Happy 61st Birthday Keanu Reeves!

Keanu Reeves is a name that everyone who grew up during the 80s should immediately recognize. From his early movie roles in Youngblood, Parenthood and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure to his more recent success in the John Wick series, Keanu exhibits a rare talent for both the comedic and the dramatic. In fact, his body of work can be included in most movie genres seen today. Due to his immense body of work and talent, he was ranked the fourth-greatest actor of the 21st century by the New York Times, and in 2022 Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. As if that wasn't enough, he is also the bassist for the band Dogstar, co-writer and creator of the BRZRKR franchise and co-founder of the custom manufacturer ARCH Motorcycle as well as the production company Company Films. Whew! This man stays BUSY!

Did you know?

• Keanu was born in Beirut, Lebanon.
• He was an ice hockey goalkeeper with Olympic aspirations.
• Despite having his green card, he still only holds Canadian citizenship.
• He appeared in the Paula Abdul music video, Rush, Rush.
• He has twice played football quarterbacks who have attended Ohio State. Johnny Utah in Point Break and Shane Falco in The Replacements.
• At the 1992 MTV Movie Awards, he won the Most Desirable Male award.
• He took a pay cut so Al Pacino could be cast in The Devil's Advocate.
• A Keanu Reeves film festival, named KeanuCon, took place in Glasgow, Scotland in 2019.

In addition to all of this, he routinely tops popularity polls as one of the nicest celebrities you could ever meet and celebrity I would most like to meet/hang out with. Please join me in wishing actor, musician, entrepreneur and all-around-good-guy Keanu Reeves a very happy 61st birthday!

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