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<p>Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, the internet’s
boyfriend, celebrates his 55th birthday today and the world is showering the
modest Hollywood A-lister with love and praise.</p>
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<p>From his meteoric rise after headlining action-thriller <strong>Speed</strong>, the simulation destroying fame he gained after <strong>The Matrix</strong> franchise – to his current exploits as the world’s most infamous, deadliest assassin in <strong>John Wick</strong> – Reeves has certainly made a name for himself.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/keanu-reeves-buzz-demo-5-1024x577.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7048" /><figcaption>From his first critical hit, Bill &amp; Ted's Excellent Adventure, to Neo in The Matrix, and now John Wick, master assassin Keanu Reeves is certainly one of Hollywood's most versatile actors (Photo: Hollywood Reporter)</figcaption></figure>
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<p>But more impressively is the Canadian’s
unassuming personality – revealing a warm, kind and caring soul, who donates
much of his fortunes to charity and cherishes a frugal life away from the
camera.</p>
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<p><strong>BUZZ</strong> joins the world in celebrating Keanu Reeves; the man, his work and his impact so far with some interesting facts:</p>
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<h2>Early life</h2>
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<ul><li>Born to a British costume designer and an absentee American father, Keanu Charles Reeves entered the world on September 2, 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon.</li></ul>
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<ul><li>In Hawaiian, his first name means "cool breeze over the mountains".</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Reeves began his acting career at the age of nine, appearing in a theatre production of Damn Yankees. Six years later, at 15, young Keanu played Mercutio in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre in North York, Ontario. </li></ul>
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<h2>A new start in America</h2>
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<ul><li>When he was 20-years-old, after dropping out of high school at 17, Reeves obtained a green card through his American stepfather and moved to Los Angeles.</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Keanu personally has no social media profiles – not even on the three most popular platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.</li></ul>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/keanu-reeves-buzz-demo-8.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-7062" /><figcaption>The biggest surprise of E3 2019 was the reveal that Keanu Reeves will star in Cyberpunk 2077 as one of the game's major characters. (Photo: CD Projekt Red)</figcaption></figure>
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<ul><li>Though he is entitled to British citizenship through his mother, Reeves holds Canadian citizenship by naturalization and identifies as such.</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Keanu is left-handed.</li></ul>
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<ul><li>An avid motorcyclist, Reeves co-founded Arch Motorcycle Company, which builds and sells custom motorcycles.</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Despite his very stoic demeanour, Keanu is a voracious reader and fiercely intelligent.</li></ul>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/keanu-reeves-buzz-demo-7.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7057" /><figcaption>Reeves reading Nikolai Gogol's satirical masterpiece The Government Inspector while walking to his car in Hollywood in 2009 (Photo: Twitter @KeanuThings)</figcaption></figure>
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<ul><li>For an actor worth US$350 million, Reeves waited until 40 to buy his first property, a four-bedroom, $4.5 million Hollywood Hills home.</li></ul>
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<h2>Keanu: A man with much happy with very little</h2>
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<ul><li>In a 2012 interview, Reeves was quoted as saying, “Money doesn’t mean anything to me. I give lots away and live simply. We all know that good health is much more important.”</li></ul>
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<ul><li>After watching his sister, Kim, undergo a decade-long battle with leukemia, Reeves quietly founded a private cancer foundation. When he set up the cancer charity, Keanu chose not to attach his name to the organisation. </li></ul>
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<ul><li>The 55-year-old has also supported animal welfare organisation PETA, the SickKids Foundation, and Stand Up to Cancer.</li></ul>
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<p>Happy birthday, Keanu! </p>
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