Height: 6' 1"
Trivia:
(1995) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
(1999) Dating Carrie-Anne Moss, co-star in Matrix, The (1999)
(October 1997) Ranked #23 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
(May 1993) Arrested in Los Angeles; charge of drunk driving.
(199?) MTV Movie Awards - winner "Most Desireable Male"
Loves Ballroom dancing.
Motorcycle is 1974 850cc Norton Combat Commando.
Sisters are Karina (age 18) and Kim (28) (1995)
Named after his great, great-uncle.
His step-father, Paul Aaron is a film and stage Director.
Is afraid of the dark
Had job sharpening ice skates
Was nicknamed "the wall" by high school hockey team (La Salle)
Father part Chinese part Hawaiian, Mother English
Father left the family when Keanu was very young
Keanu is left-handed
He plays bass guitar for the band Dogstar
Was manager of a pasta shop in Toronto
He loves to play ice hockey (goalie position)
His father was a geologist, but is now serving time in prison
His mother was a costume designer for rock stars such as Alice Cooper
His 1974 motorcycle is among his most prized possessions
His name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian
In Hawaiian, "ke" means "the" and "anu" means "cool or coolness"; hence "the coolness" or (very) interpretively, "the cool winds over the mountain."
Dropped out of high school when he was 17 to become an actor
Hobbies include horseback riding and surfing (both inspired from movie roles)
Was MVP on his high school hockey team, where he was a goalie
Keanu got his abdominal scar from a motorcycle wreck in Topanga Canyon. He was on a "demon ride" (no headlights at night) when he crashed into the side of a mountain. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. When the paramedics came to get him, an emergency medical technician trainee picked up one end of the stretcher ... then dropped it by mistake! "It made me laugh, but I couldn't breathe!"
He played the James Dean role in Paula Abdul's "Rush Rush" music video, which is based on the film "Rebel Without A Cause."
Expecting a baby with long-time girlfriend, 'Jennifer Syme' in year 2000
Is a close friend of his stunt double Chad Stahelski. They two met and became close friends while filming Matrix, The (1999).
When trying out for the parts of Bill and Ted, each actor was paired up with another. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter were paired up, Reeves trying out for the part of Bill while Winter trying out for the part of Ted. Tehy were cast opposite what they tried out for.
His first name, Keanu, is pronounced key-an-noo.
(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#17).
His name means "cool breeze over the mountains".
Personal quotes:
"What would happen if you melted? You know, you never really hear this talked about much, but spontaneous combustion? It exists!...[people] burn from within...sometimes they'll be in a wooden chair and the chair won't burn, but there'll be nothing left of the person. Except sometimes his teeth. Or the heart. No one speaks about this, but its for real."
"My name can't be *that* tough to prounounce"
"When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it."
When told, "You'll just have to bite the bullet", his reply was, "Yes, but I don't have to eat the whole rifle"
"I'm a meathead man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb."
"I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime."
Salary:
Matrix 2, The (2002) $15,000,000 (USA)
Replacements, The (2000) $12,500,000
Matrix, The (1999) $10,000,000
Devil's Advocate, The (1997) $8,000,000
Age: 36 years old
Movies He's In: The Replacements, The Matrix, Feeling Minnesota, A Walk In The Clouds, Speed, The Devil's Advocate, Babes In Toyland, etc.
