Keanu Reeves (Keanu Reeves), born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, is an American actor, producer, and director. In 1980, at the age of 16, he entered the entertainment industry with a Coca-Cola commercial, and then he got his first role in the stage play "Wolf Boy". In 1994, "Speed" starring him was released. In 1999, he began starring in the "The Matrix" series of movies. The 2003 comedy "Love Is a Compromise" made him transform. In 2013, "The Man of Tai Chi" directed by him and "47 Ronin" starring him were released one after another. In February 2015, he participated in "The Neon Demon". In 1999, Reeves starred in "The Matrix" and later in The Matrix Episodes 2 and 3, which brought him to the pinnacle of his career. Keanu Reeves became famous in 1994 with "Speed". His innate elegance quickly made him an idol in the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers in the United States and Asia. Keanu Reeves is a mixed-race child, 186 centimeters tall, born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. His father, Samuel Nolin Reeves, was a worker and a Hawaiian of Chinese, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Hawaiian ancestry. Her mother, Patricia, is of British and German descent and is a stage costume designer. At that time, her mother met Keanu's biological father while working as a showgirl in a bar in Beirut, and gave birth to Keanu. The marriage didn't last long. They divorced shortly after Keanu Reeves was born. Soon her mother, Patricia, moved to New York with Reeves and her sister, Kim. In New York she married Paul Aron, a Broadway director, and the family moved to Toronto, Canada. A year later, the family broke up again. After that, his mother married two more husbands, and Keanu Reeves' childhood was spent in constant moving and turmoil. "Keanu" is pronounced key-an-oo and comes from the Hawaiian dialect. In Hawaiian dialect, the name "Keanu" means "cool breeze blowing over the mountains." ), and he is indeed like a cool mountain breeze, injecting a fresh breath into the film world in the 1990s. Because their stepfather, Paul Aaron, was a director, there were often stars in their home. Long-term contact with the entertainment industry made Keanu Reeves interested in acting. At the age of 16, he entered the entertainment industry with a Coca-Cola commercial. At the age of 17, he determined to be an actor and turned to acting. In 1985, he came to Los Angeles and went to Hollywood, which he longed for. In 1986, he starred in the movie "Young Blood". This first official job in Hollywood brought Keanu a salary of US$3,000. In 1987, Keanu attracted attention from directors and critics for his role as a rebellious young man in "The River's Edge". Keanu soon landed a role in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" in 1989. This is a light comedy full of fantasy. In the film, he plays an ecstatic young guitarist. As a newcomer, he plays the young man like a "child of nature" with a fresh and natural atmosphere. "Same, affable. From then on, Keanu Reeves began to gradually become known, became an idol of American teenagers, and got the opportunity to participate in the historical film "Dangerous Liaisons" ("Dangerous Liaisons"). Among the films Keanu Reeves participated in, the success of "Dangerous Liaisons" made Keanu Reeves, who played a supporting role in the film, famous and established his status in Hollywood. . At the same time, Keanu Reeves also began to try to broaden his acting career. In films such as "Parenthood" in 1989 and "I Love You Death" in 1991, he embodied a leisurely and elegant acting style. He made his debut in an action film in "Point Break", playing the role of a police officer. Although he did not become popular, he also showed his potential in this area. In 1991, he participated in the filming of "My Own Private Idaho" ("My Own Private Idaho") directed by Garth Van Sant, which is a gay film. Movie. During this period, he began to try a variety of performance styles to prove his versatility. Especially in 1992, Keanu Reeves played a supporting role in Coppola's famous vampire-themed film "Bream Stoker's Dracula". Although he does not play the leading role in this film, Keanu Reeves' performance in the film left a deep impression on people. During this time, Keanu Reeves began to gradually become popular in Hollywood.

In 1993, Keanu was "hand-picked" by the famous Italian director Bertrucci and played the protagonist Prince Siddhartha in his film "Little Buddha". This is a quite difficult role. In order to play this role well, he also deliberately read a lot of Buddhist books and lost weight. Perhaps it is Keanu Reeves' quarter of Eastern ancestry that gives him an extremely pure and simple temperament, making him a good candidate to play the "Little Living Buddha". Although Keanu Reeves' performance in this film cannot be said to be extremely successful, it is still quite good, and he began to attract people's attention. In 1994, Keanu reached the peak of his acting career, starring in the low-budget action film "Speed", which grossed $121 million at the box office. This movie was directed by the famous Dutch-born photographer Yang Dibon. Keanu Reeves was in a state of running around almost the entire movie: first rescuing people trapped in a high-speed elevator in a skyscraper, and then performing a car jump, Get under the car and fly over the viaduct with the heroine Sandra Bullock until the hero saves the beauty at the end. Keanu Reeves' image in this movie rewrites the "mature middle-aged" tradition of Hollywood heroes. He has quick reactions, agile skills, and a handsome face. The success of "Speed ??of Life and Death" also pushed his momentum to the top. After "Speed", Keanu played a computer data clerk in "Johnny Memonic". Because the entire film was shot in a sloppy manner, Keanu Reeves' performance in the film was even ridiculed. For "more robot than robot". Then he played a salesman who returned home from World War II in "A Walk in the Clouds", a scientific researcher in "Chain Reaction", and "Love". He played an unknown writer in "Feeling Minnesota" and a lawyer in "The Devil's Advocate". In just a few years, he played many different roles, and his status in Hollywood gradually eroded as he tried to distance himself from mainstream production and the independent films he chose were not successful. After "The Devil's Advocate", no Hollywood movie script came to him for half a year. In 1999, Keanu Reeves ushered in the second turning point in his acting career - "The Matrix". This is a movie that describes the virtual online world and became the second highest-grossing film in the United States in 1999. Keanu Reeves appears in the film as a dark, mysterious, and powerful hacker. He basically only wears black clothes, has very short hair, and no smile, but his eyes are very charming, and he looks like a cool guy. The action design director of the film was Yuen Woo-Ping, a famous Hong Kong martial arts designer. At his request, actors such as Keanu Reeves also studied martial arts for several months before filming started. This year he released a new film "The Replacements", in which he plays an American football quarterback. After the film was released in the United States, the box office was not satisfactory. Keanu has also been criticized by critics and fans. "The Watcher" is another masterpiece he released this year. In the film, Keanu tried his first villain role, playing a serial killer. As soon as the film was released, it immediately topped the North American box office rankings with a revenue of 9.1 million US dollars, which somewhat restored the impact of "The Substitute". He is currently training in Australia for four months before embarking on a year-long filming of The Matrix 2. His next drama "Hardball" will challenge baseball and play a coach. Keanu Reeves, who has become famous, did not take advantage of the hot iron to take on some high-paying blockbusters, but he was keen to take on some low-cost small films, showing a kind of indifference to fame and fortune. In addition to acting, he is passionate about motorcycles and music, and plays the bass role in the band "Sirius", leading a chic life. Despite the constant scandals, Reeves, a very private actor, has never mentioned or acknowledged any real girlfriends in the media. Before Christmas in 1999, Reeves and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Syme were devastated when their unborn daughter, Ava Archer Reeves, who they were expecting so much, died. Rumor has it that Reeves and Syme have since broken up, but remain friends. Unfortunately, at about 6 a.m. on April 2, 2001, Jennifer drove her Jeep Cherokee into the opposite lane and crashed into three parked cars. She died on the spot because she was not wearing a seat belt. The police found her in her car. Antidepressants and other unknown drugs. Reeves rushed back to Los Angeles from Sydney after hearing the news. He was deeply grieved and served as her pallbearer. In Jennifer Syme's obituary, Syme's family called Reeves "the love of her life." After the death of Jennifer Syme, director David Lynch dedicated the film "Mulholland Drive" to her.