Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves (Keanu Reeves), born in The Republic of Lebanon Beirut on September 2, 1964 , is an actor, producer, director, bass guitarist, and former member of Sirius Band and Becky Band.
In 1984, starred in his first TV series "Hangin' In"
[1]
. In 1986, his first film " Youngblood " was released
[2]
. In 1988, he was well-known by the audience for appearing in the drama " Dangerous Liaisons "
[2]
. In 1992, with the movie " Point Break " won the 1st MTV Movie Awards for the sexiest actor
[3]
. In 1994, he received more attention for starring in the action film " Speed "
[4]
. In 1997, starred in the suspense film " The Devil's Advocate "
[2]
. In 1999, the sci-fi movie " The Matrix " starring in him was released, so he was shortlisted for the best actor in the 26th Saturn Awards
[5]
. In 2003, he starred successively in science fiction movies " The Matrix2: Reloading " and " The Matrix3: Matrix Revolution ", the two films were respectively 740 million U.S. dollars and 430 million U.S. dollars in global box office
[6]
. In 2004, he won the World Film Stunt Award
[7]
. In 2005, it won the star in Walk Of Fame
[4]
. In 2008, starred in the science fiction film " The Day the Earth Stood Still "
[8]
.
In 2013, the self-directed and self-acted action film " Man of Taichi " was released
[9]
. In 2014, starred in the action film " John Wick "
[10]
. In 2016, won the CinemaCon Pioneer Award
[11]
. In 2017, his starring action film " John Wick: Chapter 2 " was released
[12]
. In 2019, he starred in the action film " Chapter3 ", with which he was nominated for the best actor in the 45th Saturn Awards
[13-14]
. In 2021, his starring sci-fi film " The Matrix Resurrections " was released
[15]
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Early Experience
His parents divorced soon after Keanu Reeves was born. His mother moved to New York with Keanu, and after marrying Broadway director Paul Aron , the family moved to Toronto, Canada. But soon the mother divorced again, and then the mother married two husbands. Under the influence of Paul Aron, Keanu Reeves became interested in acting
.
In 1973, he made his debut on stage and participated in the stage play "Scary". In 1979, he decided to be an actor and participated in the stage play " Romeo and Juliet " in a theater
. In 1980, he began to perform plays in the community theater
. Keanu Reeves went to secondary school in Toronto for 5 years and changed 4 schools, but he was not interested in learning. In 1981, he dropped out of school without graduating from middle school. Keanu Reeves's greatest interest in middle school was playing ice hockey, and his position was as a goalkeeper
.
Performing Experience
In 1984, starred in his first TV series "Hangin' In"
. In 1985, Keanu Reeves went to Hollywood to develop
.
In 1986, his first personal film " Youngblood " was released
; in the same year, he starred in the crime film " River's Edge " with Crispin Glover , playing a rebellious youth, and he gained the attention of directors and critics
.
In 1988, the youth comedy " The Prince of Pennsylvania " starring Freddie Joe Ward premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as a rebellious Robert
; in the same year, he co-starred in the drama " Dangerous Liaisons " with John Malkovich and Glenn Close . , Plays a young knight, so he is well known by the audience
. In 1989, he starred in the nonsensical comedy " Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure " and played a young guitarist
; in the same year, he played the eldest daughter's boyfriend in the family comedy " Parenthood "
.
In 1990, he co-starred in the romance film " I love you to death " with Kevin Kline , Trish Yuma and others
. In 1991
, he played the role of an FBI agent in the action film " Point Break " directed by Kathryn Bigelow . With this film, he won the 1st MTV Movie Awards for the sexiest actor
; later, he starred in the comedy " Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ", The film is a sequel to the movie "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"
; in the same year, it starred in the same-sex literary film " My Own Private Idaho " directed by Gus Van Sant , playing the degenerate rich boy. The film is based on Shakespeare's plays
; in addition, he He also formed a rock band "Sirius" (Dogstar) as a bass guitarist
.
In 1992, he co-starred in the horror film " Dracula " with Gary Oldman and Winona Laura Horowitz , playing the role of human lawyer Jonathan Huck who broke into the vampire castle
. In 1993, co-starred with Kenneth Charles Branagh and Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. in the drama " Much Ado About Nothing " adapted from Shakespeare's plays , playing the melancholy and treacherous Earl John
; in the same year, starring in the drama " Little Buddha " directed by Bernardo Bertolucci ", plays the prince Siddhartha of the King of Kapilavasd
.
In 1994, he starred in the action film " Speed " and played the alert and calm SWAT Jack. The film won a global box office of 350 million U.S. dollars
. He and Sandra Bullock won the Golden Popcorn Award for Best Screen Partner for the film
. In 1995, his starring sci-fi action film " Johnny Mnemonic " was released
; in the same year, he co - starred with Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis in the war romance " A Walk in The Clouds " and played the stupid and affectionate veteran Paul Sutton
.
In July 1996, the first EP "Quattro Formaggi" was released with Sirius
; in August, the action thriller " Chain Reaction " co-starring with Rachel Weisz and Morgan Freeman was released
; in September, the first studio album "Our " was released with Sirius. Little Visionary"
; in the same year, starring in the romance film " Feeling Minnesota " with Cameron Diaz
.
In 1997, starred in the feature film " The Last Time I Committed Suicide " describing the pioneering character of "Beat Generation" Neil Cassedi
; in the same year, co-starred with Al Pacino and Charlize Theron in the feature film " The Devil's Advocate ". Romes, a young lawyer with an undefeated record of defense
.
In March 1999, his starring sci-fi action film " The Matrix " was released, playing the role of young cyber hacker Neo who lives in the matrix. The film won the global box office of 460 million U.S. dollars
, and he won the Golden Popcorn Award for Best Male Actor, best fight
, and the most popular action/sci-fi film actor at the 6th Blockbuster Star Entertainment Awards
, shortlisted for the best actor in the 26th Saturn Awards
; May 18th to June 1st, held a national tour with Sirius Concert
.
On July 11, 2000, he released his second studio album "Happy Ending" with Sirius
. Later, he led the lead in the comedy " Howard Deutch ", playing the talented but unlucky boat cleaner Shane
; in September, with James Todd Spader , Marisa Tomei co-starred in the crime thriller " at the Watcher " was released, played perverted serial killer David Griffin
; the same year, with Catherine Elise Blanchett , Giovanni Ribisi co-starred in the horror film " at the Gift "
.
In 2001, he partnered with Charlize Theron again, starring in the romance film " Sweet November ", playing the role of Nelson Moss
, the executive director of the self-enclosed and emotionally lonely advertising company ; in September, the baseball comedy " Hard ball " starring in the movie was released, playing the role Connor O'Neal who has been hanging around all day
.
In 2002, Keanu and Sirius member Robert Mailhouse. disbanded the band, and the two started activities under the name "Becky"
. In May 2003, his starring sci-fi action film " The Matrix 2: Reloaded " was released. As the second film in the " The Matrix " series, the film won a global box office of 740 million US dollars
; subsequently, the starring "The Matrix" " The Matrix3: Matrix Revolution ", the third film in the series , achieved a global box office of 430 million U.S. dollars
; in the same year, he co-starred in the romantic comedy " Something's Gotta Give " with Jack Nicholson and Annie
.
On May 16, 2004, he won the World Film Stunt Award
. On January 31, 2005, he won the star in Walk Of Fame
; on February 11, his horror film " Constantine " was released, playing the role of John Constantine
, who wandered freely in the two worlds of human and hell ; in the same year, Co-starred in the feature film " Thumbsucker " with Lou Taylor Pucci and Katherine Matilda Swinton , as the dentist Lyman
.
In June 2006, the fantasy romance film " The Lake House " starring with Sandra Bullock was released, playing the talented but unsuccessful architect Alex Weller
. The two won the 8th Youth Choice Award for this film . Best movie kiss scene
; in the same year, with Robert John Downey Jr. and Winona Laura Horowitz, starred in the animated science fiction film " A Scanner Darkly ", and played the role of anti-drug undercover agent Fred
.
In April 2008, the crime action film " Street Kings " co-starring with Forest Whitaker and Chris Evans was released, playing the role of a healthy and aloof detective Tom Ludlow
; in the same year, in the science fiction disaster film " The Day the Earth Stood" " Still " plays the illusion of a human-shaped alien senior intelligent life Kratou
. In 2009, he co-starred in the romance film " The Private Lives of Pippa Lee " with Robin Wright , Blake Lively and others , and played the role of Chris, the uncanny and eccentric store clerk
.
In September 2010, the crime film " Henry's Crime " starring and produced by him premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival
. In 2011, he collaborated with Alexandra Grant to publish the book of poems "Ode to Happiness" (Ode to Happiness)
. In 2012, he served as the producer of the documentary " Side by Side ", which explored whether film movies will be replaced by digital movies
.
In 2013, the self-directed and self-acted action film " Man of Taichi " was released. This film is his directorial debut, with Tiger , Karen Mok , Simon Yam or Yam Tat-wah acting in the
same year; in the same year, with Duke Sanada , Tadanobu Asano , Rinko Kikuchi ; きくちりんこand others co-starred in the oriental magical epic film " 47 Ronin ", playing the role of Kai, a white orphan who grew up in Japan
.
In 2014, he led the starring role in the action thriller " John Wick " directed by David Reich , and played the role of John Wick , the killer who has retired from the arena
. In 2015, he starred in the horror film " Knock Knock " with Ana Celia de Armas Caso and Lorenza Izzo , and played the role of the family protagonist Evan who suffered physical and mental torture
; in the same year, he served as the documentary "Deep Web" and "Mifune Toshiro: The Last" The commentator of "Samurai"
.
In January 2016, the feature film " Exposed " starring and produced by him was released; on April 14, he won the CinemaCon Pioneer Award
; subsequently, he dubbed the cute stray cat Keanu in the comedy " Keanu "
; in May, and The thriller " The Neon Demon " co-starred by Mary Elle Fanning and Jena Malone premiered at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival
; in September, the romance film " The Bad Batch " co-starring with Suki Waterhouse and Jason Momoa was nominated for the 73rd Venice International Film Festival The main competition unit
; in the same year, he partnered with Renee Zellweger in the feature film " The Whole Truth " and played the 17-year-old boy Mike's defense lawyer Richard
.
In February 2017, his starring action thriller " John Wick: Chapter 2 " was released, which is the sequel to "John Wick", with a global box office of 172 million US dollars
; in the same year, he co-starred with Lily Collins in the black comedy " To the " Bone ", as the doctor William Beckham who guides Allen in his search for a healthy lifestyle
.
In 2018, he starred in the crime thriller " Siberia " and served as the producer, playing the role of American diamond businessman Lucas Hill
; in August, the romantic comedy " Destination Wedding " starring with Winona Laura Horowitz was released. The fourth collaboration between people
; in the same year, he served as the lead actor and producer of the science fiction film " Replicas " and played William Foster who tried to "resurrect" his family by relying on cloning technology and consciousness transmission
.
May 15, 2019, TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood left handprints and footprints
; then starred in the action thriller " Chapter3 ", the film is "John Wick: Chapter 2" sequel, the global box office of $ 326 million
; he The film was shortlisted for the best actor in the 45th Saturn Awards
; on May 31, the Asian comedy " Always Be My Maybe " came out on Netflix and screened in some US theaters
; on June 10, he attended The Electronic Entertainment Expo announced that it will act as a motion capture and voice actor for the role of "Johnny Silverhand " in the game " Dynamic Rebel 2077 ". The game will be released on December 10, 2020
; in the same year, it will be in the animated film " Toy Story 4 " The dubbing of the toy Duke made in the image of Canada's greatest stuntman
; in addition, he also starred in the comedy " Between Two Ferns: The Movie "
.
In 2020, in the animated adventure film " SpongeBob SquarePants: Rescue Adventure ", he will play the role of "saint" in real life, and interact with SpongeBob SquarePants across the dimension
; in the same year, he will co-star in the comedy " Bill & Ted Face the Music " with Alex Wynter
. On December 22, 2021, the starring movie " The Matrix Resurrections " was released
.
Personal Life
family background
Keanu Reeves's mother is British and his father is American. Has English, Hawaiian, Chinese, Irish and Portuguese descent
.
Keanu Reeves's father, Samuel Nolin Reeves (referred to as Old Reeves), is a geologist who was born in Hawaii. In the 1960s, Sr. Reeves worked in a publishing house in Beirut in The Republic of Lebanon and married Keanu Reeves' mother, Patricia Taylor. In 1966, Keanu Reeves's sister Kim was born. Taylor could not bear the old Reeves taking drugs and divorced, moved to New York, the old Reeves returned to Hawaii.
Before the age of 13, Keanu Reeves often traveled from Canada to Hawaii to visit his biological father, but never contacted him again after he was 13 years old. After being arrested, the old Reeves wrote to his son in prison, but received no reply.
Keanu Reeves's younger sister Kim suffered from leukemia. Reeves donated millions of dollars to the cancer research institution for her leukemia. Fortunately, her condition has improved
.
Emotional experience
In December 1999, Keanu Reeves's girlfriend Jennifer Syme gave birth to a daughter, but unfortunately it was stillborn. The two broke up a few weeks later, but maintained a good relationship. In April 2001, Syme died in a car accident in Los Angeles
.
In 2008, Keanu Reeves and Chinese female model China Chow dated for a while
.
In 2011, Keanu Reeves met the artist Alexandra Grant and jointly founded the publishing company X Artists' Books. At the beginning of 2019, the two began to formally communicate
.
hobby
Keanu Reeves likes motorcycles. In 2014, Keanu participated in the creation of a motorcycle company, which specializes in the production of customized motorcycles
.
Character Evaluation
Keanu Reeves has a weird personality, but very attractive. Its appearance is handsome and handsome, and its facial features are not as sharp as Westerners, but with soft lines. His natural temperament and melancholy, coupled with the tempering of his teenage life and his unruly habits in adulthood, make him very suitable for some tragic roles. In addition, Reeves is tall and thin, with strong muscles. These physical conditions allow him to withstand the limits of physical fitness well, so as to control various fighting roles .
As the name suggests, Keanu Reeves is a model of a good man who is not greedy for money, fame or fortune, or beauty
. His oriental ancestry gives him an extremely pure and simple nature in his temperament, and at the same time it is mixed with a sense of mystery. In the movie "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", he performed the role very well with a fresh and natural performance. In the movie "Speed", he is quick-acting and agile, and his image rewrites the tradition that Hollywood heroes are mature middle-aged people .
In the film series "The Matrix", Keanu Reeves has quick movements, free and easy posture, and his slender figure makes him dance-like graceful and smooth when showing the powerful oriental kung fu, which makes the audience a feast for the eyes. The interpretation of Keanu Reeves makes the role of Neo stand out among the Hollywood heroes. Keanu Reeves did not deliberately conceal the weakness and hesitation of human beings, but used his implicit melancholy to add a sense of sadness to the hero of Neo .
