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* FakeAmerican: He was born in Lebanon and raised in Canada, but most of his roles are this.
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* FakeAmerican: He was born in Lebanon and raised in Canada, but most of his roles are this. In total fairness, his father was American (being born in Hawaii and responsible for most of the multi-continent ancestry soup mentioned elsewhere on this page).
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Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Lebanese-born Canadian actor best known for mixing [[DullSurprise a subdued speaking style]] with [[BewareTheQuietOnes powerful and precise physical acting]]. After all, [[Franchise/TheMatrix he knows]] [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Kung Fu]].
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Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Lebanese-born Canadian actor of English, Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, and Irish descent, best known for mixing [[DullSurprise a subdued speaking style]] with [[BewareTheQuietOnes powerful and precise physical acting]]. After all, [[Franchise/TheMatrix he knows]] [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Kung Fu]].
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* OneBookAuthor: ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' is the only movie he directed so far.
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* FakeBrit: In ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', with an inconsistent accent many reviled.
* GutturalGrowler: He sports a very deep and harsh voice for his role as Johnny Silverhand in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''.
* GutturalGrowler: He sports a very deep and harsh voice for his role as Johnny Silverhand in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''.
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* OneBookAuthor: ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' is the only movie he directed so far.
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He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation memes]], his NiceGuy status, or [[MemeticBadass both]]. These include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], his complimentary word of choice being [[VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 "breathtaking"]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for his aforementioned niceness, with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
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He's also known for his having a sizable following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation memes]], his NiceGuy status, or [[MemeticBadass both]]. These include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], his complimentary word of choice being [[VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 "breathtaking"]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a glowing reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for his aforementioned niceness, Website/{{Reddit}}, with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
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Reeves made his feature film debut in 1986's ''Film/{{Youngblood|1986}}'', with his [[StarMakingRole breakthrough role]] coming three years in ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', which he reprised for [[Film/BillAndTed future films in the series]]. His career has been marked by work in numerous genres alongside several periods of critical and commercial ups and downs, but his undisputed heights of stardom so far have been as Neo in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series (beginning in 1999) and as John Wick in [[Franchise/JohnWick the namesake series]] (beginning in 2014), both of which made great use of his ability to play [[TheStoic stoic]], badass action heroes.
Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his breakout role as Ted in ''Film/BillAndTed'' talking his shyness in interviews), Reeves is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]], often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He also believes that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality cast possible, and frequently giving up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise. He's additionally famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only those close to him can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
Reeves has been creatively showcased in many of his more prominent films as a stoic loner who [[IAmWho possesses tremendous powers beyond the comprehension of mortals]] and is out to [[SavingTheWorld save the world]]. He's also known as a comic actor, and his turns in ''Film/TheGift2000'', ''Film/TheWatcher'' and ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywood insists on casting him as a [[WhiteMaleLead Leading Man]] ActionHero, contributing to his reputation for a limited range.
He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation memes]] and/or his NiceGuy status. These memes include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], his complimentary word of choice being [[VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 "breathtaking"]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for his aforementioned niceness, with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his breakout role as Ted in ''Film/BillAndTed'' talking his shyness in interviews), Reeves is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]], often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He also believes that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality cast possible, and frequently giving up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise. He's additionally famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only those close to him can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
Reeves has been creatively showcased in many of his more prominent films as a stoic loner who [[IAmWho possesses tremendous powers beyond the comprehension of mortals]] and is out to [[SavingTheWorld save the world]]. He's also known as a comic actor, and his turns in ''Film/TheGift2000'', ''Film/TheWatcher'' and ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywood insists on casting him as a [[WhiteMaleLead Leading Man]] ActionHero, contributing to his reputation for a limited range.
He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation memes]] and/or his NiceGuy status. These memes include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], his complimentary word of choice being [[VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 "breathtaking"]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for his aforementioned niceness, with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
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Reeves made his feature film debut in 1986's ''Film/{{Youngblood|1986}}'', with ''Film/{{Youngblood|1986}}''; his [[StarMakingRole breakthrough role]] role]], coming three years later, would be as Ted in ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', which he reprised for [[Film/BillAndTed future films in the series]]. His career has been marked by work in numerous genres alongside several periods of critical and commercial ups and downs, but his undisputed heights of stardom so far have been as Neo in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series (beginning in 1999) and as John Wick in [[Franchise/JohnWick the namesake series]] (beginning in 2014), both of which made great use of his ability to play [[TheStoic stoic]], badass action heroes.
Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to hisbreakout role recognition as Ted in ''Film/BillAndTed'' talking Ted, who alongside Bill is famously stupid, and his shyness in interviews), Reeves is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]], often talks contemplative]]. On several occasions, he has talked about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He also believes that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality highest-quality cast possible, and frequently giving has been known to give up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise. He's additionally famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only those close to him can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
Reeves has been creatively showcased in many of his more prominent films as a stoic loner who [[IAmWho possesses tremendous powers beyond the comprehension of mortals]] and is out to [[SavingTheWorld save the world]]. He's also known as a comic actor, and his turns in ''Film/TheGift2000'', ''Film/TheWatcher'' and ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywoodinsists has insisted on casting him as a [[WhiteMaleLead Leading Man]] ActionHero, contributing to his reputation for a limited range.
He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutationmemes]] and/or memes]], his NiceGuy status. status, or [[MemeticBadass both]]. These memes include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], his complimentary word of choice being [[VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 "breathtaking"]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for his aforementioned niceness, with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his
Reeves has been creatively showcased in many of his more prominent films as a stoic loner who [[IAmWho possesses tremendous powers beyond the comprehension of mortals]] and is out to [[SavingTheWorld save the world]]. He's also known as a comic actor, and his turns in ''Film/TheGift2000'', ''Film/TheWatcher'' and ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywood
He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation
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* TotallyRadical: As Ted in ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. A very common way of parodying his later works is to have him acting like Ted from ''Bill and Ted'' rather than his usual monotone. For example, from ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'':
-->'''Neo''': Whoa! I'm, like, totally being sodomized by [[VideoGame/BioShock1 Big Daddy's]] drill! ''Bogus!''
-->'''Neo''': Whoa! I'm, like, totally being sodomized by [[VideoGame/BioShock1 Big Daddy's]] drill! ''Bogus!''
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* TotallyRadical: As Ted in ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. A very common way of parodying his later works is to have him acting like Ted from ''Bill and Ted'' rather than his usual monotone. For example, from ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'':\n-->'''Neo''': Whoa! I'm, like, totally being sodomized by [[VideoGame/BioShock1 Big Daddy's]] drill! ''Bogus!''
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Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his breakout role as Ted in ''Film/BillAndTed'' talking his shyness in interviews), Reeves is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]], often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He is also a notable proponent of DoingItForTheArt, believing that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality cast possible, and frequently giving up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise. He's additionally famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only those close to him can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
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Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his breakout role as Ted in ''Film/BillAndTed'' talking his shyness in interviews), Reeves is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]], often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He is also a notable proponent of DoingItForTheArt, believing believes that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality cast possible, and frequently giving up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise. He's additionally famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only those close to him can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
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He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation memes]]. These memes include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme itself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for the aforementioned NiceGuy status with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
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He's also known for his following on the Internet for a variety of reasons, many of them revolving around [[MemeticMutation memes]].memes]] and/or his NiceGuy status. These memes include his affinity for saying "Whoa" earlier in his career, his tendency to [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu ponder conspiracies]], the likelihood of him being [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal]], his wager of [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]], his complimentary word of choice being [[VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 "breathtaking"]], and his status as one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood through the [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg "Sad Keanu"]] meme started on Website/FourChan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Reeves has gone through several serious hardships in his life: he hardly knew his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the "Sad Keanu" meme itself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for the his aforementioned NiceGuy status niceness, with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
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In 2020, Creator/BoomStudios launched a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boom-studios/brzrkr-by-keanu-reeves-matt-kindt-and-ron-garney to fund]] ''ComicBook/{{BRZRKR}}'', a ComicBook co-written by Keanu and Creator/MattKindt with art by Ron Garney about an {{immortal}} warrior who looks a lot like the man himself. RealitySubtext is perhaps best left to speculation.
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In 2020, Creator/BoomStudios launched a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boom-studios/brzrkr-by-keanu-reeves-matt-kindt-and-ron-garney to fund]] ''ComicBook/{{BRZRKR}}'', a ComicBook co-written by Keanu and Creator/MattKindt with art by Ron Garney about an {{immortal}} immortal warrior who looks a lot like the man himself. RealitySubtext is perhaps best left to speculation.
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Reeves made his feature film debut in 1986's ''Film/{{Youngblood|1986}}'', with his [[StarMakingRole breakthrough role]] coming three years in ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', which he reprised for [[Film/BillAndTed future films in the series]]. His career has been marked by work in numerous genres alongside several periods of critical and commercial ups and downs, but his undisputed heights of stardom so far have been as Neo in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series (beginning in 1999) and as John Wick in [[Franchise/JohnWick the namesake series]] (beginning in 2014), both of which made great use of his ability to play [[TheStoic stoic]] badasses.
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Reeves made his feature film debut in 1986's ''Film/{{Youngblood|1986}}'', with his [[StarMakingRole breakthrough role]] coming three years in ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', which he reprised for [[Film/BillAndTed future films in the series]]. His career has been marked by work in numerous genres alongside several periods of critical and commercial ups and downs, but his undisputed heights of stardom so far have been as Neo in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series (beginning in 1999) and as John Wick in [[Franchise/JohnWick the namesake series]] (beginning in 2014), both of which made great use of his ability to play [[TheStoic stoic]] badasses.
stoic]], badass action heroes.
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Has been creatively showcased in his more prominent films as TheStoic Loner who [[IAmWho possesses tremendous powers beyond the comprehension of mortals]] and is out to [[SavingTheWorld save the world]]. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And]] [[Film/BillAndTed Ted]].
Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his [[Film/BillAndTed breakout role]] and shyness in interviews), he is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]]. He often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He's also famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only his friends can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
[[DoingItForTheArt He is notable for believing that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality cast possible and will frequently give up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise.]]
He's a good comic actor, and his turns in ''Film/TheGift2000'', ''Film/TheWatcher'' and ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywood insists on casting him as a [[WhiteMaleLead Leading Man]] ActionHero, contributing to his reputation for a limited range. He garnered considerable if not surprising acclaim for his role in the 2012 documentary film ''Side by Side''.
He gained minor [[MemeticMutation memetic status]] on Website/FourChan after they discovered [[TearJerker his history]] of being one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood. [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg Sniff.]] [[labelnote:explanation]]He has had a rough life with hardly knowing his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the meme itself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for the aforementioned NiceGuy status with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
He's rumoured to be [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal.]] Also seems incapable of making a movie without saying "whoa" at least once, and frequently wagers [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]].
In 2013, he directed his first film, ''Man of Tai Chi'', which received strong reviews. His next movie, the martial arts extravaganza ''Film/FortySevenRonin'', came out on Christmas Day 2013 to very bad reviews and flopped miserably. Win some, lose some.
He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and spawned three sequels. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his [[Film/BillAndTed breakout role]] and shyness in interviews), he is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]]. He often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He's also famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only his friends can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "The Coolness", so...
[[DoingItForTheArt He is notable for believing that every project, no matter the subject matter, should have the highest quality cast possible and will frequently give up his upfront salary so that films can hire top-level talent that wouldn't be affordable otherwise.]]
He's a good comic actor, and his turns in ''Film/TheGift2000'', ''Film/TheWatcher'' and ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywood insists on casting him as a [[WhiteMaleLead Leading Man]] ActionHero, contributing to his reputation for a limited range. He garnered considerable if not surprising acclaim for his role in the 2012 documentary film ''Side by Side''.
He gained minor [[MemeticMutation memetic status]] on Website/FourChan after they discovered [[TearJerker his history]] of being one of the biggest [[TheWoobie Woobies]] in Hollywood. [[http://i.imgur.com/2fonu.jpg Sniff.]] [[labelnote:explanation]]He has had a rough life with hardly knowing his dad, his daughter was stillborn, and the mother died in a car accident a few months later. He also lives very conservatively and tends to donate most of his salary to charity. Various pictures show him looking sad and contemplative, contrasting the idea that he is [[TheStoic a stoic]].[[/labelnote]] Unsurprisingly, he is annoyed by the attention this has garnered him, though he's also [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ouqge/keanu_reeves_ask_me_if_you_want_almost_anything/ccvu9dq stated]] that he found the meme itself [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]]. He also has a reputation on Website/{{Reddit}} for the aforementioned NiceGuy status with an [[https://www.reddit.com/r/KeanuBeingAwesome/ entire subreddit]] dedicated to him.
He's rumoured to be [[http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/ an immortal.]] Also seems incapable of making a movie without saying "whoa" at least once, and frequently wagers [[Series/SaturdayNightLive eleventy billion dollars]].
In 2013, he directed his first film, ''Man of Tai Chi'', which received strong reviews. His next movie, the martial arts extravaganza ''Film/FortySevenRonin'', came out on Christmas Day 2013 to very bad reviews and flopped miserably. Win some, lose some.
He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and spawned three sequels. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
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He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and spawned three sequels. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
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* ''Film/AWalkInTheClouds'' (1995) as Paul Sutton
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* Music/PaulaAbdul music video, "Rush Rush" (1991)
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In 2020, Creator/BoomStudios launched a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boom-studios/brzrkr-by-keanu-reeves-matt-kindt-and-ron-garney to fund]] ''ComicBook/{{BRZRKR}}'', a ComicBook co-written by Keanu and Creator/MattKindt with art by Ron Garney about an {{immortal}} warrior who looks a lot like the man himself.
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In 2020, Creator/BoomStudios launched a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boom-studios/brzrkr-by-keanu-reeves-matt-kindt-and-ron-garney to fund]] ''ComicBook/{{BRZRKR}}'', a ComicBook co-written by Keanu and Creator/MattKindt with art by Ron Garney about an {{immortal}} warrior who looks a lot like the man himself. RealitySubtext is perhaps best left to speculation.
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Sinkholes. All those movies are bluelinked in the list just a little below.
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He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and [[Film/JohnWickChapter2 spawned]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum three]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter4 sequels]]. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
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He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and [[Film/JohnWickChapter2 spawned]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum three]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter4 sequels]].spawned three sequels. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
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He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and spawned [[Film/JohnWickChapter2 two]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum sequels]]. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
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He's since starred in the '80s/'90s style gun-crazy-vengeance flick ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014) which has been released to far more favorable reviews overall and spawned [[Film/JohnWickChapter2 two]] spawned]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum three]] [[Film/JohnWickChapter4 sequels]]. It helps that it makes full use of his aforementioned ability to play terrifying badasses.
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* ''Film/Youngblood1986'' as Heaver
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* ''Film/Youngblood1986'' ''Film/{{Youngblood|1986}}'' (1986) as Heaver
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In 2013, he directed his first film, ''Man of Tai Chi'', which received strong reviews. His next movie, the martial arts extravaganza ''47 Ronin'', came out on Christmas Day 2013 to very bad reviews and flopped miserably. Win some, lose some.
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In 2013, he directed his first film, ''Man of Tai Chi'', which received strong reviews. His next movie, the martial arts extravaganza ''47 Ronin'', ''Film/FortySevenRonin'', came out on Christmas Day 2013 to very bad reviews and flopped miserably. Win some, lose some.
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* OneManArmy: His characters in action movies very often play directly with this, turning his into ShowyInvincibleHero with a phlegmatic poker face that methodically destroys hordes of enemies. In particular, in the second Matrix, Neo literally single-handedly kick the ass to hundreds of enemies in one fight. His reputation reached the point that he had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanumycin extremely potent antifungal compounds]] named after him because they're both so deadly.
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* OneManArmy: His characters in action movies very often play directly with this, turning his into ShowyInvincibleHero with a phlegmatic poker face that methodically destroys hordes of enemies. In particular, in the second Matrix, Neo literally single-handedly kick the ass to hundreds of enemies in one fight. His reputation reached the point that he had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanumycin extremely potent antifungal compounds]] were named after him because they're both so deadly.
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* ''Film/{{The Whole Truth|2016}}'' (2016) as Richard Ramsay
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* OneManArmy: His characters in action movies very often play directly with this, turning his into ShowyInvincibleHero with a phlegmatic poker face that methodically destroys hordes of enemies. In particular, in the second Matrix, Neo literally single-handedly kick the ass to hundreds of enemies in one fight.
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* OneManArmy: His characters in action movies very often play directly with this, turning his into ShowyInvincibleHero with a phlegmatic poker face that methodically destroys hordes of enemies. In particular, in the second Matrix, Neo literally single-handedly kick the ass to hundreds of enemies in one fight. His reputation reached the point that he had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanumycin extremely potent antifungal compounds]] named after him because they're both so deadly.
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* NiceGuy: Universally considered to be one of the kindest people in Hollywood, to the point he has an entire fanbase related to his nice guy status.
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Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his [[Film/BillAndTed breakout role]] and shyness in interviews), he is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]]. He often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He's also famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only his friends can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "[[AwesomeMcCoolName The Coolness]]", so...
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Previously believed to be dumb (most likely due to his [[Film/BillAndTed breakout role]] and shyness in interviews), he is actually [[BadassBookworm ridiculously well-read and contemplative]]. He often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He's also famous as an incredibly NiceGuy and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only his friends can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "[[AwesomeMcCoolName The Coolness]]", "The Coolness", so...
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* ''Film/HenrysCrime'' (2010) as Henry Torne
