Thursday, September 20, 2007
K.C.Reeves Become Keanu
Reeves was born to Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr. born 1942, an American geologist, and Patricia Taylor born 1944, an English showgirl and costume designer who was working in Beirut.The name originated with Reeves' great-great-uncle Keaweaheulu, whose name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian.When Reeves first arrived in Hollywood, his agent thought his first name was too exotic, so during the early days of his film career he was sometimes credited as K.C. Reeves, Norman Kreeves or Chuck Spadina an avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reeves has a sister, Kim a half-sister named Karina Miller and another half-sister named Emma Rose Reeves. Kim has been battling leukemia for several years. Keanu visits her often at the home he purchased for her on the island of Capri.
Reeves grew up in Toronto and worked at a pasta shop, sharpened skates at an ice rink, and was voted MVP on his high school ice hockey team De La Salle College.Within a span of five years, Reeves attended four different high schools, including a performing arts school from which he was expelled. Reeves began his acting career at the age of 15, appearing in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre. After leaving the Catholic boys' high school where he played ice hockey, he attended a free school, which allowed him to obtain an education while working as an actor; he later dropped out, never obtaining his high school diploma.
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