Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 31, 2005.
Father is American. Mother is English. He has no relationship with his father who abandoned him & his mother when he was aged 3. He grew up in Toronto.
Keanu is a Hawaiian word which means cool breeze over the mountains. I think it suits this actor well. The feeling I get from Keanu whenever I see him act is one of a calm, collected, and not easily surprised man. I admire his "quiet guy" persona and I think that is what draws a lot of attention to him, from us women folk anyway. The first time I remember seeing Keanu on film would have been Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He was just a kid at the time, (as … more