Keanu Reeves is known as one of the kindest actors in Hollywood. Amateurs take money lightly and spend most of their income on charity, contributing to research projects or expressing gratitude to family, friends, colleagues…

For Keanu Reeves, money is meaningless

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Thanks to starring in a series of popular action movies, Keanu Reeves became a globally famous name and has a dream income. According to Celebrity Net Worth statistics , the Canadian star holds a fortune of about 380 million USD. 

However, a longtime friend of the John Wick movie star’s family revealed to The Post that the actor is not proud of earning a lot of money, on the contrary, he feels embarrassed about it. 

In particular, after experiencing many tragedies in life, this artist realized that his mission is to share what he has with those around him.

The 57-year-old star feels embarrassed when she earns a lot of money and often shares it with people in difficulty

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Fans are familiar with the Speed ​​movie star giving away most of his income. He also repeatedly gave valuable gifts to colleagues, associates, and staff on set, sent money to his family, and silently supported charity organizations.

A Hollywood producer shared that this action star is famous for being generous. The artist once gave a construction worker on the set of Matrix $ 20,000 after learning that this person was having financial difficulties.

 Not stopping there, Keanu Reeves once gave each of the stuntmen in The Matrix Reloaded a Harley-Davidson. 

During the filming of John Wick 4 in Paris (France) and Berlin (Germany), the male star U60 gave each stuntman an expensive Rolex Submariner watch with thank you notes engraved on the back.

Keanu Reeves gave expensive watches to the stuntmen of John Wick: Chapter 4. Jeremy Marinas – one of the four people who received the gift, shared that this was the best gift he had ever received.

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A Hollywood producer said: “Believe me, stuntmen all want to work with Keanu. Not just because of the gifts, but because he values ​​them very much and recognizes their contributions to his success. Stunt actors, action coaches, these people rarely get that kind of recognition.”

A casting director who has worked with the veteran actor shared: “The reason Keanu has starred in more than 60 movies is above all the love of the audience along with the love of the directors, co-stars and actors.

members of the film crew. Everyone loves him. Keanu is always well prepared and on time, he is very considerate, caring and knows how to communicate. When he works, there’s no one whose name he doesn’t know or hasn’t talked to.”

Keanu Reeves is a lovable star in the eyes of everyone he has ever come into contact with or worked with

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Keanu Reeves is willing to use tens of millions of box office commissions to send to the staff behind the screen because he believes they contribute greatly to the success of the work. 

The actor even proactively reduced his salary in the movies The Devil’s Advocate or The Replacements so that the crew could have enough money to invite other names to participate.

For this expensive star, money has never created happiness. He once shared with Hollywood : “Money doesn’t mean anything to me. 

I was making a lot of money but wanted to enjoy life without the stress of enriching my bank account. I give a lot and live simply… We all know that health is the most important thing.”

Keanu Reeves is close to his sister Kim Reeves. When she got cancer in 1991, the actor was always by his sister’s side and contributed most of his income to charities and cancer research. “My brother is the prince of my heart,” Kim once shared with People

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People close to Keanu Reeves share that the actor’s generosity and kindness come from the fact that he has lost so much in his life. The artist experienced an incomplete childhood because his parents divorced early.

 Kim Reeves – this star’s younger sister, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1991. That inspired him to donate millions of dollars to charities and cancer research.

The actor received major criticism in 1993 when his best friend River Phoenix died of a drug overdose. At the end of 1999, the actor and his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, lost their child named Ava.

 Too sad, they broke up and quickly reunited, but Jennifer Syme suddenly died in a traffic accident in 2001. The loss of her child and partner caused Keanu Reeves to fall into the abyss.

Keanu Reeves lives peacefully and quietly with his girlfriend Alexandra Grant

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The media revealed that Keanu Reeves has spent many years living aimlessly because of irreparable emotional wounds. He wandered many places, lived mainly in hotels, and did not buy a house until he was 40 years old.

 The Constantine star is close to his mother, costume designer Patricia Taylor, and bought her a house before buying one for himself.

 After many years of living alone, Keanu Reeves found comfort and peace with female artist Alexandra Grant . They announced their relationship at the end of 2019 and lived a private life.