Keanu Reeves is a highly acclaimed Canadian actor and musician with a career spanning four decades. He's recognized for leading roles in action films, earning accolades such as being ranked among the greatest actors of the 21st century by The New York Times and being named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people. Beyond his on-screen achievements, Reeves is known for his likable public persona and philanthropic activities.
On September 2, 1964, Keanu Charles Reeves was born. He is a Canadian actor and musician recognized with awards in a career spanning four decades.
In 1966, Keanu Reeves's parents divorced, leading his mother to move the family to Sydney and then to New York City.
In 1970, Keanu Reeves's mother married Paul Aaron, a Broadway and Hollywood director, in New York City.
In 1971, Keanu Reeves's family moved to Toronto, and his mother divorced Paul Aaron.
Filming for Death Game took place in 1974 and the movie was later released in 1977, which was later remade as Knock Knock in 2015 starring Keanu Reeves.
In 1976, Keanu Reeves's mother married Robert Miller, a rock music promoter.
Death Game, the original movie, was released in 1977, which was later remade as Knock Knock in 2015 starring Keanu Reeves.
In 1980, Keanu Reeves's mother divorced Robert Miller.
In 1981, the murder of Marcy Renee Conrad occurred, loosely inspiring the crime drama River's Edge, in which Keanu Reeves was cast.
In 1984, Keanu Reeves made his acting debut in the Canadian television series Hangin' In.
In 1984, Keanu Reeves was a correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation youth television program Going Great and made his acting debut in an episode of the television series Hangin' In.
In 1985, Keanu Reeves began his prolific film career.
In 1985, Keanu Reeves played Mercutio in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre in North York, Ontario.
In 1986, Keanu Reeves appeared in television films including Babes in Toyland, Act of Vengeance and Brotherhood of Justice, and in motion pictures such as Youngblood and Flying. River's Edge also premiered in 1986 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In 1986, Keanu Reeves made his feature film debut in Youngblood.
In 1987, the film River's Edge was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 1988, Keanu Reeves starred in several dramas aimed at teen audiences, including The Night Before, The Prince of Pennsylvania, Permanent Record, and Dangerous Liaisons.
In 1989, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 1989, Keanu Reeves had his breakthrough role in the science-fiction comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
In 1989, Keanu Reeves starred in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, portraying a slacker who travels through time.
In 1989, Keanu Reeves starred in the comedy-drama Parenthood directed by Ron Howard.
In 1990, Keanu Reeves portrayed an incompetent hitman in I Love You to Death and played Martin in Tune in Tomorrow. He also appeared in Paula Abdul's music video for Rush Rush.
On September 29, 1991, My Own Private Idaho, starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, had its theatrical release in the United States. The film premiered at the 48th Venice International Film Festival and was positively received.
In 1991, Keanu Reeves formed the alternative rock band Dogstar and also played Jonathan Harker in Francis Ford Coppola's Gothic horror Bram Stoker's Dracula.
In 1991, Keanu Reeves starred alongside Patrick Swayze in the action thriller Point Break, playing an undercover FBI agent. He took surfing lessons to prepare for the role.
In 1991, My Own Private Idaho was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 1992, Keanu Reeves won the Most Desirable Male award at the MTV Movie Awards for his performance in Point Break.
In 1993, Keanu Reeves had a role in Much Ado About Nothing and starred in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Little Buddha.
In 1993, Much Ado About Nothing was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 1994, Keanu Reeves established himself as an action hero with a leading role in Speed.
In 1994, Keanu Reeves was retroactively named People's Sexiest Man Alive in November 2015.
In 1995, Keanu Reeves appeared in the romantic drama "A Walk in the Clouds", which garnered mixed-to-negative reviews. He plays a young soldier returning home from World War II.
In 1995, Keanu Reeves briefly retreated to the theatre playing Prince Hamlet in a Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Hamlet in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His performance received positive reviews.
In 1995, Keanu Reeves starred in the cyberpunk action thriller "Johnny Mnemonic", directed by Robert Longo and based on the 1981 story by William Gibson. The film received mainly negative reviews, with critics feeling Reeves was miscast. As part of the film studio's marketing efforts, a CD-ROM video game was also released.
In 1995, Speed won two Academy Awards in Best Sound Editing and Best Sound.
In 1996, Keanu Reeves appeared in "Chain Reaction", which was not a critical success. He also starred in the independent crime comedy "Feeling Minnesota", which was described negatively. He turned down an offer to star in "Speed 2: Cruise Control".
In 1997, Keanu Reeves appeared in "The Last Time I Committed Suicide", which gained mixed reviews. He also starred in the supernatural horror "The Devil's Advocate" alongside Al Pacino and Charlize Theron, which attracted positive reviews.
In 1997, Keanu Reeves's performance in the horror film The Devil's Advocate was well received.
In 1998, Keanu Reeves met Jennifer Syme at a party thrown for his band Dogstar, and they started dating.
On December 24, 1999, Jennifer Syme gave birth eight months into her pregnancy to Keanu Reeves's daughter, who was stillborn.
In 1999, Keanu Reeves achieved greater stardom with his role as Neo in The Matrix.
In 1999, Keanu Reeves starred in the critically acclaimed science fiction film "The Matrix". To prepare for the film, Reeves had read Kevin Kelly's Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World, and Dylan Evans's ideas on evolutionary psychology. The Matrix proved to be a box office success and received Academy Awards.
In 1999, The Matrix was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 2000, Keanu Reeves starred in the sports comedy "The Replacements". Against his wishes, he also starred in the thriller "The Watcher". He had a supporting role in Sam Raimi's "The Gift".
On April 2, 2001, Jennifer Syme, Keanu Reeves's former partner, died in a car accident in Los Angeles. Syme had been under the influence and also not belted in.
In 2001, Keanu Reeves appeared on Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list at number 36.
In 2001, Keanu Reeves starred in the romantic drama "Sweet November", a remake of the 1968 film, and the sports comedy "Hardball". Both films received generally negative receptions.
In 2002, Keanu Reeves appeared on Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list at number 49.
In 2002, Keanu Reeves' professional music career came to an end when Dogstar disbanded after a decade together.
In 2003, Keanu Reeves became the highest paid actor for a single production for reprising the role of Neo in The Matrix sequels Reloaded and Revolutions.
In 2003, Keanu Reeves returned to The Matrix sequels with "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions". He also starred in the romantic comedy "Something's Gotta Give".
In 2003, The Matrix Revolutions, the third installment, was met with mixed reception. Also in 2003, Reeves starred in Something's Gotta Give, a romantic comedy, with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. Something's Gotta Give received generally favourable reviews.
In 2003, as a wrap gift for the twelve-person stunt team of "The Matrix Reloaded", Keanu Reeves purchased Harley-Davidson motorcycles for each of the members as a thank you for their help in making the film.
In 2005, Keanu Reeves played John Constantine in Constantine.
In 2005, Keanu Reeves played the title role in "Constantine", an occult detective film, which grossed $230 million worldwide. He also appeared in "Thumbsucker", a comedy adapted from the 1999 Walter Kirn novel.
In 2005, Keanu Reeves received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry.
In a 2005 article for Time magazine, Lev Grossman called Keanu Reeves "Hollywood's ultimate introvert", also describing him as a workaholic, charming and "excruciatingly shy".
In 2006, Keanu Reeves appeared in "A Scanner Darkly", which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He also starred in "The Lake House", reuniting him with Sandra Bullock. Towards the end of 2006, he co-narrated "The Great Warming", a documentary about climate change mitigation.
As early as 2008, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter had shown enthusiasm for a third Bill & Ted film, but the project went into development limbo.
In 2008, Keanu Reeves collaborated with director David Ayer on "Street Kings". He also starred in "The Day the Earth Stood Still", a loose adaptation of the 1951 film.
In 2009, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel at the Razzie Awards.
In 2009, Keanu Reeves met Alexandra Grant at a dinner party; they went on to collaborate on two books together.
In 2009, Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, starring Keanu Reeves, premiered at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival and received positive reviews.
In 2010, Keanu Reeves starred in the romantic comedy Henry's Crime, a film about a man who targets the same bank he was imprisoned for robbing. The movie was not a box office success.
In 2010, an image of Keanu Reeves sitting on a park bench with a sad facial expression became an internet meme known as "Sad Keanu", after photographs of him were published and spread across various blogs and media outlets.
In 2011, Keanu Reeves released an adult picture book titled Ode to Happiness, which he wrote and Alexandra Grant illustrated.
In 2011, Keanu Reeves, who is an avid motorcyclist, co-founded ARCH Motorcycle Company with Gard Hollinger, which builds and sells custom motorcycles.
In 2012, Keanu Reeves co-produced and appeared in the documentary Side by Side, interviewing filmmakers about digital and photochemical film creation. He also starred in the independent drama Generation Um..., which was critically panned.
In 2013, Keanu Reeves made his directorial debut with the martial arts film Man of Tai Chi, which premiered at film festivals but was a commercial disappointment. He also starred in the fantasy film 47 Ronin, which was a box office flop and poorly received.
In 2013, Keanu Reeves made his film directorial debut with Man of Tai Chi.
In 2014, John Wick was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 2014, Keanu Reeves made a career comeback by playing the titular assassin in the action film series John Wick.
In 2014, Keanu Reeves played the title role in the action thriller John Wick, marking his return to the action genre. The film was a box office success.
In November 2015, People retroactively named Keanu Reeves 1994's Sexiest Man Alive.
In 2015, Keanu Reeves starred in the horror feature Knock Knock, a remake of Death Game. He also narrated the documentaries Deep Web and Mifune: The Last Samurai.
In 2015, director Coppola gave a retrospective interview regarding Keanu Reeves role in Dracula.
Star Wars #1 sold the most copies in 2015 before BRZRKR #1 surpassed it in sales in 2021.
In 2016, Keanu Reeves appeared in five film releases: Exposed, Keanu (voice role), The Neon Demon, The Bad Batch, and The Whole Truth. He also appeared in the web television series Swedish Dicks.
In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter calculated that Keanu Reeves had earned $250 million for The Matrix franchise, making him one of the highest-paid actors.
In 2017, John Wick: Chapter 2 was released, becoming one of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films.
In 2017, Keanu Reeves reprised his role in John Wick: Chapter 2, which was a commercial and critical success. He also starred in the drama To the Bone, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and made cameo appearances in A Happening of Monumental Proportions and SPF-18.
In 2017, Keanu Reeves, along with Jessica Fleischmann and Alexandra Grant, founded a book publisher called X Artists' Books (also known as XAB).
In 2017, a meme asserting that Keanu Reeves is "secretly immortal" gained media prominence when Jimmy Fallon asked him about it on The Tonight Show. The meme suggests Reeves has lived throughout the last millennia under different identities.
In 2018, Keanu Reeves reunited with Winona Ryder in the comedy Destination Wedding. He also co-produced and starred in the thrillers Siberia and Replicas, which received negative reviews. Replicas was also a box office failure.
In March 2019, after his United Airlines flight was grounded in Bakersfield, Keanu Reeves took initiative in arranging alternate travel plans for the other passengers, entertaining them with fun facts and country music during the travel van ride.
In July 2019, while filming "Bill & Ted Face the Music", Keanu Reeves signed a "You're Breathtaking" banner for a family, referencing a meme from his appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 for the game Cyberpunk 2077.
In November 2019, Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant went public with their relationship.
In 2019, Keanu Reeves starred in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which was a box office hit. He voiced Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4, and a film festival called KeanuCon was held in his honor. He also appeared in Always Be My Maybe and produced the Netflix series Conquest.
In 2019, Keanu Reeves's casual persona and ability to establish rapport led him to be dubbed the "Internet's boyfriend" by the public.
In 2019, two of Keanu Reeves' acclaimed films were released: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Toy Story 4.
In June 2020, Keanu Reeves volunteered for Camp Rainbow Gold, an Idaho children's cancer charity.
In 2020, "The New York Times" ranked Keanu Reeves at number four on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
In 2020, Keanu Reeves portrayed Johnny Silverhand in the video game Cyberpunk 2077 as well as its expansion.
In 2020, Keanu Reeves starred in Bill & Ted Face the Music, the third film in the series. He also appeared in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as a tumbleweed named Sage.
In 2020, The New York Times ranked Keanu Reeves as the fourth-greatest actor of the 21st century.
In March 2021, the first volume of the comic book series BRZRKR, co-written by Keanu Reeves, was published.
In September 2021, Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine deemed Keanu Reeves the "#1 Martial Arts movie star in the world."
In December 2021, Keanu Reeves returned to the screen for the fourth film in The Matrix franchise: The Matrix Resurrections. The film was a box office disappointment.
In 2021, Keanu Reeves co-wrote and created the BRZRKR franchise, which started with the original comic book.
In 2021, Keanu Reeves reprised his role as Neo in The Matrix: Resurrections.
In August 2022, Keanu Reeves went viral for attending a fan's wedding in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom after chatting with the couple at a bar and being invited to the ceremony.
In 2022, Keanu Reeves's recitation of the Beat poem "Pull My Daisy" for a virtual benefit concert for Tibet House US stirred negative reactions on Chinese social media, leading to his films being banned from streaming platforms in China.
In 2022, Time magazine named Keanu Reeves one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In March 2023, after filming "John Wick: Chapter 4", Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski and Dave Camarillo, signed an exclusive training uniform that was put up for auction to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
On March 24, 2023, John Wick: Chapter 4 premiered with Keanu Reeves reprising his role, and received critical acclaim.
In October 2023, Keanu Reeves gained media attention for playing catch with a young fan named Elijah before a Dogstar concert in Houston, an interaction the boy called "the top moment" of his life.
In October 2023, the comic book series BRZRKR, co-written by Keanu Reeves, concluded with the publication of its third volume.
In 2023, Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar released their album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees and embarked on a tour. He also appeared on Ride with Norman Reedus and hosted/executive produced Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story.
In 2023, Keanu Reeves, as a member of the musical band Dogstar, released albums including Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees.
In 2023, Laurence Fishburne remarked on Keanu Reeves, saying that he's kinder, more gentle, highly intelligent, thoughtful, gifted, and incredibly patient, adding that he has a lot of grace.
In 2023, the lipopeptide keanumycin, a substance deadly to fungi, was named in honor of Keanu Reeves.
In 2023, web developer Avi Mamenko created a website dedicated to chronicling every time Keanu Reeves has spoken the word "whoa" in his film career to honor him.
In April 2024, Keanu Reeves was cast as the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog in the film "Sonic the Hedgehog 3", and also voiced the character in a DLC for the video game Shadow Generations (2024).
In May 2024, Netflix won litigation over the rights to the Reeves-produced Conquest series, regaining ownership of the footage and reimbursement of $8.78 million from creator Carl Erik Rinsch.
On August 21, 2024, Keanu Reeves released another BRZRKR Bloodlines spin-off comic book, titled "The Lost Book of B".
On December 20, 2024, Keanu Reeves voiced Shadow the Hedgehog in the third installment of the Sonic the Hedgehog film series, "Sonic the Hedgehog 3".
In 2024, Keanu Reeves is expected to voice Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
In 2024, Keanu Reeves made his motorsport debut in the Toyota GR Cup North America at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing 25th in Race 1 and 24th in Race 2.
In 2024, Keanu Reeves signed a one-day contract with the Windsor Spitfires and signed items which were auctioned off in benefit of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Windsor-Essex.
In 2024, Keanu Reeves was honored on the Gold House Most Impactful Asians A100 list and was presented with the Inkpot Award for Lifetime Contributions to Movies, TV, Comics, and Books at San Diego Comic-Con.
In a 2024 interview with People magazine, Hiroyuki Sanada described Keanu Reeves as "so humble, very kind to others but very hard on himself" and noted that he is "always trying to do his best: aim higher, move forward".
In January 2025, Keanu Reeves had an uncredited role voicing a stop-motion Lumon building in the second season of the television series "Severance".
Keanu Reeves appeared as Johnny Silverhand in the video game Cyberpunk 2077, released in 2077.
Keanu Reeves reprised his role as Johnny Silverhand in the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Phantom Liberty, released in 2077.
The year 2077 is mentioned as the year Cyberpunk 2077 takes place.
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