What is the name of the male protagonist in The Matrix?

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves became famous in 1994 with "Speed". His innate elegance made him quickly become An idol to millions of viewers in the United States and across Asia.

Keanu Reeves is a mixed-race child, 183 centimeters tall, born on September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. His father, Samuel Nolin Reeves, was a geologist and a Hawaiian of half-Chinese descent. Her mother, Patricia, is British and a stage costume designer. At that time, her mother met Keanu's biological father while working as a showgirl in a bar in Beirut, and gave birth to Keanu. The marriage didn't last long. They divorced shortly after Keanu Reeves was born. Soon her mother, Patricia, moved to New York with Reeves and her sister, Kim. In New York she married Paul Aron, a Broadway director, and then the family moved to Toronto, Canada. A year later, the family broke up again. After that, his mother married two more husbands, and Keanu Reeves' childhood was spent in constant moving and turmoil. "Keanu" is pronounced key-an-oo and comes from the Hawaiian dialect. In Hawaiian dialect, the name "Keanu-Reeves" means "the breeze blowing from the distant valley", and he is indeed It's like a cool mountain breeze, injecting a fresh breath into the film world of the 1990s.

As a child, Keanu Reeves did not like studying, but he was keen on hockey and theater. Constantly moving, changing schools (he attended four different middle schools), and losing interest in learning, he dropped out of school before graduating. Because his stepfather Paul Aaron is a director, there are often celebrities in and out of their home. Long-term contact with the entertainment industry made Keanu Reeves interested in acting. At the age of 16, he entered the entertainment industry with a Coca-Cola commercial. At the age of 17, he determined to be an actor and turned to acting. Since then, he has appeared frequently in Canadian TV series and stage plays. His first big role was in the Toronto stage play "The Prodigal", in which he played Bernie, a professional jockey who went to a lunatic asylum. However, he was not satisfied with just playing some small roles. When Hollywood star Rob Lowe came here to film "Young Blood" in 1984, he appeared in the film and left Toronto ever since. Go to Los Angeles to pursue your dream.

In 1985, he came to Los Angeles and went to Hollywood, which he longed for. In 1987, Keanu attracted attention from directors and critics for his role as a rebellious young man in "The River's Edge". Keanu quickly landed a role in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" in 1989. This is a light comedy full of fantasy. In the film, he plays an ecstatic young guitarist. As a newcomer, he plays the young man like a "child of nature" with a fresh and natural atmosphere. "Same, affable. From then on, Keanu Reeves began to gradually become famous, became an idol of American teenagers, and got the opportunity to participate in the historical film "Dangerous Liaisons" ("Dangerous Liaisons"). Among the films Keanu Reeves participated in, the success of "Dangerous Liaisons" made Keanu Reeves, who played a supporting role in the film, famous and established his status in Hollywood. .

At the same time, Keanu Reeves also began to try to broaden his acting options. In films such as "Parenthood" in 1989 and "I Love You Death" in 1991, he embodied a leisurely and elegant acting style. He made his debut in an action film in "Point Break", playing the role of a police officer. Although he did not become popular, he also showed his potential in this area. In 1993, he participated in the filming of the film "Much Ado About Nothing" directed by Kenneth Braneff, which is a gay film. During this period, he began to try a variety of performance styles to prove his versatility. Especially in 1992, Keanu Reeves played a supporting role in Coppola's famous vampire-themed film "Bream Storker's Dracula". Although he did not play the leading role in this film, Keanu Reeves' performance in the film left a deep impression on people. During this time, Keanu Reeves began to gradually become popular in Hollywood. In 1993, Keanu was "hand-picked" by the famous Italian director Bertrucci and played the protagonist Prince Dado in his film "Little Buddha". This is a quite difficult role. In order to play this role well, he also deliberately read a lot of Buddhist books and lost weight. Perhaps it is Keanu Reeves' quarter of Eastern ancestry that gives him an extremely pure and simple temperament, making him a good candidate to play the role of "Little Living Buddha".

Although Keanu Reeves' performance in this film cannot be said to be extremely successful, it is still quite good, and he began to attract people's attention.

In 1994, Keanu reached the peak of his acting career. He starred in the low-budget action film "Speed", which grossed $121 million at the box office. This movie was directed by the famous Dutch-born photographer Yang Dibon. Keanu Reeves was in a state of running around almost the entire movie: first rescuing people trapped in a high-speed elevator in a skyscraper, and then performing a car jump, Get under the car and fly over the viaduct with the heroine Sandra Bullock until the hero saves the beauty at the end. Keanu Reeves' image in this movie rewrites the "mature middle-aged" tradition of Hollywood heroes. He has quick reactions, agile skills, and a handsome face. The success of "Speed ??of Life and Death" also pushed his momentum to the top.

Following "Speed", Keanu played a computer data clerk in "Johnny Memonic". Since the entire movie was shot in a sloppy manner, Keanu Reeves was not involved in the film. The performance was even ridiculed as "more robot than robot". He then played a salesman who returned home from World War II in "A Walk in the Clouds", a scientific researcher in "Chain Reaction", and "Love". He played an unknown writer in "Feeling Minnesota" and a lawyer in "The Devil's Advocate". In just a few years, he played many different roles, and his status in Hollywood gradually eroded as he tried to distance himself from mainstream production and the independent films he chose were not successful. After "The Devil's Lawyer", no Hollywood movie script came to him for half a year.

In 1999, Keanu Reeves ushered in the second turning point in his acting career - "The Matrix" ("The Matrix"). This is a movie that describes the virtual online world and became the second highest-grossing film in the United States in 1999. Keanu Reeves appears in the film as a dark, mysterious, and powerful hacker. He basically only wears black clothes, has very short hair, and no smile, but his eyes are very charming, and he looks like a cool guy. The action design director of the film was Yuen Woo-Ping, a famous Hong Kong martial arts designer. At his request, actors such as Keanu Reeves also studied martial arts for several months before filming started. This year he released a new film "The Replacements", in which he plays an American football quarterback. After the film was released in the United States, the box office was not satisfactory. Keanu has also been criticized by critics and fans. "The Watcher" is another masterpiece he released this year. In the film, Keanu tried his first villain role, playing a serial killer. As soon as the film was released, it immediately topped the North American box office rankings with a revenue of 9.1 million US dollars, which somewhat restored the impact of "The Substitute". He is currently training in Australia for four months before embarking on a year-long filming of "The Matrix 2". His next drama "Hardball" will challenge baseball and play a coach.

Keanu Reeves, who has become famous, did not take advantage of the hot iron to take on some high-paying blockbusters, but he was keen to take on some low-cost small films, showing a kind of indifference to fame and fortune. In addition to acting, he is passionate about motorcycles and music, and plays the bass role in the band "Sirius", leading a chic life. In his private life, he was once suspected of having homosexual tendencies. While filming "The Matrix" in 1999, he met one of the stunt doubles, 27-year-old Jennifer. The two fell in love at first sight and soon fell in love. But unfortunately, their unborn daughter died before Christmas in 1999. The two of them were extremely sad and cried while hugging each other. After entering the new millennium, the two finally ushered in their first love child, and 36-year-old Keanu finally became a father. He had three girlfriends before that and got engaged to Amanda Decadnet in 1996. But when Keanu learned that he had impregnated his ordinary girlfriend Jennifer Simm, he broke up with Amanda out of a sense of responsibility. Kelly-Anne Moskelley was Keanu's costar in "The Matrix," with whom he dated on and off. At the same time, Brinda Davis is his former schoolmate's sweetheart. This year, he tried to rekindle the old relationship but failed.

Awards:

In 2000, he won the 9th MTV Movie Award for Best Picture, Best Fighting Scene, and Best Actor for "The Matrix"

In 1995, he was selected as the Best "Onscreen Partner" at the MTV Movie Awards with Sandra Bullock for "Speed"

In 1992, he was selected as the Most Desirable Man of the Year for "The Breaking Point"

Main works:

"The Watcher" (2000)

"The Replacements" (2000)< /p>

1999 "The Matrix" ("The Matrix")

1997 "My Last Time I Committed Suicide" ("The Last Time I Committed Suicide")

1997 "The Devil' Advocate"

1996 "Feeling Minnesota"

1996 "Chain Reaction" Chain Reaction")

1995 "A walk in the Clouds"

1995 "Johnny Mnemonic"

1994 "Speed"

1994 "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues"

1993 "All Men" "Much Ado About Nothing"

1993 "Little Buddha" ("Little Buddha")

1993 "Monster" ("Freaked")

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1992 "Bram Stoker's Dracula" ("Bram Stoker's Dracula")

1991 "Point Break" ("Point Break")

1991 "My Own Private Idaho"

1990 "I Love You Death"

1990 "Tomorrow Love Song" "("Tune in Tomorrow")

1990 "Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey" ("Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey")

1989 "Bill and Ted's Adventures" "Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure"

1989 "Parenthood"

1988 "Dangerous Liaisons"

1988 "The Night Before" ("The Night Before")

1988 "Permanent Record" ("Permanent Record")

1988 "The Prince of Pennsylvania" ( "The Prince of Pennsy1vania")

1987 "The River's Edge" ("The River's Edge")

1986 "Young blood" ("Young blood")

1985 "Dream To Believe"

1985 "Fly" (" "Flying")

1984 "The Prodigal"