Keanu Reeves is certainly one of the few Hollywood stars who has not been changed by acting fame. Even after the dizzying success achieved by the film "The Matrix" in which he landed the main role, Reeves remained simple and down-to-earth.
The sad life story of this actor confirms that wealth and fame do not necessarily come with happiness. Namely, while his career was constantly on the rise, on the private level there were successive downfalls.
At only three years old, Reeves was abandoned by his father. Although they kept in touch at first, the constant moving from city to city caused them to lose touch completely over time. His education was also complicated. Kijanu changed four schools, only to drop out due to serious problems with dyslexia. For this actor, obstacles are just an illusion, because despite dyslexia, Reeves is today an avid reader of books.
At the age of 23, Kijanu faced the loss of his best friend, River Phoenix, who overdosed. His life's tragedies do not end here. In 1998, he met Jennifer Syme, his great love. Already the following year, the couple was expecting a new baby, however, due to an unfortunate combination of circumstances, Jennifer gave birth to a dead baby in the eighth month of pregnancy. The actor's constant support to his partner, who suffered from depression after this event, was unsuccessful. Their relationship soon began to fall apart. Two years later, Jennifer was tragically killed in a car accident.
During the filming of the first part of the Matrix trilogy, the popular actor learns that his own sister, Kim, is suffering from leukemia. Filming was then halted, as Reeves replaced the film set with a hospital room where he provided round-the-clock support to his sister. He donated most of his multimillion-dollar earnings from the "Matrix" trilogy to the hospital where Kim was successfully cured, and most of that money was earmarked for research into a cure for leukemia.
After the completion of the filming of the "Matrix" trilogy, Keanu gave the team in charge of special effects 75 million dollars from his fee, considering that the spectacular impression that the film leaves on the audience is their merit, and he bought Harley Davidson motorcycles for all the stuntmen.
Regardless of all the tragedies that befell him, Kijanu remained an optimist. On one occasion he stated that one should have faith in the debt after the storm. Famous roles have not changed this fifty-four-year-old. He remained simple and exactly as he was before the acting roles in which he shone. This is supported by the fact that even today, regardless of wealth, Reeves uses public transport and the subway, lives in an apartment, does not wear designer clothes and does not have bodyguards.
Watch this extraordinary actor, an exception among Hollywood stars, on TV Vijesti in the sci-fi trilogy "The Matrix" on Saturdays at 22:30 p.m.
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