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At A Glance: 13 Whoa-Inducing Keanu Reeves Facts

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At A Glance: 13 Whoa-Inducing Keanu Reeves Facts

April 22, 2021

Ah, Keanu. Swoon

For over 30 years, Keanu Reeves has been in the spotlight as an actor and movie star with the general public just genuinely enjoying him, his personality, and his energy. While Reeves… No, I can't, he's Keanu… While Keanu has been a Hollywood veteran for a long time, he does a great job of keeping his life private from the public eye. So on top of his reputation of being one of the nicest men in the film industry, he's also got an aura of mystery that also plays into his appeal.

But we at Cracked got the scoop on him. Like the time when he was in a Drew Barrymore holiday musical or when a little indie band called Weezer got their start opening for Keanu's band (I wonder what happened to them…).

If you need more Keanu in your life, we got 13 facts to share about him:

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut. TEAN He has English and Chinese-Hawaiian ancestry. CRACKED COM — Source: The New Yorker

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Keanu Reeves' father left when he was just a boy. His father spent some time in jail for drug dealing. CRACKED COM — Source: The New Yorker

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Alice Cooper hung out at Keanu Reeves' house growing up Reeves' mother was a costume designer and Cooper was one of her clients. CRACKED COM — Source: US

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES He was a talented hockey player In high schoool, he earned himself the nickname of The Wall. CRACKED COM — Source: Collider

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES When he first arrived in Hollywood, he auditioned as K.C. Reeves He considered going by Page Templeton III or Chuck Spidina, as Keanu was deemed too ethnic by casting agents. CRACKED COM — Source: US

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Keanu Reeves dropped out of high School. o fea hpLe ON'S He went to four different high schools, being expelled from one, before leaving school at 17. CRACKED COM — Source: Collider

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES He had a crush on Sandra Bullock during Speed. 25 years after they filmed the movie, Reeves dished about his feelings for his costar on Ellen. — Source: The New Yorker

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Reeves found himself in movie jail after turning down Speed 2 FOX wouldn't offer him another movie until 2008's The Day the Earth Stood Still. CRACKED COM — Source: GQ

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES He was in a Paula Abdel music video. He was in 1991's Rush Rush music, re-imagining James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. — Source: Paula Abdul

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES He starred in a holiday musical called Babes in Toyland The cheesy, fun 1986 film also features a young Drew Barrymore.

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Facts to Guide You

AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES He defends his performance in Bram Stoker's Dracula Reeves admits the reviews were negative but says, I don't know, I think I work in it! It's a wacky movie! CRACKED COM — Source: Total Film

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Weezer's first gig was opening for a Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar O'n March 19, 1992, Weezer played their first show alongside Reeves at Raji's: CRACKED COM — Source: Rolling Stone

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AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES Keanu Reeves helped Octavia Spencer push her car: Her car broke down on Sunset, and he showed up on a motorcycle, asking if she needed help. — Source: The Meredith Vieira Show

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