If there is something that we know about celebrities, it’s the fact that it seems as if they are always in the public eye. Most of us would say that we know more about celebrities than we know about some of the members of our family. Of course, there are plenty of things that happen behind-the-scenes but if you keep your eyes open, we get an indication of what those famous individuals are like on the inside. That includes Keanu Reeves, who is known as being one of the nicest individuals in Hollywood.
Keanu Reeves has done a lot of anonymous charity work behind-the-scenes and he does a lot of other things that let us know how good of a person he really is. Most people who find themselves in his position get cynical but he seemed to stay grounded. He always loves it when he sees his fans and there are plenty of stories online that show just how genuine of a person he is. Here are some of the stories that show he is a normal guy at heart.
@James_Dator recently told this story about how he met Keanu Reeves a long time ago.
“In honor of John Wick 3, I have a Keanu Reeves story. Keanu came to the movie theater I worked at in Sydney in 2001. He was working on the Matrix series at the time. It’s a quiet, Wednesday morning – almost nobody is seeing movies. I’m working at the box office, really bored and suddenly this dude walks up in jeans, a leather jacket, and a horse-riding helmet. A weird, equestrian-looking helmet. It takes me a solid 30 seconds to ignore the helmet and realize it’s Keanu Reeves. He wants to buy a ticket for From Hell, the Johnny Depp movie.
I’m so star-struck I do what any sensible 16-year-old does and tell him I’d like to give him my employee discount. This means he needs to sign my sheet and therefore I have his autograph. ’I don’t work here,’ Keanu says, seemingly confused by my offer. I’m flustered and just charge him the normal price, kicking myself after for not getting his autograph.
2 minutes later, there’s a knock on the door behind me that leads into the box office. I assume it’s my manager. It’s Keanu. ’I realized you probably wanted my autograph,’ he says. ’So I signed this.’ He hands me a receipt from the concessions stand that he signed the back of. He then casually throws an ice cream cone in the trash can and sees his movie. I realize later that he bought an ice cream cone he didn’t want, just to get receipt paper so he could scribble his autograph for a 16-year-old fool.”
There are other stories that prove he is a good guy as well.
He seems to be great with children
He solves riddles
Even if you weren’t a fan of Keanu Reeves, these stories can make you one.
He got together with some child actors after filming a scene for John Wick 3 to take pictures
“Went to see John Wick 3 tonight and this guy happened to be in the audience too!”
Fans trespassed on his property in the 90s. He didn’t call the cops, he had a beer with them.
He is a genuine hero
He even let a woman take his seat on the subway
Keanu Reeves gives his seat to a lady on the subway pic.twitter.com/w9OUb3280e
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H/T: BrightSide