Keanu Reeves Net Worth

Keanu Reeves's Quotes

• What would happen if you melted? You know, you never really hear this talked about much, but spontaneous combustion? It exists!...[people] burn from within...sometimes they'll be in a wooden chair and the chair won't burn, but there'll be nothing left of the person. Except sometimes his teeth. Or the heart. No one speaks about this, but its for real.
• My name can't be *that* tough to pronounce!
• When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it.
• [when told he would have to "bite the bullet"] Yes, but I don't have to eat the whole rifle.
• I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb.

Interesting Facts about Keanu Reeves

1. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1995).
2. Ranked #23 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
3. Arrested in Los Angeles, California; charged with drunk driving. [May 1993]
4. Loves ballroom dancing.
5. He owns at least two Norton Commando motorcycles whose engines were available in both 750cc and 850cc capacities, the high-compression version being the Combat Commando.
6. Younger sister, Kim Reeves (born in Australia in 1966). Through his mother, he has a half-sister named Karina Miller (born in 1976 in Toronto). Through his father, he has a half-sister named Emma Reeves (born in 1980 in Hawaii).
7. Named after his uncle Henry Keanu Reeves. "Keanu" is a derivation of Reeves' great-great-uncle Keaweaheulu, whose name means "the soft breeze raising" in Hawaiian.
8. Ex-stepson of film and stage director Paul Aaron.
9. Had job sharpening ice skates.
10. Was nicknamed "the wall" by high school hockey team De La Salle College "Oaklands".
11. Father left the family when Keanu was very young.
12. Was manager of a pasta shop in Toronto, Ontario.
13. His father was a geologist who served time in prison. He was paroled after serving two years of a ten-year sentence for selling heroin at Hilo Airport (1992).
14. His mother, Patricia Taylor, was a costume designer for rock stars such as Alice Cooper.
15. His name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian.
16. Dropped out of high school when he was 17 to become an actor.
17. Hobbies include horseback riding and surfing (both inspired from movie roles).
18. Was MVP on his high school hockey team, where he was a goalie.
19. Keanu got his abdominal scar from a motorcycle wreck in Topanga Canyon. He was on a "demon ride" (no headlights at night) when he crashed into the side of a mountain. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. When the paramedics came to get him, an emergency medical technician trainee picked up one end of the stretcher... then dropped it by mistake! "It made me laugh, but I couldn't breathe!".
20. When trying out for the roles of Bill and Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), each actor was paired up with another. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter were paired up, Reeves trying out for the part of Bill while Winter tried out for the part of Ted. They were cast opposite what they auditioned for.