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Keanu Charles Reeves,(born September 2,
         1964) an American actor and singer. Keanu Reeves is best
         known for acting in science-fiction and action-adventure
         moves such as the Matrix trilogy, Johnny Mnemonic
         , Chain Reaction, Constantine and
         Speed. His best-known role in a comedy is as Ted
         Logan in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Reeves
         is also a musician, playing bass guitar in the grunge band
         Dogstar during the 1990s, and in the band
         Becky. The name Keanu means "cool breeze over
         the mountains" in Hawaiian. Reeves is of British, American,
         Chinese, and Hawaiian descent. Though born in Lebanon, he
         has never been a Lebanese citizen, as his parents were from
         the United States and Britain.
         
         
Actor
         Keanu Reeves
         
         
 
         
         
 
         
         
Keanu Reeves
            Filmography:
            
            
 
            
            

               

                  

                     
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Street Kings (2008)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Ultimate Matrix Collection (2007)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Great Warming (2006)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Lake House (2006)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Constantine (2005)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Ellie Parker (2005)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Thumbsucker (2005)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Hardball (2001)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Sweet November (2001)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Gift (2000)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Replacements (2000)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Watcher (2000)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Matrix (1999)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Chain Reaction (1996)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Little Buddha (1994)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Speed (1994)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Freaked (1993)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Bill & Ted s Bogus Journey (1991)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Point Break (1991)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
I Love You to Death (1990)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Bill and Ted s Excellent Adventure (1989)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Parenthood (1989)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Permanent Record (1988)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Night Before (1988)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Babes in Toyland (1986)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Flying (1986)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
River's Edge (1986)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Youngblood (1986)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Dream to Believe (1985)
                  
               
               

                  

                     
Life Under Water
                  
               
            
             
            
            
 Keanu Reeves'
            Salary on selected films:
            
            
 
            
            
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) $15,000,000 +
               15% of the gross 
               
               
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $15,000,000 + 15% of the
               gross 
               
               
The Replacements (2000) $12,500,000 
               
               
The Matrix (1999) $10,000,000 + 10% of the gross
               
               
               
The Devil's Advocate (1997) $8,000,000 
               
               
Youngblood (1986) $3,000 
            
            
 
            
            
 
            
            
 
         
         
 
         
         
 
         
         
 
         
         
Links and
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IMDB-
               
               
Keanu Reeves --Wikipedia Article
               
               
 
               
               
 
         
         
 
         
         

      
      

         
 
         
         
 
         
         

            

               

                  
Born: Hayden Leslie
                  Panettiere
                  
                  
Date of Birth: August 21, 1989
                  
                  
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
                  
                  
Nationality: Canadian
                  
                  
Also Known As: K.C. Reeves
                  
                  
Nickname(s): 
                     
                     
The Wall (as a goalie in hisgh school
                     hockey)
                     
                     
The One (from his Matrix movies0
                     
                     
 
                  
                  
Education: 
                  
                  
High School(s): 
                     
                     
De La Salle College (Canada)
                        
                        
Avondale Alternative
                  
                  
Career Info and Stats:
                  
                  
Occupation: Actor and musician
                     
                     
Years active in Industry: 1985 —
                     present
                     
                     
Notable Acting Roles:
                     
                     
Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood
                        Still
                        
                        
Neo in The Matrix Trilogy
                        
                        
John Constantine in Constantine
                        
                        
Jack Traven in Speed
                        
                        
Ted Theodore Logan in Bill and Ted s
                        Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted s
                        Bogus Journey
                     
                     
 
                     
                     
Music Genre(s): grunge
                  
                  
 
                  
                  
Height: 5 ft 1 in
                  
                  
Best Known As: Actress on the NBC
                  television show Heroes
                  
                  
Family:
                  
                  
Parents: Patricia Bond (née
                     Taylor), and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr.
                  
                  
Significant Others:
                  
                  
Jennifer Syme (1999-2001)
                     --Reeves' girlfriend who gave birth in December,
                     1999 to their still-born daughter, Ava Archer
                     Syme-Reeves. Jennifer Symes died in an auto
                     accident in 2001