Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Keanu Reeves Sweet November


Keanu Reeves, one of the greatest actors of its time was born in Beirut in 1964. His name, Keanu, means "the cool breeze over the mountains" in the Hawaiian language. Keanu moved to New York City and then to Toronto after his family's marriag resolved when he was a kid.

In 1995, Reeves was chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.

In October 1997, Reeves was ranked #23 in the Britain based Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

In May of 1993, Reeves was arrested in Los Angeles; charged with drunk driving.

Keanu Reeves was best friends with River Phoenix, elder brother of Jaochim Phoenix. River Phoenix died of an overdose outside Johhny Depp's Los Angeles nightclub, The Viper Room at the age of 23.

Keanu Reeves was deeply effected by the sudden loss of Phoenix. Keanu Reeves also had his share of problems with drug abuse thorughout his life.

Keanu Reeves loves ballroom dancing, motorcycles, horseback riding, surfing, he managed a pasta shop in Toronto when he was younger and was the gaolie of his higschool team. He must be quite good since he was given the nickname "the Wall" by his teammates.

Keanu Reeves is left-handed.

Keanu Reeves full filmography including the 2001 Sweet November can be found on IMDB.

Other than Sweet November, another movie released in 2001 starring Keanu Reeves is the Gift, with co-stars Cate Blanchett and Katie Holmes. After Sweet November, Keanue Reeves took a short time off until 2003 when the Matrix Reloaded was released and he voiced Neo in the kid animation movie, the Animatrix.

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