KEANU REEVES BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
 
Keanu Reeves was born on September 2nd, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon with the middle name Charles, born to Patricia Taylor who worked as a showgirl and Samuel Nowlin Reeves.  When his parents marriage ended in divorce he relocated first to New York City with his mother and then for a while they moved to Toronto Canada.
 
His mother re-married numerous times during his childhood and he never really had a true father figure growing up.  During high school he excelled at ice hockey as well as took an interest in drama.  Later, Reeves chose to leave school at the age of fifteen and focus on pursuing a career as an actor.
 
He began with finding work as a stage actor appearing in such stage productions as, "Damn Yankees" and "Romeo and Juliet".  Then he began appearing on such television movies as, "Hangin' In" (1984), "Night Heat" (1985), "Letting Go" (1985), One Step Away" (1985) and his first feature film, "Young Blood" (1986).
 
Reeves now felt he had gained enough experience on his resume to now make the move west and see what else he could do to further his career living in Hollywood.  Soon he was appearing on the big screen in such films as, "River's Edge" (1986), "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989), "Point Break" (1991) starring with Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey, "My Own Private Idaho" (1991), "Dracula" (1992), "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), "Little Buddha" (1993), "Speed" (1994) also starring Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper, "Feeling Minnesota" (1996), "The Last Time I Committed Suicide" (1997), "Johnny Mnemonic" (1995), "Chain Reaction" (1996) and "The Matrix" (1999).
 
In 1995 instead of working on he sequel, "Speed 2: Cruise Control" he chose to take a role in the stage production of, "Hamlet" in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  After taking on some more film roles, that were not as successful at the box office, Reeves then made a come back with his roles in the films, "The Gift" (2000), "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003), "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), "A Scanner Darkly" (2006), "Street Kings" (2008), "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008) and "The Private Life of Pippa Lee" (2009).
 
More recently, Reeves has appeared on, "Cowboy Bebop" (2011), "47 Ronin" (2012) and "Man of Thai Chi" scheduled to release in 2013.  He has never married and in addition to his career as an actor he also has been involved in the music industry playing guitar and performing with the band, Becky.  
 
In 2005, Keanu Reeves was been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the Motion Picture Industry.  Reeves resides in Los Angeles as well as in New York.  

 
Filmography

2013   Man of Tai Chi

2012   47 Ronin 

2012   Generation Um... 

2010   Henry's Crime 

2009   CR: Enter the Matrix 

2009   Easy to Assemble

2009   The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2008   The Day the Earth Stood Still 

2008   Street Kings

2006   The Lake House 

2006   A Scanner Darkly 

2005   Echo 

2005   Constantine 

2005   Thumbsucker

2005   Ellie Parker

2003   Something's Gotta Give

2003   The Matrix Revolutions

2003   Kid's Story

2003   Enter the Matrix

2003   The Matrix Reloaded

2003   The Animatrix 

2001   Hard Ball

2001   Sweet November

2000   The Gift

2000   The Watcher

2000   The Replacements

1999   Me and Will

1999   The Matrix

1997   The Devil's Advocate

1997   The Last Time I Committed Suicide

1996   Feeling Minnesota

1996   Chain Reaction

1995   A Walk in the Clouds

1995   Johnny Mnemonic

1994   Speed

1993   Little Buddha

1993   Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1993   Freaked

1993   Much Ado About Nothing 

1992   Dracula 

1991   My Own Private Idaho 

1991   Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 

1991   Point Break 

1991   Captivated '92: The Video Collection

1991   Providence 

1990   Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures 

1990   Tune in Tomorrow...

1990   I Love You to Death

1989   The Tracey Ullman Show 

1989   Parenthood

1989   American Playhouse 

1989   Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1988   Dangerous Liaisons 

1988   The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988   Permanent Record

1988   The Night Before

1987   Trying Times 

1986   Babes in Toyland 

1986   Under the Influence 

1986   River's Edge

1986   The Brotherhood of Justice

1986   Flying 

1986   Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

1986   Act of Vengeance 

1986   Youngblood

1985   One Step Away

1985   Comedy Factory

1985   Letting Go

1985   Night Heat

1984   Hangin' In