Yahoo!'s Web Celeb Keanu Reeves April 1999
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FULL NAME: Keanu Charles Reeves
BIRTHDAY: September 2, 1964
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
BIRTHPLACE: Beirut, Lebanon
In his eleven-year film career, Keanu Reeves has established himself not
only as a teen heartthrob but also as one of the highest paid actors of his
generation. This recognition has come with the success of "Speed," which
grossed nearly $300 million at the box office worldwide.
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Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon. After his parents divorced, Keanu
moved to New York along with his sister and mother. His mother married
director Paul Aaron and the family soon moved to Toronto. A year later his
mother divorced and then married two more times over the next few years,
causing multiple family moves. Keanu took all of the family commotion with a
laid back smile. He attended four high schools before dropping out at age
17 to pursue his film career.
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Keanu first caught the attention of directors and critics with his
performance as an antagonistic teenager in The River’s Edge (1986). He then won
hearts of thousands with his performance as Ted in Bill & Ted’s Excellent
Adventure. He could also be seen in films like Dangerous Liaisons, Bram
Stoker’s Dracula, My Own Private Idaho, and Little Buddha.
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Keanu had a few other opportunities that he decided not to pursue. First, he
passed up an opportunity to star in "Speed 2" due to his commitments with
the band Dogstar. He also decided not to work with Al Pacino and Robert De
Niro in "Heat," because he wanted to play Hamlet in Winnipeg.
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Most recently, Keanu can be seen in the upcoming Warner Bros. film "The
Matrix," in which he plays a computer hacker revolting against a
computer-enslaved society.
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