Talk:Keanu Reeves

Is he an American citizen? He was born in Lebanon and grew up in Canada. Zoe - no he`s Canadian

Now it says "British-American." Considering his multi-national parents, his birth in Lebanon and his Canadian citizenship, I'm not sure that's accurate at all. --Feitclub 22:21, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

When did his family move to Canada? The article currently says that he was born in Lebanon, but doesn't describe the circumstances. Were his parents Canadian residents who were simply on vacation in Lebanon, or did he spend the first years of his life there? --LostLeviathan 21:28, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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saying that he is haunted by his role in Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure seems to hold a stance against the position that the reason no one gives him any credit as a serious film actor is because he's no good.

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I have deleted two references to two movies which seem to exist only in the Wikipedia. The movies are "Beards" and "The Mill of Gunther Pardwick". Regulus 05:18, Aug 8, 2003 (UTC)

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His private life should not be mentioned in an encyclopedia. - I meant the last sentence I deleted - encyclopedias should contain facts not gossip

I'm not sure who wrote the above, when, or what it's specifically in reference to, but it's an absurd statement. Articles about people in Wikipedia (and other encyclopedias) are full of details and information about "private lives": wives, husbands, children, drinking problems, etc etc etc. I assume "private life" here is code for someone having said he was bisexual or gay. If so, why not just speak honestly without using silly code words. Moncrief 11:49, Mar 14, 2004 (UTC)

Hawaiian name

Astanhope removes the meaning of his Hawaiian name, then 65.19.30.2 puts their own interpretation in. Strange. Should the name be there or not?Adam Marx Squared 00:18, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I'm glad that portion of the name was taken out, which was ridiculous. Although "ke anu" literally means "the coolness", the interpretation used for his own name seems to have been started by himself and it should just be as he interpreted it.

I'm not sure where the interpretation of the "deeper" meaning of his name comes from. There is no "deeper meaning" in our Hawaiian language. Seems like a westerner is trying to impose their philosophies onto our culture. In any case, it just means "the coolness", but if he interprets it "over the mountain", then so be it. His father named Keanu after his uncle Henry Keanu Reeves. Maybe Henry's full name was something like Keanuikamauna or Keanuikekuahiwi which would be coolness over the mountains. Or, Keanu's name is actually longer and he just doesn't use the rest of it.

24.205.39.138 4 July 2005 07:15 (UTC)

Keanu's ancestry

Samuel Reeves, the father of Keanu was not just Hawaiian and Chinese. Ironic that they'd list a general racial category of Asian-American since Hawai'i is currently under belligerent U.S. occupation. In any case, Charles Reeves was from Tennessee and was of English and Irish descent. He married Rose Lokalia Miguel whose father Joseph Miguel was Portuguese and whose mother Malaia was 'Oiwi (aboriginal Hawaiian). They had 9 children. One of them was Keanu Reeves' grandfather Samuel Nowlin Reeves. The Chinese ancestry comes from Keanu's paternal grandmother Sarah Monilani Victor.

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"Hawai'i is currently under belligerent U.S. occupation"....can't say I've ever heard anyone say that one before. Cburnett July 4, 2005 06:57 (UTC)

Unfortunately, one of those things the U.S. will not admit.

To the current occupation, no. But they at least admitted and acknowledged what they've done wrong. Guess that's better than nothing for now.

68.190.213.29 19:01, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

http://hawaiiankingdom.org/us-occupation.shtml

Of course if you're a Hawaiian, 'Oiwi or not, you would know about this. People in the U.S. and throughout the world would not know of it. By the way, the person behind that page is Keanu Sai, grandson of Henry Reeves, the man of whom Keanu was named after, just as Keanu Sai was named after his own grandfather.

24.205.39.138 4 July 2005 07:08 (UTC)

Interesting bit about the US occupation, I have always wondered about that. There are some references to it in surfing culture/counterculter.

at least Hawaii is a state and has representation. Certainly it was illegally invaded and the natives were cheated and would prefer that it not have happened and would prefer independence, but then the same can be said of the entire US.

If you are referring to the Native Americans, it was a different situation, although in both cases they were just "screwed". Hawaii had treaties with other countries since 1843 and was accepted into the Family of Nations not to mention the U.S. was one of the first 3 nations to recognize the Hawaiian Kingdom as a full fledged nation. Also very important to know that it wasn't just the "natives" who were cheated. At the time of the overthrow, the kingdom did have a variety of nationals of various ethicities and former nationalisties such as those from England, Germany, Norway, China and Portugal. So it wasn't just the natives.

66.215.18.34 00:34, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

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Reeves has an unexplainable habit of working with fellow actors more than once:

Um. Is this really all that unusual? --24.44.37.202 14:07, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

It's not unique, but it's not all that common. It's indicative of Reeves' demeanor and professionalism that actors wish to work with again. You can often tell who the nice guys are by how often they reteam with the same actors. It's interesting and should be kept/added to. Scott197827 5th Nov 2005

Keanu

So hot though?

Criticsm?

This article is far to in love with Keanu Reeves. The most common thing I hear about him is that his acting is stiff and without any personality, and I have to agree. Just sayin'.

Bi

Err a page I came across said he said to Oprah that he was bi? True?