Talk:Keanu Reeves

should thios movie be put in the filmography?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Justice —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.176.61.162 (talk) 05:38, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Report of Vandalism

Bob Scheifer has been found deleting large portions of this article, so it's only proper that his article be vandalized in retaliation. ALLAHU AKBAR Bond. James Bond. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.66.120.2 (talk) 19:47, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Debates About His Acting Talent

All over the net and in all movie reviews of his films, there are debates that rage over his acting talents. He being successful despite these debates has been quite a big part of his career, and somewhere in this article there should be something about "his performances have often received mixed or negative reviews from critics, and debate rages over his actual acting talent", or something like that. It's quite a big part of his career. No point sweeping it under the rug. AJB4 20:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Let's not debate whether The Matrix or Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures will ever be movies of high esteem. Who does this genre of movie appeal to? Why do many of Keanu Reeves roles involve movies of this genre? What qualities are in demand for these types of movie? What qualities are either unnecessary or get in the way of playing these type of roles?

A Walk in the Clouds seems to be a diversion from the type of roles Keanu usually plays. So was Hamlet, which he played in 1995.

Could someone reword that statement about Keanu and his full sister so that it doesn't sound like incest (unless it was). It makes it sound like it was Keanu's baby that she miscarried.

Test your knowlege of Keanu Reeves http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/quiz/quiz.cgi?quiz=arts_keanu

I don't know when Keanu came to Canada, but he was here and acting in plays when he was 15 - so probably before he started his acting career: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2005/02/01/artsbriefs050201.html

They talked about Keanu Reeves in "Mixed Blessings" http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/mixedblessings/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.37.48 (talk) 05:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Size or width of article

The penultime edit resulted in a widthe size that bled. Could someone do the edit with the same factual content, but hopefully it wouldn't affect the width of the displayed article on the browers this time. Thanks Bona Fides 20:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Citizenship

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)

Having a U.S. citizen parent automatically makes you a U.S. citizen, no matter where you are born. Having a British mother makes a person (since 1961) eligible to be registered as a British citizen. Reeves was not born in Canada, nor did he have Canadian parents, so he became a Canadian by naturalization. Lebanon (his place of birth) probably only gives citizenship to a person whose parents are also Lebanese (and Reeves' parents were not). So...Reeves is at least the citizen of 2 countries, possibly 3 or 4.

I don't think you understand why I removed it. I removed it because it falls under Original Research - putting in words like "probably", "maybe", and writing long speculations on his citizenship. The only things we can include are what reliable sources have said about his citizenship - if a reliable source said he has Canadian citizenship, for example, we can include. If a reliable source said he "may have Canadian citizenship", then we can put in "source A said he may have Canadian citizenship". Everything else is speculation, whether based on fact or not is still original research. We can only quote what good sources have said specifically on Reeves Mad Jack 19:28, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

No, I don't think you understand. People wonder about Reeve's nationality/citizenship. (After all, he is an amazing mix of ethnicities & citizenships.) Where's the proof that he's a Canadian citizen? Can you show me his certificate? If not, don't you have to remove the appelation "Canadian actor"? He wasn't born in Canada, nor did he have Canadian parents. My information informs people that Reeves is the citizen of THREE countries. Why not give people that information? Is it a secret? You have a very limited idea of what people should know.

Yes, remove it if we can't source it. Please ready the policy link I gave you. If we want to say Reeves is and/or may be a citizen of a country, we need a reliable source that actually says Reeves is and/or may be a citizen of that country. I don't want to break Wikipedia:3rr and revert you again, but I will as soon as I am able. In the mean time, I'll try looking for what reliable sources have said on his citizenship. Mad Jack 20:41, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

This "remove it if we can't source it" sounds fine in theory, but 1) don't we have to accept some obvious facts? For example, we all know that Reeves is an actor and that he's a Canadian actor. Do we need sources for that? 2) If everything had to be sourced, this and every other article would have a thousand footnotes. Why pick on my citizenship data, when practically every line in the article is unsourced!? 3) The "source" of my data is common sense. A person born anywhere in the world to a U.S. citizen is also a U.S. citizen. (There are a few exceptions, but they don't apply here.) OK...so we know Keanu's father was an American, and we know that the children of U.S. citizens are themselves U.S. citizens. So...can we take a giant leap of faith and say that Keanu is a U.S. citizen? I think we can. Likewise, the British nationality law article right here on Wikipedia states that British women (women were treated as 2nd class citizens in nearly all countries up until rather recently in terms of citizenship law) can pass on citizenship to children born after 1961. And...Keanu was born in 1964. So, do you think it's safe to say that he inherited British citizenship from his English mother? I think it is. (Compare this with the case of David Hicks, an Australian "terrorist" prisoner at Guantanamo. His mother was English and the British High Court ruled that the British government HAS To recognize him as being a British citizen.) 4) Why are "sources" so important, when anyone can be a source?! What if I put up a webpage saying that Keanu Reeves was born in Moose Jaw...could I then link to that source and you'd accept it as gospel? Things are pretty bad when people who know something about a topic are prevented from posting anything about it because someone will just come in and remove it! I may be an expert on multiple citizenships and you may know zilch, but for some reason I'm supposed to do what you say. Why is that?

Hi there, I have something to contribute: His parents just met "by chance" in Lebanon, as they were young and liked travelling around. He once said that in an interview. I gonna search for that source! His mother is British, his father Hawaiian-chinese. His mother and Keanu then started travelling around. They even lived in Australia and finally settled down in Canada. That's why he has the Canadian citizenship. But he is NOT "Canadian-born". -04:40 (GTZ) July 10, 2006

Here's the deal. Keanu Reeves inherited U.S. citizenship through Keanu Reeves's American father and British citizenship through Keanu Reeves's English mother. While living in Canada, Reeves became a naturalized Canadian citizen. All three nations--U.S., Britain, and Canada--accept the concept of multiple citizenships, so Keanu Reeves is able to bear all three contemporaneously. In general, however, Reeves considers himself a Canadian; Canada being the country where Keanu Reeves grew up, went to school, and got Keanu Reeves's start in show business. Although Keanu Reeves was born in Lebanon, Keanu Reeves is not a Lebanese citizen, because Keanu Reeves's parents were only temporary residents of Lebanon and were not themselves of Lebanese descent (cf. jus soli and jus sanguinis).

NO: Here's the deal - the unsigned comment above is untrue. Keanu Reeves is not a U.S. citizen by birth; he holds, or held until recently, a green card, as does his sister Kim, unless they have since naturalized, which is a different matter. About British citizenship I don't know. Unless someone is an expert in immigration law in the USA, UK, and Canada, they really should NOT be speculating. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 14:24, 8 September 2009 (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)

Looks like someone revamped the section where it talks about Keanu's great-great-uncle Keaweaheulu. Not sure where the source came from, but how does one get "Keanu" which refers to a cool air from Keaweaheulu, the name of an ancient chief of which the meaning of the name "Keawe" itself has been forgotten? Mamoahina 17:50, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Updated--Keaweaheulu was the name of Charles Armistead Reeves' eldest son Charles Keaweaheulu Reeves. Charles A. Reeves' 4th son - Henry Keanui Reeves is whom Keanu Reeves was named after. Mamoahina 20:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Much like how "tuahine" is "the soft sister-like rain that falls in the valley", the "keanu" wind is the cool wind which passes over the mountains. Perhaps that is the reason for the translation...it was an explanation which was then called a translation. Much gets distorted in the media...as to the Keawe reference...dunno that's weird.

Very bad example. The "tuahine" is a rain, not a wind. All the islands have their own specific winds and rain. On the island of Hawai'i there is the Kipuupuu and the Hilokanilehua rain. The Tuahine only exists in Manoa and was named for a particular reason. There is no such thing in our language known as "ke anu" that refers to a specific wind or rain. I have warned people about interpreting Hawaiian names especially if they don't know how they were bestowed with their name. In Keanu Reeves' case, his father named him after the father's brother - Henry Keanui Reeves. You can clearly see how Keanui and Keanu are related but the meaning has changed. That's one important thing to notice. Someone has been writing how he was named after the other Great-uncle - Charles Keaweaheulu Reeves which is obviously incorrect. Mamoahina 20:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

I've read on Keanu's website that the litteral meaning of his name is "cool breeze over the mountains". And yeah, his father is of Hawaiian-Chinese descent and his mom is of British descent who happened to meet in Lebanon. --::semper fidelis:: 14:02, 19 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurbutterfly (talk • contribs)

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.

-- 24.205.39.138 (sig added by cburnett)

Someone changed the page to show he had Irish ancestry on Keanu's father's side. Can they prove this? I've done Keanu's genealogy and his great-grandfather Charles Armistead Reeves was from Tennessee. I'm not sure if Charles' father Sampson Reeves had Irish ancestry, perhaps that is the link? In any case, Charles' mother Mary Nowlin has her ancestry going back to England. Keanu's paternal grandmother Sarah Victor does have Caucasian ancestry. Sarah's mother Lilian was half Hawaiian but Lilian's father was from Australia. Sarah's father George Victor was the son of a Hawaiian woman known as Maggie, and Joseph Victor who was part Chinese and part Hawaiian but both of Joseph's parents were born in Hawaii. Mamoahina (talk) 17:12, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

"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.

It ws not illegally invaded - U.S. peacekeepers from the U.S.S. Boston landed on 1/16/1893, during a power struggle between two factions in the islands. The royalists lost on 1/17/1893. Although the Blount Report blamed the U.S., his secret investigation dated 7/17/1893 was repudiated by the Morgan Report, a bi-partisan investigation concluded on 2/26/1893. Both the Provisional Government, which replaced the Kingdom, and the Republic of Hawaii, which replaced the Provisional Government, were accepted into the family of nations as legitimate successors to the Kingdom, even by President Grover Cleveland, who at first worked to reinstate his friend the queen. --JereKrischel 22:12, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

U.S. peacekeepers? Give me a break. Spread your propaganda elsewhere! Troops from the U.S.S. Boston were set out by orders of U.S. Minister Stevens. According to the Blount Report, Minister Stevens had no right. Illegal? Yes! The Morgan Report did not "repudiate" what you claim. You are trying to coerce others to believe that Pres. Cleveland was wrong to tell those men who overthrew the Queen to reinstate her. And being deceived by having this faux government, this de factor government which was accepted into the family of nations doesn't mean anything. Look at the situation of Latvia and the other Baltic States. -- Mamoahina 02:09, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Troops from the U.S.S. Boston were requested by Minister Stevens, but it was Capt. Wiltse who actually drafted the clear orders for them to land exclusively for the protection of American lives and property. In either case, the orders were legal, as concluded by the Morgan Report. President Cleveland did tell President Dole to reinstate the queen in 1893, but following the Morgan Report, President Cleveland rebuffed entreaties from the queen for more interference. He recognized the Provisional Government as legitimate, as well as the following Republic of Hawaii. You'll note that in the case of Latvia, its annexation was not universally recognized by the international community, having a diplomatic presence in the U.S. during the entire soviet occupation. In Hawaii, on the other hand, every country that ever had diplomatic relations with the Kingdom recognized the succession of the Provisional Government and Republic of Hawaii. The two situations are very different. --JereKrischel 03:41, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

I guess you aren't accostumed to any type of business in corporate America and understand how things work. Just as in ancient days Ka'ahumanu was blamed for the changes, but when we blame the Haoles for possibly influencing her, it doesn't work that way just because you say so. And you continue to quote the Morgan Report. Good for you! I like how you say that P. Cleveland told President Dole.... You need to spread your lies elsewhere, not on this page. You do realize that Keanu Sai is the grandson of Keanu Reeves' namesake, right? -- 65.115.99.226 00:11, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

How much blame can you attach to the people influencing Ka'ahumanu? And how can you possibly remove blame from her by attacking those she freely chose to associate with? Whether or not Keanu Sai is related to Keanu Reeves has nothing to do with whether or not the Provisional Government and Republic of Hawaii were universally internationally recognized, and lawfully chose to pursue annexation with the United States - yielding voluntary annexation, not some sort of military occupation. I know there are those who would like to maintain that somehow their racial group is entitled to special treatment in Hawaii, by attacking the legal basis and foundation for the State of Hawaii, but those arguments are completely unfounded, and rightfully dismissed by the international community which has for over 100 years universally accepted the legitimacy of the voluntary annexation of Hawaii to the United States. --JereKrischel 00:53, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Typical Haole. Blame, blame, blame! Did you not comprehend what I wrote? I wrote, Just as in ancient days Ka'ahumanu was blamed for the changes, but when we blame the Haoles for possibly influencing her, it doesn't work that way just beacuse you say so. In a better perspective, "blame" is only an excuse to see what cause the problem in the first place rather than focusing on the problem itself. Not the person. If something goes wrong, do you always blame a person? Or do you look at the situation? It's the same concept here. --Mamoahina 17:19, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

So are you saying when you blame haoles, you're only making an excuse, and avoiding focus on the problem itself? In the case of the Hawaiian Revolution, I suppose you're right, since the real problem was the Queen's maladministration, not her race. I think you're arguing at cross-purposes here, but so be it. In any case, I think you'll agree that assertions that Hawaii is under some sort of belligerent military occupation have no place in a discussion about Keanu Reeves. --JereKrischel 17:43, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

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

Okay, maybe it's not all that common. But "unexplainable" seems a silly phrasing. Sure it's explainable, Scott just did. :D Sontra 05:38, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Occupation

If you want to flood anything non-related to Keanu Reeves' bio about Occupation of his father's homeland, please do it in another place rather than his biography. It has no place really under his "ancestry". My comment was to point out the redundancy of using "-American" to his ancestry to which was limited to Asian-American, not Hawaiian-American. Mamoahina 14:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I think you're absolutely right Mamoahina - however, by the same token, unless Malaia was born and dead before 1900 and the Organic Act which granted U.S. citizenship to all kanaka maoli, Keanu Reeves does have Hawaiian-American heritage. The discussion of whether or not Hawaii was legally annexed to the United States is a complex one that should be handled elsewhere. I think your initial comment which brought up the issue was probably not intended to generate the discussion it did, but it is sufficiently controversial to elicit responses. I'm all for burying the hatchet on this one, and agreeing to disagree elsewhere. --JereKrischel 19:00, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

His ancestry

OK, I tried my best to explain his ancestry under "Early life", since it is a subject that is very often limited to saying that his father was "Chinese-Hawaiian", which was obviously not the full and exact story. I've mentioned that his paternal grandfather was half Irish and half Portuguese/Hawaiian, which is something usually mentioned in the in-depth family trees. However, I'm unclear on his paternal grandmother. I mention her being "of part Chinese descent", because it clearly wasn't his paternal grandfather who was Chinese, but does anyone know for sure? Her name, Sarah Victor, is not exactly very Chinese. Was her mother Chinese or are all the profiles that mention Reeves' Chinese ancestry simply incorrect, and he isn't Chinese at all? JackO'Lantern 08:53, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

It's been awhile and I have done more extensive genealogy research on his line. Sarah Momilani Victor was the daughter of George P. Victor and his wife Lilian. George Victor was the son of Joseph A. Victor and his wife Maggie. Joseph's ancestry according to the 1910 census shows AH which is Asiatic-Hawaiian, although both of Joseph's parents were born in Hawaii. Joseph did have a brother with a more ethnic name of Aiko. Maggie is only listed as Hawaiian. Lilian, according to the 1930 census showed that she was CH (Caucasian-Hawaiian) and her father was from Australia and mother from Hawaii. I also traced his Reeves side a bit further to Sampson W. Reeves and Mary Virginia Armistead Nowlin and going back even further bad had to stop since it was endless. Sampson & Mary Virginia had Charles Armistead Reeves, Keanu's great-grandfather. In any case, the Chinese ancestry has to come from Joseph Victor. Whether he was half, or less than half Chinese is unknown. Mamoahina 20:13, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Correct, the Chinese ancestry didn't come from his paternal grandfather Samuel Nowlin Reeves. I am unsure of his paternal grandmother's ancestry as well. I only know that her name is Sarah Monilani Victor. --Mamoahina 14:39, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and the reason I added all those English categories (i.e. "English film actors") is because he is a British citizen. JackO'Lantern 08:59, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't mean to be a dick but this section is very difficult to follow. A family tree or something would be very helpful.--DannyBoy7783 23:40, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

What do you mean a family tree? You mean an actual one in the article? Or do you want a link to a tree so you can re-write the info to be less confusing? In case it's that, here is one.[1]. JackO'Lantern 03:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Dated Carrie-Anne Moss?

It says Reeves dated her during the filming of the Matrix sequels. But Carrie-Anne's article says she's been married since 1999. Can anyone elaborate? 67.142.130.32 06:14, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, it must have been a mistake. Yahoo [2] says it was during the first Matrix. I'll change it. Thanks for the heads up.JackO'Lantern 07:56, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I think if you do not know, do not claim the Chinese heritage to the most convenient person. Additionally, why do you feel that it obviously is not the paternal grandfather?

Well his paternal grandfather's ancestry has been tracked fully. His father was Irish-American. His mother was Native Hawaiian and Portuguese. Since so many (reliable) sources say Reeves' father is half Hawaiian and half Chinese, there is really no other possibility other than that it was his grandmother who had the Chinese heritage (though probably wasn't fully of it). JackO'Lantern 20:11, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

What does this have to do with him dating Carrie-Anne Moss?

American Canadians category

What criteria must one meet to be placed in the American Canadians category? According to his most recent interview (April 2006, Playboy), Reeves is still legally a Canadian citizen. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:47, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I think it must be based on parentage. I.e. his father was an American. What do you think? JackO'Lantern 08:00, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

And, he has resided in the US for many years now, and holds US citizenship. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.150.19 (talk) 05:39, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Above unsigned comment untrue and unsourced; should be disregarded. See my comments above (in "Citizenship" section). Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 12:08, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Salary

Did he really earn $259,600,000 for the Matrix trilogy. I find this hard to believe.

MaggieMae 03:17, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Why are all these unsupported salary numbers allowed here? What is the reference for "Fortune $350,000,000". That's not even a salary! Pgc512 20:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes. The bulk of it came from his 15% cut of the box-office gross. The Matrix sequels earned $420,890,409 in the US alone, hitting over a billion when including worldwide takings.

[3] Anakinmcfly (talk) 15:21, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

He has a tendency to re-team with actresses after a number of years

This is cute, but is he really responsible for all this "re-teaming" or did they just happen to get cast in the same movies? 203.173.139.129 08:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

COnsidering playing in all three Matrix Movies with the same actor as "reteaming after many years" is definitly bullshit... (Carrie Ann Moss)

               i agree with this.   it is not "Re-teaming" when you are doing back-to-back produced sequels

Well, i believe the author is implying about re-teaming with actresses like Sandra Bullock(Speed-1 and Lake House) and Charlize Theron (Devils Advocate and Sweet November), Carrie Anne Moss (The Matrix Trilogy and John Mnemonic) and not about sequels. Obviously, if you're doing sequels, you would work with, roughly, thesame primary actors. --::semper fidelis:: 21:03, 18 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurbutterfly (talk • contribs)

Carrie-Anne Moss was not in Johnny Mnemonic. Other legit reteamings would be with Jessica Steen (Young Again and Dream to Believe), Lori Loughlin (Brotherhood of Justice and The Night Before), Tilda Swinton (Constantine and Thumbsucker) and Rachel Weisz (Chain Reaction and Constantine). Anakinmcfly (talk) 15:10, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Keanu and Sandra Bullock

Keanu accompanying Sandra at the Oscars was not a publicity stunt. Sandra and Keanu have been very good friends for 12 years. Sandra's husband Jesse James absolutely hates attendng public events like these. He and Keanu were friends even befoe Sandra met him. Jesse James who makes custom bikes, made one for Keanu years ago. He totally trusts Keanu and cares for him- per Sandra. That is why Sandra and Keanu have been together at all events, promos worldwide "unchaperoned".

Wow, i didn't know that. I was kinda hoping before that they'd end up together. I am a fan of Speed I. --::semper fidelis:: 20:59, 18 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurbutterfly (talk • contribs)

Keanu and Buddhism

He is Buddhist this have been on sites and even proven on videos if theres some conspiracy to discredit other religion if they arent islam on wikipedia Buddhist143

Provide a reference then.

Well, i don't know about him being a buddhist, but he did play the role of Siddharta Gautama a.k.a Buddha, in the movie The Little Buddha. Ha also played the role of Julius Caesar in an Episode of Xena: The Warrior Princess. --::semper fidelis:: 20:53, 18 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurbutterfly (talk • contribs)

Nope, not Buddhist. Keanu says (as recently as this year: "I haven't taken refuge in the dharma" -> [url]www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2008_1027_kea.htm[/url]) that a lot of people (including journalists) seem to think so because he played the Buddha in Little Buddha, but he says he never converted. Anakinmcfly (talk) 05:52, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Gossips

Gossips section deleted as it doesn't meet Wikipedia's policies re living persons.

Trivia

Trivia section should be moved above filmography. Deleted a few sections that were irrelevant on talk page(such as "he's Irish-American!!!"). Someone should move all the postings on ancestry under one heading.

vandalism

haha some anonymous added quotation marks around the word actor, so it was like " Canadian "actor" " . Haha, watch out for this aye? RyanRP 21:31, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Catholic?

He went to a catholic school, is he a catholic?Domingo Portales 00:45, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

He doesn't seem to be. "I wasn't raised in any special denominations and I haven't taken on any so far."[4] Spellcast 11:27, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Shakespeare

I seem to recall reading that Reeves studied Shakespeare extensively and can quote numerous scenes from memory. Is this true? BrainRotMenacer 05:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah. Shakespeare is his favourite author, and he knows whole plays by heart. Sometimes he would quote lines from it during interviews in answers to questions. Anakinmcfly (talk) 05:49, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Path of Neo

Can we get a reference for the existence of this movie or just get rid of it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kizeesh (talk • contribs) 00:05, 20 March 2007 (UTC).

I thought that was a game, not a movie. mattbuck 00:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Correct. The site actualy refers to The Matrix: Path of Destiny, although I can't find anything else about it. Removed until someone finds a cite. Danielsage98 13:50, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Dean Koontz

Keanu Reeves plays a large role in the Dean Koontz novel False Memory . He doesn't appear in person, but he is the catalyst for a large portion of the plot.

Dogstar

Anyone want to mention that he had a band called Dogstar a while back? 2stepMW 21:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

I think this should be mentioned. I also think it should be mentioned that Taka Hirose hit him in the face with an orange when he was on stage with Dogstar.

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Appearance in 1991 music video missing

Rush Rush by Paula Abdul. Imho this is notable since it was at the beginning of his career. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.202.210.108 (talk) 01:38, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Yep. I saw that video. I was actually ecstatic about it. --::semper fidelis:: 14:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Inappropriate segue?

Something in the "Personal Life" section sort of bothered me. The change in subject seemed a bit sudden. It goes something like "His baby was stillborn. His wife died in a car crash. Reeves was the pallbearer at the funeral. He likes bikes." This is exaggerated of course, but you get my point. I don't know if this seemed weird to anyone else, but I just thought I'd mention it, in case anybody has any idea of how to make it segue into the bike-stuff more smoothly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.66.141.131 (talk) 23:16, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Right. Hillarious! No Parallelism. --::semper fidelis:: 20:48, 18 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurbutterfly (talk • contribs)

Huh? Why no mention of him being gay, or should I say super gay?

What's happening Hollywood. Some60+ years after the Rock Hudson debacle and you are still expurgating pages on wikipedia about gay actors. That is pathetic... and so is the reaction of the user community here. 91.132.224.196 (talk) 04:45, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

No expurgation that I see. Do you have reliable sources for that claim? There's no place for gossip in articles here, doncha know. -Ebyabe (talk) 04:57, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Whoa —Preceding unsigned comment added by God of War (talk • contribs) 04:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, he never claimed he is gay and it was never confirmed. No solid evidence have been presented so far to contest his sexual prefference.--::semper fidelis:: 20:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Why do people constantly make a big deal of it? Who cares if he is or not? Does being gay make you special? Certainly not! Mamoahina (talk) 18:47, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Because he's not gay. Give proof that he is if you wish to add it. Anakinmcfly (talk) 05:47, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

i guess it's not a big deal if he is or not. that's not a point to talk about, am i wrong ??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.137.252.135 (talk) 08:43, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

VANDALISM ON HIS PERSONAL LIFE

I suggest we lock the page to unsigned people. I keep editing that he is dating China Chow, with links, and someone unsigned keeps reverting it. Ruth E (talk) 18:40, 28 June 2008 (UTC) I suggest you stop posting false rumors about him. Just cause he was with friends and family in Italy and France and he was with China with a group of people does not make it true that he and China are dating. I bet his PR people took it down cause it was not true to begin with. The mags like to chop off stuff in photos to make it look like it is a story when in fact it was his mom's Birthday party with friends and family nothing more. The two are just friends.

--Requesting REVERT on Personal Life & Warning To Above Poster & Formal Request for LOCKING to unsigned posters== I put that information in several times and the above poster never signed and took her IP address off. I am requestiong a WARNING to be issued to the above poster (not myself obviously) and a REVERT on the article. Childish reversions by unsigned posters should not be tolerated.Ruth E (talk) 07:51, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Ruth E, I have not seen any recent activity on this article from the user that you are describing. If you have a reliable source stating that Reeves and China Chow are indeed in a serious relationship, then edit the article. If you'd like any article to be semi-protected, a page called Wikipedia:Requests for page protection is usually where such requests go to. However, I don't think this page has a very high level of vandalism. But, give it a shot. Ms. Sarita (talk) 08:05, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Addition to Filmography

I don't know how to edit the Filmography section, so I'm including my addition here.

Keanu starred in Young Again opposite Lindsay Wagner in 1986. He played the 17-year-old Michael Riley. The adult Michael Riley was played by Robert Urich. Someone please add this info in the filmography section. Thank you so much. - Trevz (is my Wikipedia account name, I lost my password). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.98.52 (talk) 18:24, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Trevz, the information is already on the page, under the appropriate "Television" section. Ms. Sarita (talk) 18:36, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Father's occupation unclear

It says his father is a geologist, and an uskilled laborer who earned his GED in prison. Did he become a geologist later or was the geologist a step-father? 213.238.139.65 (talk) 10:22, 8 December 2008 (UTC)susan.

Atheist?

On the bottom of the page it list Keanu as an "atheist". Problem is, I couldn't find anything in the article mentioning "God", "Religion", or "Deity". In fact, the article makes no reference besides the "categories" section regarding Keanu's religion. It also leaves seemingly contradictory information, listing him as both a "Buddhist" and "Atheist".

According to these two links below, Keanu identifies himself as a "Buddhist" and is (in the adherents link), commonly found as a Buddhist in searches regarding his religion.

http://www.adherents.com/people/pr/Keanu_Reeves.html http://www.nndb.com/people/041/000022972/#FN1

Can anyone provide information regarding why Keanu should be considered an atheist? It seems more logical to simply list him as "Buddhist", given the current information I've found. Anyone agree? Paladin Hammer (talk) 06:29, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

As a matter of fact, the information was added by user: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EchetusXe . He did not post a shred of evidence to suggest Keanu is an atheist. The user himself lists his preference as an "atheist", and has added in the tag on multiple pages where no source is given. It is very misleading to the Wiki reader to read this, and not have any information about it. Unless some can be found, I'd like to suggest we remove the tag. Paladin Hammer (talk) 06:43, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

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Keanu is neither an atheist nor a Buddhist. At least, that's what he says; I maintain the largest Keanu articles archive on the web and have read just about every interview since 1987. As far as I can tell he's a spiritual agnostic. He has at times said he believes in God, just not a specific religious one but more of a generic higher power. In the meantime he has seen ghosts and believes in the supernatural as well as astrology.

Sources in chronological order:

"As for believing in God, well I don't like to say a definite "no" because I feel that there must be something up there. I guess I'm still in turmoil about this. - http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/1994_xxxx_kea2.htm

Do you believe in God? "Sure I believe in God and the Devil but they don't have to have pitchforks and a long white beard." - http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/1997_11xx_kea.htm

CA: Were there moments in your life that made you believe in a higher force? KR: Like God? Oh yes. - http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2003_1105_shi.htm

Q: Can I ask you about religion? KR: Please don’t. I think it’s personal and private. I like the flesh and blood aspect like I said earlier. - http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2005_0214_int.htm

"We talk about the impression that people have, because of 1993's Little Buddha, in which he played the Buddha himself, that Keanu is a Buddhist. "I haven't taken refuge in the dharma," he says." - http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2008_1027_kea.htm

(Multiple other sources have had Keanu talk about how he's not Buddhist, and that it's one of the most common misconceptions about him. He does however say he has a great respect for the religion and almost converted at one point, but didn't because he didn't think it would be compatible with his chosen career.) Anakinmcfly (talk) 05:48, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

He is far from atheist, and agnostic is the wrong term to use (he believes in a God). He has stated that he believes in a God and Devil, just not the kind with the white beard and pitchfork. You could say he was previously agnostic, however. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.198.83.12 (talk) 07:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Look at the way he refers to God and the Devil. Isn't it possible he sees them as metaphors, or as physical things on earth? Would that make him spiritual or a theist? No. So his holding of religion is not proved by the above quotations. 86.7.211.128 (talk) 00:29, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Jennifer Syme as Spouse.

Shouldn't it be domestic partner rather than spouse since they didn't marry?

i didn't make it past the 1st paragraph

i won't read the rest of this article because its beginning sucks so badly. 1st paragraph: he's best known for...and then every film he's ever appeared in is listed. ridiculous. wait. ridiculous? the phrase 'epic surf drama' has that other silliness beat by miles. amateurs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.22.5.211 (talk) 03:57, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I believe this article should be added to the Keanu Reeves' Page

I believe a link to this article about Keanu Reeves should be added to his Wiki page: http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/12/19/keanu-reeves-still-the-one/, publisher is: Spotlight TM, Walking the Walk on Chic Today. Article Author: Adrienne Papp —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cherylebernard (talk • contribs) 17:47, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Why? There's nothing in that article that hasn't been said before elsewhere, and probably better. Anakinmcfly (talk) 08:19, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Not American?

I can see this was discussed above, but I just read an article on MSN, where based on what Keanu says, it seems like he doesn't have American citizenship and thus is not American. See here: http://celebedge.ca/Dramarama/ContentPostingDramarama3column?newsitemid=5bb29123-4c38-4188-bc98-4c4d10b09c98&feedname=RYAN_PORTER_GOSSIP&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False I'm wondering, is he actually JUST Canadian/British? Or do American citizenship laws give him automatic citizenship due to his father, and he is just ignorant of that fact? --BignBad (talk) 17:50, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

reeeves is best known for his role as neo in The Matrix

The Matrix is more of a cultural landmark than Reeves early films, which were obviously chosen as avenues into the film business. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.247.95.115 (talk) 07:02, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Child Support/Paternity Suit

Worth adding? http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/642316 at first I thought it was some sort of stalker type thing, but there is third party confirmation the two knew each other in the past. sherpajohn (talk) 15:41, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

What third party confirmation is this? I've been following the case since its beginning and this is the first time I've heard of it. I thought even Sala's children said she didn't know Keanu? Or are you referring to Sala's friend whom she managed to convince to support her claims? Anakinmcfly (talk) 14:59, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

A Barrie, Ontario judge ruled against Karen Sala stating her allegations that Keanu Reeves is the father of her four children are "simply not capable of belief". Justice Fred Graham stated that "a trial in this case would be a waste of limited judicial resources." A DNA test showed Reeves was not the father of Sala's children. Justice Graham dismissed the paternity suit and ordered her to pay $15,000.00 towards his legal costs. <ref>Ihttp://celebedge.ca/ContentPostingCP3column?newsitemid=073054424&feedname=CP-ENTERTAINMENT&show=False&number=8&showbyline=False&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=Falsensert ~~~~

Keanu Reeves in The Matrix

Keanu Reeves being Neo Anderson was the best. He is a great actor on The Matrix because he just learns on the first and continues to grow power as the series goes on. Keanu was born in 1964 so he is still young. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.161.54.159 (talk) 15:28, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

KEANU, My dear, I love you! Happy Birthday! Even if I am far away from you, even if you don't know who I am, even if I am 21 years old and i am not a little girl I really love you. If I had only chance to be with you only for a moment, just to look in your eyes, to look who are you in real life I gave up everything and never dissappointed. I send you my love . I really adore you, my VIRTUAL LOVE! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.58.146.127 (talk) 13:57, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

"Often mispronounced kee-AH-noo"

I don't think the pronunciation kee-AH-noo should be labeled a mispronunciation, even though it isn't the pronunciation used by Keanu or Hawai'ians. It isn't that I don't agree that it is a mispronunciation but that I disagree it is appropriate for an encyclopedia to prescribe pronunciation. It is not unprecedented that a "correct" pronunciation is uncommon or unpopular: Krushchev's Russian pronunciation rhymes with push-SHOFF, Charlize Theron's last name is pronounced TRONE (she is an Afrikaner), Honolulu is locally pronounced HONE-uh-loo-loo, and Louisville is locally pronounced LOO-ih-vull. Carnegie, Gorbachev, and maybe Hugo Chavez can be more examples. I would repace the word "mispronunced" with "pronounced" but I'm unregistered and cannot edit this article.70.225.32.236 (talk) 01:34, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I wrote the comment above on another computer. I'd like to add that the IPA transcription given as the "correct" pronunciation is nonnative to English and many native English speakers would struggle to articulate it. The closest articulation would be kay-AH-noo /keɪˈɑnu/ which would still be a mispronunciation. I'd also like to make a correction, Honolulu has stress on the penultimate syllable so a more appropriate respelling transcription would be hone-uh-LOO-loo. 99.55.159.87 (talk) 16:51, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Lebanese-born

Putting it that way makes it sound like he has Lebanese heritage, but then we are told that his mother is English, his father American. Seems kind of stupid to word it that way. 70.53.108.40 (talk) 11:57, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Keanu Reeves to play role of Rama

Please see Hanuman (2010 film) and it is also mentioned in filmography of Keanu Reeves. I request all users, especially from USA, to please check whether this news is appeared in any US media. I checked google news and all news are from Indian media with source ANI news agency, place Nevada.

How is that possible that US media ignored this news and hence A-list star Keanu Reeves?

Thanks!

Raama (talk) 15:48, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Oxfordian

I've added Category:Oxfordians to the article, and upon request am supplying verification: [5], [6], [7], [8], and in the article marked "Sir John Gielgud": [9]. -- Softlavender (talk) 00:23, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Political Views

He is listed as a libertarian, is there any source or evidence for this? I've looked and haven't been able to find any proof. {{subst:UnsignedIP|1=96.228.115.203|2=07:57, 23 January 2010 (UTC)}}