Despite the hard times that he had to go through, Keanu Reeves was able to overcome them and become a great actor.
Keanu Reeves has been able to position himself as one of the best actors in action movies that have been produced in the United States, although for the remembered "Neo" from the movie "The Matrix" not everything was always happy. This is because, for several years of his life, he went through very difficult stages that he was able to overcome.
Some of the films in which he has participated throughout his film career are “By the River” (1986); "Bill and Ted" (1989); "Point Break" (1991); "My Private Idaho" (1991); "Maximum speed" (1994); "The Devil's Advocate" (1997); "Constantine" (2005); The Matrix (1999); among other.
Precisely, The Matrix is a science fiction film released in 1999 and was considered the last turn of the millennium. There, Keanu Reeves plays Neo, the main character, who is a hacker who will be plunged into a series of alterities that are difficult to explain without ruining the plot. This was the beginning of a saga that marked an entire generation.
But Keanu Reeves' life was not always rosy, because he had to face complex situations that he was finally able to overcome.
WHO IS KEANU REEVES?
His real name is Keanu Charles Reeves, he was born in Beirut (Lebanon) on September 2, 1964, in addition to his acting talent he is also a musician.
His early childhood years were spent in various countries including Hawaii, Australia, New York, and Toronto. For his roles in the cinema, he has received some positive reviews due to his great performance in different productions.
A characteristic of his is that he plays characters who have a mission to save the world, such as Ted Logan, Siddhartha Buddha, Neo, Johnny Mnemonic, John Constantine, and Klaatu. With the movie John Wick, he won several awards and also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Today he is a great actor who tries to forget the hard moments he lived through in his childhood.
THE COMPLICATED CHILDHOOD OF KEANU REEVES
The actor lived in a very difficult environment because his father was an alcoholic and had serious drug problems.
When Keanu was 15 years old while living in Canada, he abandoned his conventional studies to enroll in a drama school, but he was not so lucky because he was expelled from the institution due to his rebellious and undisciplined character.
Shortly after his father left home and divorced the actor's mother. His father Samuel Nowlin Reeves was sentenced to ten years in prison for drug trafficking.
THE HARD KNOCKS IN THE LIFE OF KEANU REEVES
Given this, Keanu Reeves decided to earn a living working in different trades in Canada. For this reason, he became a photographer, a waiter, a motorcycle mechanic, and a tree feller, although at all times he wanted to become an actor.
It was in 1984 that he made his first appearance in Canadian television series. A year later he left Toronto to tour Canada and become an actor. The same year was his film debut with the film “Dreams to Believe”.
But at the beginning of the 90s, the actor again faced a heavy blow in life. The actor participated in the movie "My Private Idaho" (1991) where he worked with his great friend, River Phoenix. In 1993 he received the news that his friend had died of an overdose in California.
Later, he had a relationship with the actress Jennifer Syme, who participated in the movie "Lost Highway" but it was in 1999 when Reeves received the news that his wife lost his daughter who was on the way. There were only fifteen days left before her birth.
But that was not all for the actor who in 2001 lost his wife in a tragic car accident after a crash on a Los Angeles freeway.
In this film, Keanu Reeves plays Don Juan, the cruel half-brother of Don Pedro (Denzel Washington) who seeks not only to dethrone his relative but also to ruin Hero and Claudio's wedding. The 1993 British film was highly celebrated by specialized critics, positioning it as one of the best adaptations of William Shakespeare's theatrical comedy.
KEANU REEVES AND HIS RISK DOUBLE
Keanu Reeves is one of the Hollywood actors who has great talent and has shown it in every movie he has starred in. Passionate about his work, the interpreter is characterized by the quality of his physical delivery when it comes to enhancing his action scenes, however, he also needs a double.
Who is Keanu Reeves' stunt double? It's actor Jeremy Fry. In an interview, he told what it's like to work with the Hollywood star. “He is selfless, he works tirelessly. Everything good you've heard about him is 110% real."
Fry worked with Reeves in the John Wick trilogy and mentioned that the love they both have for motorcycles was what brought them together and that the actor did not hesitate to invite him to spend a weekend at Laguna Seca, a racetrack located in Monterey.
“When Keanu Reeves asks you if you want to go somewhere, you say yes, whatever. Then it turned out that he had rented a famous race track in California. I rent it for him and about 80 of his friends and acquaintances to enjoy it for two days. There were celebrities, people from different industries, and a great mix of people. He accommodated us in local hotels, and he took care of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It was something very special for me,”
