<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt is worth noting that Keanu Reeves started studying at one of the acting schools in Toronto at the age of nine. At that period, he was involved in a musical for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the boy turned fifteen, he acted in the play Romeo and Juliet<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe actor’s screen debut took place in a comedy series by the Canadian channel CBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Career development <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the beginning of the 1980s, Keanu frequently appeared in advertisements. At the same time, he began to act in short films and, of course, was often seen on the Toronto theatre scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1984, he started working as a correspondent in one of the youth programs on the CBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>The first full-length movie<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe first full-length film in Keanu Reeves\u2019s career was Youngblood<\/em>, in which he played a hockey goalkeeper character. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAfter that, Keanu went to America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Teenage films<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn the USA, the actor initially played supporting roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His role in River\u2019s Edge<\/em> is considered one of his most successful ones of that period. This movie is about teenagers who suffer because of their friend\u2019s murder. It turned out to be quite successful, and after it, Keanu began to be offered projects aimed at a teenage audience, such as Permanent Record<\/em> and Bill and Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>A new level <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn the 1990s, Keanu changed his image of a teenage film actor and started to appear in high-budget films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of them was Point Break<\/em>, which brought him an MTV Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, Keanu Reeves also brilliantly coped with his roles in low-budget films, such as Dracula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Another genre <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn 1994, his career reached a new height. In many ways, that happened thanks to the film Speed<\/em>. This action film caused a lot of controversy among critics, as before that, Keanu mostly acted in dramas and comedies. In addition, the actor has never performed leading roles before. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe mentioned action movie had a huge budget and made Keanu world-famous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Unexpected decision<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nDespite his successes in blockbusters, Keanu continued to play supporting roles and participate in the shooting of experimental films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He shocked everyone with his refusal to shoot in the sequel of Speed<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nInstead, he agreed to perform the leading role in the theatre play Hamlet<\/em>. Subsequently, it was highly praised by critics and Reeves was called “the best Hamlet”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Unfortunate period<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt is worth noting that this period was not very successful for Reeves. After all, many of his works were criticised and badly received despite the fact that they had high-budget. In particular, we are talking about Johnny Mnemonic<\/em> and Chain Reaction<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Change for the better<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPositive changes started in Keanu\u2019s career when he starred in the film The Devil’s Advocate<\/em>. The box office success of this film was simply incredible! Despite this and a large number of good reviews, many people didn\u2019t like it, as they seemed that Reeves badly coped with acting in that film. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, The Matrix<\/em>, in which Reeves performed the leading role, was admired by everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThen this movie became one of the iconic in the actor\u2019s career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keanu Reeves also perfectly coped with the role of a rapist in The Gift<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt is worth noting that in the 2000s, the films with Keanu Reeves were marked by negative reviews and small box offices. But they became an integral part of Reeves’ career. In particular, we are talking about The Watcher<\/em>, The Replacements<\/em> and Sweet November<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the Matrix<\/em> sequels recovered the actor\u2019s ratings and drew general attention to him. <\/p>\n\n\n\nReeves’ role in A Scanner Darkly<\/em> was also well-received by critics. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2008, he performed the leading role in the film Street Kings<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>New role<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn December 2009, Keanu Reeves became the producer and actor of the film Henry\u2019s Crime<\/em>. This is a surreal romantic comedy. After that, he started working on Passengers<\/em> (a science fiction drama). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Debut as a director <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nDespite his success in acting and producing, Keanu Reeves wanted to try himself as a director too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This dream came true when his film Man of Tai Chi<\/em> was released on July 5, 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2014, Keanu got the leading role in John Wick<\/em>. Two sequels to this film were released in 2017 and 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAll of them were highly appreciated by critics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Sequels of favourite films <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe shootings of the fourth Matrix film began in the USA in February 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bloody comic book series that was based on a plot written by Reeves was released in the spring of 2021. Moreover, its main character was inspired by the actor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting of the fourth part of John Wick<\/em> started in the summer of 2021. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to toronto-trend, Toronto is a city that has become a part of many world stars\u2019 lives. Some of them were lucky to be born here, some celebrities spent their entire childhood in this city while others appeared here as an adult. It is not surprising, as this Canadian city is distinguished by a high […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":1665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154],"tags":[765,777,766,771,774,773,770,776,769,764,768,772,778,775,767],"motype":[160],"moformat":[24],"moimportance":[32,35],"class_list":{"0":"post-1664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kino","8":"tag-a-superstar-whose-life-is-closely-connected-to-toronto","9":"tag-career-development","10":"tag-childhood","11":"tag-chinese-and-english-roots","12":"tag-creative-debut","13":"tag-education-and-work","14":"tag-hawaiian","15":"tag-he-acted-in-the-play-romeo-and-juliet","16":"tag-his-mother-was-english-and-his-father-was-american-with-irish","17":"tag-keanu-reeves","18":"tag-portuguese","19":"tag-sports-success","20":"tag-the-first-full-length-movie","21":"tag-when-the-boy-turned-fifteen","22":"tag-world-famous","23":"motype-eternal","24":"moformat-longrid-korotka","25":"moimportance-golovna-novyna","26":"moimportance-retranslyacziya-v-agregatory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1674,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions\/1674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=1664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}