Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves {born September 2, 1964} is a Canadian actor and director and musician. Reeves is known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Point Break Speed ​​Matrix Trilogy as Neo. She has worked with important directors like Stephen Frears {in the 1988 period drama Dangerous Liaisons}; Gus Van Sant {in the 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho}; and Bernardo Bertolucci {in the 1993 film Little Buddha}. Referring to his 1991 film releases 'critic Janet Maslin praised Reeves' versatility The New York Times saying that "displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down behavior to suit a story of police procedure and loosely articulated his comedic roles. 'A recurring theme in roles he has portrayed is to save the world, including the characters of Ted Logan Neo Buddha John Constantine Johnny Mnemonic and Klaatu. 

In addition to their roles in the film Reeves has acted in theater. His performance in the title role for the Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Hamlet was praised by Roger Lewis of The Sunday Times who declared Reeves' one of the top three Hamlets I have seen for a simple reason :. He is Hamlet '[4] On January 31, 2005 Reeves received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

A versatile artist Reeves worked with illustrator Alexandra Grant authored a book Ode to Happiness. He also produced a documentary Side by Side; and directed the film Man of Tai Chi.Career 
1980: I rise to stardom 
Reeves began his acting career at the age of nine, appearing in a theater production of Damn Yankees. At 15, he played Mercutio in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre. Reeves made ​​his screen acting debut in a TV Comedy Series CBC entitled Hangin 'In. In early 1980, he appeared in commercials {including one for Coca-Cola} short films including the NFB drama One Step Away and stage work such as Brad Fraser's cult hit Wolfboy in Toronto. In 1984 he was a correspondent for the Canadian youth TV program is going very well Broadcasting Corporation. 

First appearance Reeves film studio was in the film Rob Lowe ice hockey Youngblood in which he played a Québécois goalie. Shortly after the release of the film Reeves drove to Los Angeles in his 1969 Volvo. His ex-stepfather Paul Aaron a theater director and television had convinced Erwin Stoff beforehand to be manager and agent Reeves. Stoff has remained Reeves' manager, and has co-produced many of his films. 

After a few minor roles Reeves received a role in the 1986 film drama of the river showing how a murder affected a group of teens. After critical success of this film happened in the late 1980s appearing in a number of movies aimed at teenage audiences as Permanent Disco and the unexpected success of 1989 comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure which along with its 1991 sequel Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey typecast Reeves as a spaced -out teenager. Much of its coverage in the press and much of the response to his performance in the 1990 mentioned his portrayal of the airheaded Ted. 

1990: widespread popularity 
Since 1991, Reeves played bass in the grunge band Dogstar. During the 1990s, Reeves started to leave their adolescent period film. He appeared in action films high budget as Point Break for which he won 'Most Desirable Male' MTV in 1992, He was also involved in various lower-budget independent films, award including the well-received 1991 film My Own Private Idaho with his close friend River Phoenix. In 1992 Reeves played Jonathan Harker character in the blockbuster Francis Ford Coppola directed Dracula, but his performance has been widely criticized. 

In 1994, Reeves' career reached a new high as a result of his starring role in the action film Speed​​. Their quality in the film was controversial and except for Point Break was known primarily for comedies and indie dramas. Had never been the sole headliner on a film. The action film with a fairly large budget and was led by rookie filmmaker-turned-director Jan de Bont. The unexpected international success of the film made Reeves and co-star Sandra Bullock into A-List stars. 

Reeves' career choices after Speed ​​were eclectic: despite his successes Reeves continued to accept supporting roles and appear in experimental films. He scored a hit with a romantic lead role in A Walk in the Clouds. He made ​​news by refusing to take part in Speed ​​2: Cruise Control - despite the salary offered $ 11 million that would have been its largest to date - for touring with his band and playing the lead role in a 1995 production Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg Manitoba Hamlet. Roger Lewis of his performance the Sunday Times theater critic wrote "He quite embodied the innocence, the splendid fury animal grace of the leaps and bounds emotional violence that form the Prince of Denmark ... He is one of the top three Hamlets that I have seen for a simple reason: he is Hamlet. "

But Reeves options after a walk in the clouds failed to critics and audiences. Big budget movies like the sci-fi action Johnny Mnemonic and Chain Reaction were critically action thriller panned and failed at the box office, while indie films like Feeling Minnesota were also critical failures. Reeves finally began to leave his career low after starring in the horror-drama The Devil's Advocate alongside Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. Reeves took a paycut of $ 1 million for The Devil's Advocate so that Pacino was cast and later took a 90 cent paycut for less successful force to ensure the casting of Gene Hackman. The Devil's Advocate did well at the box office and received good reviews proved that Reeves could play an adult with a career although many critics felt that his poor performance detracted from an otherwise enjoyable movie.