Misplaced Pages

Keanu Reeves: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 09:06, 13 March 2004 view source139.20.140.79 (talk) eo:← Previous edit Revision as of 11:42, 14 March 2004 view source 212.202.37.56 (talk)No edit summaryNext edit →
Line 6: Line 6:


Despite the fact that his acting has frequently been derided as wooden, Reeves has become a major box-office draw, and several of his films have become extremely popular. His most commercially successful film to date is the ] ] hit '']''. Reeves has reprised his role from that movie for the sequel, '']'', which performed better at the box office than its predecessor. Reeves also appeared in the third movie of the trilogy, '']''. Despite the fact that his acting has frequently been derided as wooden, Reeves has become a major box-office draw, and several of his films have become extremely popular. His most commercially successful film to date is the ] ] hit '']''. Reeves has reprised his role from that movie for the sequel, '']'', which performed better at the box office than its predecessor. Reeves also appeared in the third movie of the trilogy, '']''.

Reeves had a daughter with actress ] (1972-2001) who was stillborn.


== Filmography == == Filmography ==

Revision as of 11:42, 14 March 2004

File:KeanuReeves.jpg
Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Hollywood film actor. Although currently working in the United States, Reeves is a Canadian citizen. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian.

Reeves gained the notice of the critics in 1986's River's Edge, but his first major film role was in 1986, in the hockey movie Youngblood, starring Rob Lowe. Reeves's first popularly successful film was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, in 1989. Indeed, much of Reeves subsequent portrayal in the press has been influenced by his comically airheaded character Ted in that film.

Despite the fact that his acting has frequently been derided as wooden, Reeves has become a major box-office draw, and several of his films have become extremely popular. His most commercially successful film to date is the 1999 sci-fi hit The Matrix. Reeves has reprised his role from that movie for the sequel, The Matrix Reloaded, which performed better at the box office than its predecessor. Reeves also appeared in the third movie of the trilogy, The Matrix Revolutions.

Filmography

External link