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and respond to them. The world has fallen in love ya’ll, everyone is obsessing right
now over Keanu Reeves. The actor is incredibly talented, kind, charming, and just seems like
all around stand up guy. People just can’t seem to get enough of him right now. But,
there’s probably some things you don’t know about him and I'm going to expose them
for you. Here’s today’s list of Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Keanu Reeves.
10) Starting off our list at number 10 is: he was a hockey goalie, and a really good
one apparently. Before being recognized as an incredible actor, he was praised by his
hockey teammates who referred to him as The Wall. Turns out the pucks didn’t stand a
chance when he was in net; he had surprising reaction timing that allowed him to keep his
net safe almost every time. He played throughout his high school years and was voted MVP by
his teammates. One of his former hockey buddies named Jason Kay opened up for an interview
where he reflected on their time playing together, he said: I don’t recall how well we did
that season, but I do remember thinking Keanu had a gift. I’d seen him play a handful
of games at a competitive level and despite him not having much formal training, he stood
out. He was a raw talent, acrobatic and unrefined, but he could steal wins. His hockey talent
doesn’t come as a surprise seeing as he’s Canadian. Go figure.
9) Next up at number 9 is: he hangs with homeless people. Just when we thought we couldn’t
love him more than we already do. The best part about this one is he didn’t do it for
press; turns out he’s a genuine human being. The footage was posted online and left people
with chills after they watched him hanging out with a homeless person in the side streets
of West Hollywood. The footage was straight up accidental luck for the person behind the
camera; I'm sure paparazzi were a little bummed out though. In the video you can see him lying
down on the street sharing drinks and snacks with him and sharing stories. It basically
looks like two childhood friends are just kicking it on a Friday night at a high school
sleepover.
8) At number 8 is: he owns a motorcycle manufacturing company. The actor says he has always had
a love for bikes and actually spends his free time cruising around on them. He admitted
to only owning a couple vehicles throughout his career and that the rest of his collection
is made up of different bikes. His love runs so deep that he co-founded his own motorcycle
manufacturing company called Arch Motorcycle Company. He teamed up with his friend Gard
Hollinger and use the company to design bikes that mix retro and modern design elements.
Their website says the company, I quote: molds the retro and modern design elements they
both love and passion for riding they both share into a new shape. It’s basically the
most badass bromance we’ve ever seen; nothing is more bromantic than 2 men starting their
own motorcycle business together.
7) Sliding into number 7 is another fun fact:
his first acting gig was a coca-cola commercial. We all have to start somewhere right? Like
many other actors, he didn’t just go turn into an international superstar overnight.
Most actors start small, usually from commercial work and build their resume up as they go.
Keanu is one of those actors and his acting career all started when he booked a role playing
a cyclist n a Coca-Cola commercial. Throughout the commercial we can see him zipping by as
a cycler in a big bike race. After he fails to make it past the finish line in first place,
he’s all down in the dumps as one would be. What makes everything better? Oh you know,
a refreshing bottle of coca-cola. Yes bottle, it was 1983 when it was filmed. His couch
in the commercial comes running over and cheers him up by handing him the bottle. It ended
with an epic moment when another cyclist asks him who his coach is and he replies with “my
dad”. Awwwwww.
6) Going into number 6 is: he was expelled from high school. Although he grew up to be
a stand up guy, turns out he was far from being the model student when he was in high
school. He was involved in so much trouble that he ended up getting expelled. He’s
told the story during interviews saying: I was just a little too rambunctious and shot
my mouth off once too often. I was not generally the most well-oiled machine in the school.
I was just getting in their way I guess. I’m pretty sure we all felt that way when we were
in school. This leads to another high school fact about the successful actor; he never
got his high school diploma. Seeing as he couldn’t stay in school for long without
getting expelled, he was never able to get his diploma because he just stopped putting
the effort in. It doesn’t seem to play a difference in his life though, he’s been
able to have a successful career without it. Makes me kinda wish I never spent all those
years in school. I’m kidding. Stay in school kids.
5) Half way through the list at number 5: he was born in the middle east. Now, I know
I said he is Canadian so let me explain. The actor has quite the unique ancestry and spent
many years of his life moving all around the world. Keanu was born on September 2nd 1964
in Beirut, Lebanon. His mom was born in England and his dad was an American born in Hawaii.
The marriage between his parents didn’t last long and after they split, his mother
moved him and his younger sister to Australia. After living in Australia for a while, they
relocated to New York City, still being separated from his father. It wasn’t until then did
they make their final move to here: Toronto, Canada, where he spent the majority of his
life before becoming the next big thing obviously.
4) Here we are at number 4: he used to be in a band. Didn’t we all? I think there
was a time where we tried to create a band with our friends. You’ve probably never
heard of his band before but it was called Dogstar; Keanu was the bass player for them.
The band was pretty decent at the time and gained some recognition even though they were
competing with a bunch of alternative bands from the 90s. Keanu’s fame definitely helped
the band ride the wave, producing 2 albums and one EP during their run, which lasted
from 1991-2002. Pictures have floated around from one of their shows when they had the
chance to play at the UK’s prestigious Glastonbury Festival in 1999. It’s not surprising that
the actor is basically good at everything but I think we can all agree that we’re
happy he decided to focus on acting as his full time career.
3) Alright guys, at number 3 is he is spiritually complex. I mean I don’t know about you guys
but I’m curious to know what his religious views and beliefs are. The actor is open about
it and says he doesn’t belong to any particular religion, but he’s also not an atheist.
I guess this is where the complex part comes in. He’s expressed some interest in Buddhism
but says he is definitely not a Buddhust. SO like, i’m confused. When asked during
an interview if he was a spiritual person he replied with: I don’t know? Do I believe
in God, faith, inner faith, the self, passion, and things? Yes, of course! I’m very spiritual,
supremely spiritual, bountifully spiritual, supremely bountiful. Okay, slow down there
Reeves you lost me. So basically we’ve just defined him as being a spiritually complex
dude and after saying that sentence out loud; I think that’s a fitting description.
2) Here we are at number 2 with: he rides the subway. I feel like this is from those
magazine articles where it’s like celebrities, they are just like us! As if they aren’t
human or something. But seriously- Keanu Reeves rides the subway which is pretty crazy to
think about. A video was posted online showing the actor looking like just another common
person on the metro. Surprisingly you didn’t see anyone noticing that it was him, besides
the person who was filming him of course. In the video you can see him give up his seat
to a woman carrying a gym bag. The woman was not physically impaired, she was not a senior
citizen, she wasn’t pregnant, just a young girl casually carrying a gym bag. Like what?!
What a gentleman. Keanu Reeves doesn’t seem to notice the person filming him until the
end when he makes some awkward eye contact with the lens which is when the video stops.
1) Taking the number 1 spot on our list is: he has run into a ghost. Of course he did.
After seeing how genuine this actor is from all the other numbers on this list, it’s
hard to believe that he would make up something like this. He told the story on the Jimmy
Kimmel show, saying it happened when he was about 6 or 7 years old in his New York Apartment.
He said he was just hanging out with his Nanny and his sister was asleep on the couch when
randomly a floating jacket appeared in the doorway and started floating towards them.
He explains that there were no limbs or head it was just an empty floating jacket. It was
only there for a moment and then it disappeared. At first he thought he was just seeing things
until he looked over at his Nanny who had her mouth wide open looking completely horrified.
He says he remembers it perfectly but still can’t explain what exactly it was, or what
it meant. I mean how do you REALLY explain something like that?
Okay guys, there is our list for today. Let me know what you think down in the comments
below and give it a thumbs up so that I know you liked it. In the meantime, let’s check
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