Happy Birthday Keanu Reeves!

Happy Birthday Keanu Reeves!  He started in television and appeared in the hockey drama Youngblood (1986) playing the goalie Heaver. Next, he was in th drama, River’s Edge (1986) before playing Chevalier Danceny in Dangerous Liasons (1988) based on the Choderlos de Laclos’ novel.  Then, he took the iconic part as Ted Theodore Logan, part of the time traveling duo in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989).  Reeves had another memorable part as Johnny Utah in the action movie Point Break (1991) directed by Kathryn Bigelow.  He returned to explore the afterlife in Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991).   Reeves was also in the drama My Own Private Idaho (1991) written and directed by Gus Van Sant.   Next, he was Jonathan Harker in the horror film, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992).  He was in the Shakespearean adaptation, Much Ado About Nothing (1993) directed by Kenneth Branagh.  The Bernardo Bertulucci film, Little Buddha (1993), displayed to me Reeves acting ability playing Siddhartha.  

Then, he had another strong role as Jack Traven in the action movie Speed (1994).  Next, he had the lead in the sci fi film, Johnny Mnemonic (1995), with a script by William Gibson, the cyberpunk author.  He matched wits with Al Pacino’s John Milton in The Devil’s Advocate (1997).  Another iconic part was playing Neo in The Matrix (1999), a sci fi masterpiece that combined cyberpunk, martial arts, written and directed by the Wachowskis.  The next films of The Matrix Trilogy were filmed back to back with The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and Neo embraced his destiny in The Matrix Revolutions (2003).  He followed up the trilogy playing John Constantine taking on supernatural threats in Constantine (2005) based on the comic book.  Reeves was in the computer animated drama, A Scanner Darkly (2006) directed by Richard Linklater and based on the Philip K. Dick novel.  He was the alien Klaatu in the sci fi remake, The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).  

Keanu Reeves directed and starred in the martial arts action film, Man of Tai Chi (2013).  Reeves played Kai in the fantasy action movie, 47 Ronin (2013). Then, he was in another iconic part in the action film, John Wick (2014).  In 2015, Reeves played a husband faced with two unexpected visitors in the thriller Knock Knock.  Key and Peele’s comedy Keanu featured the voice of Reeves.  He returned as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).  Reeves played Tex in the comedy detective series Swedish Dicks (2016-2018).  Reeves returned as the title character in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019).  He played himself in the comedy Always Be My Maybe (2019).  Also, Reeves voiced Canadian stunt motorcyclist, Duke Caboom, in Toy Story 4 (2019).  In 2020, Reeves also returned as Ted `Theodore’ Logan in Bill & Ted Face the Music.  Also that year, Reeves voiced Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077.  He is writing along with Matt Kindt the comic book, Brzrkr.  He will also play Neo again in The Matrix Resurrections due to hit theaters in 2022.  Reeves also has the next John Wick movie. "I'm going to show them a world without you.  A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries.  A world where anything is possible."  Happy Birthday Keanu Reeves! 

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