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the top ten amazing facts about Keanu Reeves.
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10.
Going Great No, no.
That’s not just a testament to how Reeves’ career is going!
In the early 1980s, Nickelodeon featured a news-type program that focused on children
and their incredible talents and feats.
For its short run of 39 episodes from October of 1983 to February of 1984, the production
was the station’s lowest rated show.
So, why do we care about any of this?
Because in 1984, before the show was pulled, Keanu Reeves was brought on as a correspondent.
Maybe it wasn’t his greatest achievement, but it was a start for the 20-year-old hopeful
actor.
9.
Dogstar Before taking on a network of machines and
shortly after his Excellent Adventure, Keanu showed off one of his many talents with the
forming of Dogstar, an alternative rock group.
During the band’s run from 1991 to 2002, which was marked by notable performances at
the 1996 Zwemdokrock Festival in Belgium and 1995’s Hollywood Palladium, Reeves played
bass guitar and served as backing vocals.
Even after Dogstar’s dismantling in 2002, the band, including Reeves, is still said
to gather for impromptu “jam sessions.”
8.
Directing Man of Chai Tea In 2013, Keanu made his directorial debut
with Man of Chai Tea, an epic saga about a man and his love for tea…Wait, this doesn’t
sound right.
Hold on - Man of Tai Chi!
Who do these writers think they are?!
Well, Man of Tai Chi was Reeves’ directorial debut, so at least that was right.
Beyond directing the martial arts film, Keanu also starred in the film as the villainous
Donaka Mark.
The film, which was partially inspired by the life of stuntman and friend of Keanu,
Tiger Chen, received praise by director John Woo and leveled out with moderate reception,
proving that Reeves is far from a one-trick pony.
7.
Charitable Reeves “You may be a giving person, but are you
"Keanu Reeves" level of giving?”
It may not be yet, but that could very well be how we gauge charitable contributions in
the future.
It’s not even just a case of the private monetary contributions he’s made to cancer
and childhood illness foundations along with a multitude of charities.
Reeves is known for – and has been candidly caught - being an all-around nice guy.
One of his more unique charitable moves came when he auctioned a two-day motorcycle trip
through California for three.
At $150,000 a pop, bike and Keanu enthusiasts would enjoy spending time with the actor before
taking home a custom KRGT-1.
6.
Supporting the Matrix Speaking on how nice Keanu is, we don’t
want to leave out that time he gave up part of his profit-sharing from The Matrix series
to the special-effects and costume-design teams working on the sequels.
While the story tends to change and some outlets claim he personally gave over $100 million
to the teams, how much he gave up isn’t really important.
All you need to know is that through back-end deals that earned him a portion of box office
sales, Reeves diverted his funds to support the staff that brought the world of The Matrix
to life.
5.
Spiritual Reeves Ask Reeves what religion he follows and chances
are he’ll deny practicing any faith.
So why does the internet frequently peg him as a Buddhist?
Outside of his well-natured personality, his role in Little Buddha and co-narration of
Discovering Buddhism may have something to do with it.
Ultimately, Reeves doesn’t align with any sect despite having attended Catholic school
as a young lad, though he does have a spiritual side to him.
The actor has been quoted talking about an afterlife, stating “I do think there must
be some kind of interaction between your living life and the life that goes on from here.”
4.
He Really is John Wick You probably think we’re referencing how
he performed most of his own stunts in the John Wick series, but no, that’s just the
tip of the iceberg.
After watching him plow through a 3-Gun shooting event, we truly believe he is the man you
send to kill Bogeyman.
Despite having claimed in 2008 that he doesn’t own a gun, it’s clear that Reeves has had
enough time behind the trigger to know what he is doing.
Which also probably means he’s all for the 2nd Amendment, right?
Eh, mostly.
Taking probably the most level-headed stance on the matter, the actor is not against private
gun ownership but also recognizes the potential dangers of it.
3.
He Knows Kung Fu?
According to John Wick director and former stuntman Chad Stahelski, the training Reeves
went through to perfect the movie’s choreographed “gun fu” was extensive enough to elevate
the star from “actor” to “a martial arts guy.”
On the contrary, Reeves is more modest about his martial arts aptitude, instead claiming
that he does “movie kung fu.”
Chances are, though, he may actually know a thing or two as he trained Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu and Judo under The Machado Brothers, the same five siblings responsible for training
Chuck Norris for the past 20 years.
2.
Keanu is Just a Guy Is Keanu a prolific actor with a great career?
Because you’d never know it based on some of his more public appearances.
And we don’t mean scheduled meetings with the public, we’re talking about times like
when he was spotted all alone on a park bench, contemplating life over a perplexing sandwich
or burrito.
Or that time he spent his 46th birthday with little more than a cupcake and two workers
of a prop warehouse.
Though these images are often attributed to the “sad Keanu” phenomenon, it may just
be that he’s a rather normal guy who doesn't want to be treated any different.
1.
Some Random Reeves Facts Think you know all the amazing things about
the real life Dorian Grey?
How about that his name actually means “cool breeze over the mountains” in Hawaiian and
that, while he has a Hawaiian name and is considered a Canadian actor, he was born in
Lebanon?
Reeves is also known for taking pay cuts on The Devil’s Advocate and The Replacements
so the films could afford stars like Al Pacino and Gene Hackman.
He also gave up a chance to star in Heat to star as Hamlet in a Manitoba theater.