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Keanu
Reeves
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| Full
Name |
Keanu
Charles Reeves(Cool Breeze over the mountains-in
Hawaiian) |
| Nick
name |
'The
wall' (due to his position in ice hockey) |
| Other
names |
K.C.Reeves,Norman
Kreeves,Chuck Spidena |
| Date
of birth |
2-Sep-1964 |
| Place
of birth |
Beirut,
Lebanon |
| Hair |
Brown
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| Eyes |
Brown
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| Height |
6'1"
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| Weight |
175 lb
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| Family |
Father-Samuel
Nowlin Reeves
Mother-Patric
Taylor
Sisters- Kim and
Karina
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| Native |
Canadian
(holds canadian citizenship and passport) |
| School
attended |
Jesse
Ketchum Public school -Tornto (Kindergarten to
eigth grade)
Hight Schools- De la salle College and Toronto
school for the performing arts (dropped
completely at age 17) |
| Jobs
held |
Sharpening
skates at an ice rink shop, landscaping, making
pasta in a Toronto hotel |
| Debut |
- Stage:'Wolfboy'
in 1984
- Motion picture:
'Dream to Believe' in Canada
- TV.Movie: 'Under
the influence'
- Hollywood: 'Young
Blood'
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Favourite
Possession |
Motorcycle-1974, 850cc
Norton combat commando
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| Hobbies |
Horse back riding and
surfing
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| Best
films |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989),Speed
1994, The matrix (1999), Matrix Reloaded(2003),
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| Best
role |
River's Edge
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Awards
and
Honors |
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1992: MTV
Movie Award: 'The most desirable male' Point
Break
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1995- MTV
Movie Award: Best Onscreen duo - Speed
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1996 - MTV
Movie Award: 'Walk in the clouds'
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2000-
Blockbuster Entertainment Award: 'Favourite Actor'
The Matrix
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Ranked #23 in
Empire (UK) magazine's 'The Top 100 Movies Stars
of all time" (Oct 1997)
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One of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world by People magazine
-1995
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| Facts |
- Learned over 200 martial
arts moves for 'The Matrix Reloaded'
- Left handed
- Came to Hollywood in 1986 with
only $3000 and an
old volvo
- Loves Ballroom dancing
- Named after his great,great
uncle.
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| Music
Band |
Dogstar,
he plays bass guitar |
| Salary
per film |
$15,000,000
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| Films
yet to be released |
Matrix
Revolutions(expected to be released in Nov2003),
Something's gotta Give (2003), Thumbsucker
(2004) |
| Quote
on fame |
"I'm Mickey Mouse. They don't know who's inside the suit."--Vanity Fair, August, 1995 |
Compiled by: Poongodi Sivagurunathan
Courtesy: Net
Resources
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