Keanu Charles Reeves, a Canadian actor, was born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. His mother, Patricia Bond, who is English, is a costume designer/performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr., a geologist. His father is a Hawaii-born American of English, Irish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Hawaiian descent.
At the age of nine, Reeves began his acting career appearing in a theater production of Damn Yankees. He played Mercutio in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre when he was fifteen. In the early 1980's, he appeared in commercials including one for Coca-Cola. Reeves made his screen acting debut in a CBC Television comedy series Hangin'In. Reeves' first studio movie appearance was in the film Youngblood.
Some of Keanu Reeves films are One Step Away (1985), Act of Vengeance (1986), River's Edge (1986), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1999), Point Break (1990), Speed (1994), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and The Matrix (1999,2001,2003). On January 31, 2005, Reeves received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He received the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in the Matrix. Reeves received the MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male in Point Break.
Keanu Reeves enjoys playing base guitar, playing hockey, ballroom dancing, riding his 2 Norton motorcycles, horseback riding, and surfing.
Keanu Reeves has been romantically involved with Sofia Coppola, Jill Schoelen, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jennifer Syme, Rachel Jones, Autumn Macintosh, and Lynn Collins.
