Thursday, June 21, 2012

a humble man


the dude reading the newspaper is keanu reeves, perhaps one of hollywoods most misunderstood actor. coming from a problematic family, his father walked in and out of his life at the tender age of 3 and was first arrested when keanu was 12 years of age for drug dealing, that a side his mother was also a stripper. his family moved to canada and there his mother divorced, married and remarried. keanu had several step dads.

one of his best and closest friends river phoenix died of an overdose, few months later his father was arrested again.

in 1999 his then girlfriend gave birth to his still born child, shortly after she too passed in a car accident. they were about to get married, since then keanu avoids serious relationships and having children of his own.

one of the few hollywood stars without a mansion, he once said: "i live in a flat, i have everything that i need at anytime, why choose an empty house?"

at one time his younger sister was diagnosed with leukemia, and at this time he donated 70% of his gains from "the matrix" to hospitals that treat and research the disease.

on one of his birthdays, he visited a candy shop where he purchased a cake and as he started eating alone he would offer some to fans that walked by.

he doesnt have bodyguards and he doesnt wear fancy clothing.

when he was asked about "sad keanu" he simply replied: "you need to be happy to live, i dont.”

(forgive the poor picture quality)

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