{"id":4676,"date":"2016-03-31T19:29:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2016-03-31T19:29:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:59:36","slug":"keanu-reeves-hollywood-action-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4676","title":{"rendered":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

K<\/span><\/p><\/div>

eanu Reeves has never won an Oscar, but that\u2019s okay. Though I\u2019ve been a fan ever since I first saw him dodging bullets as Neo in <\/span>The Matrix<\/span><\/i>, I don\u2019t consider the way the Academy has overlooked him to be an injustice. This is because I have a feeling Keanu is going to be remembered fondly by thousands, or even millions of fans, regardless of whether his talent and appeal receive formal recognition. And whether or not he receives a golden statuette, his knack for performing random acts of kindness for strangers has surely earned him a <\/span>Peace Prize<\/span><\/a> at some point in the future. If it were up to me, I\u2019d confer him full-on sainthood.<\/span>\n\nIt might sound hyperbolic, but the stories of Reeves being the nicest person you can imagine are almost as common on the internet as the occupation of chowkidar. In fact, the legend of his kindness even predates the internet era \u2013 paparazzi photos of him sharing his lunch and shooting the breeze with homeless man on a pavement in Los Angeles became what passed for viral in 1997, and cemented his reputation as a man who is simply too good, too <\/span>pure<\/span><\/i> to live in this cynical world. He\u2019s an internationally famous movie star, but he still unassumingly travels on the New York Subway along with everyone else, even giving up his seat like a real gentleman. And much before <\/span>Gautam Gambhir<\/span><\/a> gave up his IPL salary as an act of contrition for a miserable performance, Reeves was giving up his <\/span>Matrix <\/span><\/i>salary out of the goodness of his heart, just so that the movie\u2019s special effects budget wouldn\u2019t get slashed. <\/span>\n\nMovie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Keanu Reeves that memo.<\/span>\n\nReeves has been around for over three decades now, and along the way, he\u2019s starred in a bunch of instant classics that are still spoken about fondly to this day. Kind of like a reverse <\/span>Abhishek Bachchan<\/span><\/a> if you think about it. Jokes apart though, his list of triumphs is not only impressive in terms of their pop culture longevity, but also in their diversity. He\u2019s been part of a cult-favourite comedy franchise, the <\/span>Bill and Ted<\/span><\/i> series. He\u2019s essayed a serious lead role in an adaptation of a literary classic helmed by an esteemed director in Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s <\/span>Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula<\/span><\/i>. Still, perhaps the most baffling thing about his entire oeuvre is how in 2019, he\u2019s probably one of the most bankable action stars in Hollywood.<\/span>\n\n

It\u2019s almost funny that a guy who\u2019s racked up such a high body count on film is such a sweetheart in real life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWith his lean, lanky frame and soft-spoken demeanour, Keanu Reeves does not strike you as a grizzled ass-kicker the way stars like Bruce Willis or Jason Statham do. Still, beginning with <\/span>Speed<\/span><\/i> in 1994, Reeves began appearing in action-oriented films and surprisingly doing justice to the roles. Even 20 years after the film\u2019s release, he is still best remembered as Neo from the <\/span>Matrix <\/span><\/i>trilogy \u2013 a franchise that propelled him to international superstardom. And in the past five years, he\u2019s enjoyed a late-career resurgence thanks to the slickly made<\/span> John Wick<\/span><\/i><\/a> series, reminding audiences that the man who beat Agent Smith in a thousand-against-one battle hasn\u2019t lost a step.<\/span>\n\nIt\u2019s almost funny that a guy who\u2019s racked up such a high body count on film is such a sweetheart in real life. It just goes to show that you can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters.<\/span>\n\nOver the years, Keanu Reeves has become something of a cultural touchstone. He achieved the 21st century equivalent of immortality by becoming the face of a meme, not once, but twice. Conspiracy Keanu and Sad Keanu are still hugely popular online, and in my head I like to imagine that Reeves is also aware of their existence, and finds them hilarious. Oh wait,<\/span> he is<\/span><\/a>, and he does. People who can laugh at themselves have the best sense of humour.<\/span>\n\nRecently, while cracking jokes while promoting the third instalment of the <\/span>John Wick <\/span><\/i>series (I told you it was successful!) on Stephen Colbert\u2019s talk show, Reeves gave us, his loyal acolytes, another nugget of profound wisdom. Colbert asked him if he had any clue about what happens after we die, and the actor provided an answer that was beautiful in its simplicity. \u201cI know that the ones who love us, will miss us.\u201d It\u2019s a response that\u2019s <\/span>heart-breaking<\/span><\/a> in its poignancy, especially to someone who knows of Reeves\u2019 personal history with loss and bereavement. In the 1999, while he was on the cusp of superstardom, his girlfriend suffered a miscarriage, and then died in a car accident two years later. To carry on even after losing everything, and go on to provide so much joy in the lives of others truly takes a brave soul, and all we can do is thank Keanu Reeves for all the memories.<\/span>\n\nThat demand for his canonisation into sainthood isn\u2019t looking so outlandish now, is it?<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":4677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[8286,2429,8287,1745,8288,8282,8289,8283,4119],"class_list":["post-4676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-action-star","tag-actor","tag-blockbusters","tag-hollywood","tag-john-wick","tag-john-wick-3","tag-keanu","tag-keanu-reeves","tag-matrix"],"yoast_head":"\nAction Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arr\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-31T13:59:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1520\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dushyant Shekhawat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dushyant Shekhawat\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dushyant Shekhawat\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/933099a2338957592f7fff40263742db\"},\"headline\":\"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-31T13:59:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676\"},\"wordCount\":894,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.207.105.184\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/1558247477.png\",\"keywords\":[\"action star\",\"Actor\",\"blockbusters\",\"Hollywood\",\"john wick\",\"john wick 3\",\"keanu\",\"Keanu Reeves\",\"Matrix\"],\"articleSection\":[\"People\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676\",\"name\":\"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.207.105.184\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/1558247477.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-31T13:59:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/933099a2338957592f7fff40263742db\"},\"description\":\"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.207.105.184\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/1558247477.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.207.105.184\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/1558247477.png\",\"width\":1520,\"height\":850},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?p=4676#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/\",\"name\":\"Arr\u00e9\",\"description\":\"In every person lies a creator and in every creator, an enterprise.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.201.39.237\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/933099a2338957592f7fff40263742db\",\"name\":\"Dushyant Shekhawat\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f954968c96ac296f8a855e9f7c24b2da221736e30aceb00a9cb1016fec0291f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f954968c96ac296f8a855e9f7c24b2da221736e30aceb00a9cb1016fec0291f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f954968c96ac296f8a855e9f7c24b2da221736e30aceb00a9cb1016fec0291f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dushyant Shekhawat\"},\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/13.207.105.184\\\/?author=43\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves","description":"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves","og_description":"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.","og_url":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676","og_site_name":"Arr\u00e9","article_published_time":"2016-03-31T13:59:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1520,"height":850,"url":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Dushyant Shekhawat","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves","twitter_description":"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dushyant Shekhawat","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676"},"author":{"name":"Dushyant Shekhawat","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/#\/schema\/person\/933099a2338957592f7fff40263742db"},"headline":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves","datePublished":"2016-03-31T13:59:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676"},"wordCount":894,"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png","keywords":["action star","Actor","blockbusters","Hollywood","john wick","john wick 3","keanu","Keanu Reeves","Matrix"],"articleSection":["People"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676","url":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676","name":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png","datePublished":"2016-03-31T13:59:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/#\/schema\/person\/933099a2338957592f7fff40263742db"},"description":"You can never really judge a book by its cover \u2013 or in Keanu Reeves\u2019 case, an action star by his string of blockbusters. Movie stars normally have a reputation for being demanding and narcissistic. Clearly, nobody gave Reeves that memo.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png","width":1520,"height":850},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4676#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Action Star Today, Patron Saint of Kindness Tomorrow: Why We Can\u2019t Stop Crushing on Keanu Reeves"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/#website","url":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/","name":"Arr\u00e9","description":"In every person lies a creator and in every creator, an enterprise.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/#\/schema\/person\/933099a2338957592f7fff40263742db","name":"Dushyant Shekhawat","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f954968c96ac296f8a855e9f7c24b2da221736e30aceb00a9cb1016fec0291f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f954968c96ac296f8a855e9f7c24b2da221736e30aceb00a9cb1016fec0291f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f954968c96ac296f8a855e9f7c24b2da221736e30aceb00a9cb1016fec0291f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dushyant Shekhawat"},"url":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?author=43"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1558247477.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}