Keanu Charles Reeves was born on September 2nd, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. After his parents got divorced, his mother moved the family first to Australia, and then to New York before finally settling in Toronto.
Keanu's first gigs were on stage, in TV commercials, and in short films. Keanu is dyslexic, and in high school excelled at ice hockey but not academics. His first studio movie role was a hockey goalie in Youngblood (1986), which was filmed in Canada. Shortly after the film was released, Keanu dropped out of school and drove to Hollywood to pursue acting.
Keanu has acted in many films including Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Johnny Mnemonic, but is probably best known for his role as Neo in The Matrix trilogy.