Keanu Reeves’ Dad Abandoned Him When He Was 3, Forcing Him To Build $380 Million Empire on His Own
Keanu Reeves is back with a bang! The actor is back with John Wick 4 and is currently dominating the box office worldwide. If one were to go back in time and analyze his career, one would find several box office flops than hits, but this did not stop the man from creating the massive empire he has now. In spite of having such a glittering career, Reeves did not let success get to his head and is undoubtedly the nicest man in the entirety of Hollywood.
But the world wasn’t always his oyster. The actor has suffered from various unfortunate events throughout his life. Before being the Keanu Reeves everybody knows and loves today, he had to face a lot of curve balls that life threw at him, but he did not let those break him down.
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The tragic life of Keanu Reeves
The life story of Keanu Reeves has more twists and turns and is filled with woe more than any film ever made. It started when the actor was only three years old. His father abandoned the family and left them on their own eventually ending up in prison for the possession of illegal substances. Reeves once said to a Rolling Stones interviewer,
“The story with me and my dad’s pretty heavy. It’s full of pain and woe and f***ing loss and all that s***.”
Although he does not like talking about his father, he hopes life treats him well. That was the start of all the agony, following that later in life, he would experience many more unimaginable losses. In September 1999, he suffered the loss of his unborn child with his then-partner Jennifer Syme. After two years, Syme would lose her life in a tragic car accident. Apart from that, he also lost his best friend to an overdose, his sister also suffered from leukemia.
Nobody would have thought, the meme “Sad Keanu” would have such a dark meaning. However, the actor has reiterated time and again “he was just eating a sandwich”. This exact quality is what sets him apart from the rest. His ability to deal with tragedies with humor, high spirits, and humility. As he himself perfectly puts it, he is “private but pretty social”.
The massive empire of Keanu Reeves
The actor made some big splash in the year of 1988, with films like The Night Before, The Prince of Pennsylvania, and Permanent Record. But the two franchises which will change his life completely were The Matrix and John Wick, although these roles would not come to him easily and he would have to work very hard to prove his credibility prior to that for several years. But after this release, the actor did not have to look back. It turned into a global phenomenon. The multimillion-dollar franchises will allow him to not look back but at the same time feel “embarrassed” of the money he was making.
Therefore, whenever he gets a chance he likes to help people in need, there have been many instances to prove this fact and all of them can’t be simply condensed together in one piece. From donating money left and right to treating his crew with the utmost generosity like no other. The actor continues to provide smiles to people with his talent and selfless acts and people are grateful for the way he is. Although many people may try to be like him, there can never be another like him.
Source: The Rolling Stone
