Fans are realizing that underneath his sweet persona, Keanu Reeves has had a really tragic life …
“A Gentleman! A gentleman! I admire him in so many ways and on so many levels! Few famous people inspire that in me!” wrote one fan.
“He’s a beautiful human!” added another.
Keep scrolling to find out more…
If there’s one thing that the internet can agree on, it’s that Keanu Reeves is an all-around great guy.
The actor currently resides in the Hollywood hills after gaining fame in an impressive range of massively successful movies.
Do you recognize him from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) which told the story of two slackers traveling through time?
It was so successful that it was followed by a sequel: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey in 1991.
Or what about his 1992 appearance in Gothic horror-romance, Bram Stoker’s Dracula?
His performance in this rather overblown movie has been pretty much universally panned.
He also starred in the buddy-cop thriller, Point Break, in 1991, alongside Gary Busey and Patrick Swayze.
It was a commercial smash and went on to garner a cult following.
He continued this trend in 1994’s Speed.
The suspenseful thriller told the tale of a rigged bus that would explode if it slowed down.
Keanu starred alongside Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper, but has since shaded the film by refusing to star in the sequel.
His reason? “The movies I wanted to make were movies I wanted to see.” Ouch.
But there’s one role that really turned Keanu into a household name…
His role as Neo in The Matrix franchise.
The movies are still thought of as touchstones within the science fiction genre.
While he may be an incredible actor, Keanu’s talents don’t finish there…
He’s also a talented musician and spent many years playing bass for the alternative rock band, Dogstar, in the ’90s.
Despite his success, Keanu has had a tough life.
From a very young age, Keanu experienced grief.
Keanu’s father walked out on the family when he was just 3-years-old…
He was ultimately arrested for possession of drugs in 1994, leading to Keanu not wanting to ever contact his father again.
His younger sister, Kim, was diagnosed with leukemia aged twenty-five.
He also suffered a tragedy when he and Jennifer Syme lost their child. The baby was stillborn on Christmas eve, a month before the due date.
Following this tragedy, Jennifer Syme also passed away.
She was killed in a car accident just over two years on.
Reeves also lost his best friend, River Phoenix, back in 1993.
The actor famously suffered a drug overdose while outside a nightclub.
Many may expect the heartbreak and hurt he’s experienced to make him bitter…
But, instead, it’s quite the opposite as Keanu has become an incredible philanthropist.
He’s well known for supporting a wide range of charitable causes, from PETA to Stand Up To Cancer.
And that’s not all.
Many of those who have worked with Reeves have shared adorable on-screen experiences with the star.
“Every day for the last few weeks of filming, Keanu treated the stagehands and grunt workers (including myself) by taking us out for free breakfast and lunch. He was genuinely a very nice guy to work with,” one Reddit user shared.
There’s also a famous urban legend of Reeves patiently waiting in line to enter his own wrap party.
Reeves is anything but a diva.
He’s even quietly funded children’s cancer hospitals for many years.
It’s no surprise that he’s developed a large online following of fans.
What might be a little unusual is that some of them believe he’s actually immortal.
Now, there’s no denying that Keanu has aged like fine wine, but there’s a different reason behind their theory.
According to the official Keanu Reeves Is Immortal website, he looks suspiciously similar to the 8th-century king, Charlemagne, and Paul Mounet, a 19th-century actor.
Crazy, right?
Well, that’s not all. The website first began, piggybacking on Reddit threads questioning why he looks the same as he did when he first started out in Hollywood.
Fans shared photos of him throughout the ages, and the conspiracy theories grew from there.
He finally addressed the theories back in 2017 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon…
And he didn’t deny them.
“We’re all stardust, baby!” he said in response to Fallon.
Fallon showed him his likeness to doppelgängers: Charlemagne, Paul Mounet, and a man pictured in the Parmigianino painting, which has been used to ‘confirm’ he is immortal.
Just like the rest of us, he seemed pretty shocked by the resemblance.
But does that prove he’s immortal?
You can watch the video here.
Keanu has proved he is the ideal gentleman…
A sweet story from his Speed co-star, Sandra Bullock, also went viral!
She told Esquire that the pair were talking about champagne and truffles…
And Bullock revealed she had never tried the luxurious combination!
A few days later, Keanu turned up on her doorstep.
“I just thought you might want to try Champagne and truffles, to see what it’s like,” he told her.
“He sat on the couch. Bullock poured some Champagne, and they opened the truffles,” according to the Esquire piece.
“Keanu put his hands out, without a word, and Bullock painted his nails black, same as hers.”
And another Keanu fact famously took the internet by storm…
In a viral tweet, a Reeves fan made a collage of photos of the star meeting women.
But the eagle-eyed Twitter-user noticed that Reeves was keeping a respectful distance from each of his female fans, careful not to place his hands on their bodies.
And one fan pointed out that, by not imposing physical touch on his fans, Reeves likely makes them feel even closer to him.
It often seems like the more we learn about certain celebrities, the more trashy they seem.
But with Reeves, the opposite is true – and we’re truly thankful there’s a star like him in the world.
You can see the pictures here.