Aaron’s films.
16- He Is A Philanthropist And Has A Private Cancer Foundation To Help Several Children’s Hospitals
17- His father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves was a geologist while his mother, Patricia Taylor, was a showgirl and costume designer.
18- Keanu Was A Bassist And Backing Vocalist For The Band Dogstar From 1991—2002
19- Keanu Reeves Takes The Subway
20- He’s An Avid Reader
21- He First Scored An Acting Role For Coca-Cola In The 80’s
22- Keanu had a crush on Sandra Bullock while filming Speed
23- Reeves has published his own poetry book.
24- Keanu Reeves was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January of 2005.
25- His most famous role to date happened in 1999 – “The Matrix”
26- When making “The Devil’s Advocate,” Reeves agreed to take a big pay cut of a few million dollars (a few million dollars) so the producers could also afford to bring on Al Pacino.
27- His first serious role was in a supporting role in the Rob Lowe hockey flick Youngblood (1986), which was filmed in Canada.
28- As a teenager in Toronto, he worked as a manager at a pasta restaurant.
29- in May 1993 Keanu Reeves Arrested in Los Angeles, California; charged with drunk driving.
30- His father was a geologist who served time in prison. He was paroled after serving two years of a ten-year sentence for selling heroin at Hilo Airport
31- Keanu Reeves has Hobbies include horseback riding and surfing
32- Keanu Reeves Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history
33- Keanu Reeves’s first theater work was with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts in “The Tempest”.
34- He learned to surf for his role in Point Break (1991)
35- Keanu Reeves Attended the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
36- Keanu Reeves Played ice hockey for the California Senior Hockey League (1995).