Keanu Reeves Biography
Few film stars, and very few who earn $15 million per movie, have suffered as many critical batterings as Keanu Reeves. They've usually been fierce, too, contending that Reeves is so wooden, so expressionless that he must rank amongst the worst actors in Hollywood. It seems so unfair. After all, he first broke through playing a succession of alienated teenagers, culminating with the arch dumbo Ted "Theodore" Logan in Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure. You have to think that the opinions of Reeves' critics are based more on his characters than his performances. They think he's some blockheaded Valley Boy who struck gold - in fact, he's not even American.
Add to this the rest of his CV. Reeves has worked with many of cinema's finest directors - Bertolucci, Coppola, Kenneth Branagh, Gus Van Sant, Lawrence Kasdan, Ron Howard, Stephen Frears, not to mention action greats like Kathryn Bigelow, Andrew Davis and Jan De Bont. He's acted alongside Al Pacino, Cate Blanchett, Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Anthony Hopkins, William Hurt, John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Dianne Wiest. If he was as bad as some say, how could he ever have built up a list like this? And if your answer to that question is "Well, he's good-looking, isn't he?" you clearly haven't been watching his progress. The guy works hard, he's taken risks right from the start, and he's delivered some startling performances along the way. Read on, and judge for yourself.
He was born Keanu Charles Reeves on the 2nd of September, 1964, in Beirut. His father Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a part-Chinese part-Hawaiian geologist had married English showgirl Patricia Taylor there, the couple having met after he'd seen her performing at a nightclub. His name, Keanu, is Hawaiian for "cool breeze over the mountains". Well, literally-speaking it means "the coolness", but the fancy extension is forgivable. We all need a little more poetry in our lives, don't we?
Keanu Kidnapped! - openPR (press release)
openPR (press release)Keanu Kidnapped!openPR (press release), Germany - 15 hours agoIn the summer of 2004, internationally known portrait artist Louis Briel met actor Keanu Reeves in Los Angeles at Le Clafoutis, a Sunset Strip restaurant, ...
Keanu Reeves convincing as troubled detective in "Street Kings" - KTKA.com
Keanu Reeves convincing as troubled detective in "Street Kings"KTKA.com, KS - 16 hours agoKeanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker star in "Street Kings," which came out on DVD today. Film Critic Keith Van Sickle calls the movie an "effective, ...
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Monsters and Critics.comHow to Spend $20Box Office Prophets - 15 hours ago... The Lake House, Keanu Reeves returned more to form as an LA cop in David Ayer's Street Kings, Reeves' first feature film release in nearly two years. ...Blu-ray Review: Street Kings Monsters and Critics.comEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: David Ayer Delves Into the LA Underground ... MovieWeball 3 news articles
Blind Items about Heath Ledger and Maybe Madonna! - Village Voice
Blind Items about Heath Ledger and Maybe Madonna!Village Voice, NY - 8 hours ago(You know, Keanu Reeves married David Geffen. Or Barry Diller married Diane von Furstenberg.) They're so true, in fact, that they're practically libel-free; ...
New DVDs: Hannah Montana, Gossip Girl and more - Seattle Times
Hartford CourantNew DVDs: Hannah Montana, Gossip Girl and moreSeattle Times, United States - Aug 19, 2008"Street Kings" (R). This LA cop story, based on a James Ellroy story and starring Keanu Reeves, suffers from first-degree obviousness.New DVD releases include 'Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day' Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewall 5 news articles
In-depth interview with philosopher Mark Rowlands - Monsters and Critics.com
Monsters and Critics.comIn-depth interview with philosopher Mark RowlandsMonsters and Critics.com - 1 hour agoDescartes, and Keanu Reeves. Rowlands anchors his discussions in easily understood everyday terms and relates them in a manner easy to identify with. ...
What the Kiwi gossip mags say - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nzWhat the Kiwi gossip mags sayStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Aug 18, 2008Keanu Reeves has reportedly hooked up with Trinny Woodall, the British co-host of hit fashion show What Not To Wear. "Trinny met Keanu through a friend in ...
Press Play with Videoport Jones - Recount, Street Kings and Prom Night - MaineToday.com
Press Play with Videoport Jones - Recount, Street Kings and Prom NightMaineToday.com, ME - 15 hours agoOh, oh right...sorry...that's Keanu Reeves and not a large wooden box there clogging up the center of the screen. My mistake. Mr. Two-By-Four is surrounded ...
Camp Rock, Hannah Montana, Miss Pettigrew, Prom Night, Street Kings - McCook Daily Gazette
Camp Rock, Hannah Montana, Miss Pettigrew, Prom Night, Street KingsMcCook Daily Gazette, NE - 15 hours agoThis is a cop flick starring Keanu Reeves and lots of other famous faces scattered throughout. It's interesting to see who all pops up, as almost every role ...
The Dark Knight should stop gazing at his navel and punch a few ... - guardian.co.uk
The Dark Knight should stop gazing at his navel and punch a few ...guardian.co.uk, UK - Aug 17, 2008The plot is hardly enough to fuel one page of a comic strip: Dennis Hopper is really bad and wants to blow things up, so he traps Keanu Reeves on a bus that ...
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