Talk:Keanu Reeves/Archive 2

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Edit request (revert vandalism), 5 April 2012

Could someone please revert the article to how it was before April 2? Reeves did not win an Academy Award for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

In other words, please change

Keanu Charles Reeves (/keɪˈɑːnuː/ kay-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian film actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning role in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as well as Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix.

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Keanu Charles Reeves (/keɪˈɑːnuː/ kay-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix.

 Fixed Thanks. Dru of Id (talk) 07:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Third nomination to MTV's best kiss

In the filmography section you can include a third nomination to MTV's best kisses for the 1996 film "A Walk in the Clouds", with Spanish actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, as it appears on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Kiss. 88.3.95.77 (talk) 12:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC)Godo

Edit request on 3 September 2012

Hello,

In the section about his girlfriend, the article says: "Syme died in 2001, a sole driver involved in an automobile wreck, while partying in Los Angeles.[25][26][27]" Yet, none of these sources mention anything about Syme "partying". Please look into this, thank you.

174.53.187.4 (talk) 03:45, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Yep, that's right. Done A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:47, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Book

Keanu has written a book, it is called Ode to Happiness and parodies the 'Sad Keanu' meme. Shouldn't that be included in his page? Ihaberlin (talk) 06:50, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

As with everything else on is site, it's gonna need a reference or citation or something, even an amazon link should work, though, i'm not sure — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.12.183.130 (talk) 14:48, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Here we go... http://www.amazon.com/ODE-TO-HAPPINESS-Keanu-Reeves/dp/3869302097/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340237299&sr=1-1&keywords=Keanu+Reeves, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13838742 Ihaberlin (talk) 00:10, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Done. Anakinmcfly (talk) 08:01, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

EDIT REQUEST 12/30/

Honestly, I don't think anyone here has any idea of Reeves spiritual beliefs at all. He apparently wants to keep it private. I dislike the useage of the flesh and blood comment. Did anyone read that interview? I did. So I would like to have that statement with an addition.

Instead of'His most recent comments on the subject of religion were in 2005, in which he stated: "I think [the matter of religion is] personal and private. I like the flesh and blood aspect like I said earlier."[35]

I think it should be - His most recent commments on the subject of religion were from an interview in 2005 in chich he stated: "I think all of us in western traditions relate to the seekers and messiahs and heroes and anti-heroes. We all deal with that day to day and they are entertaining. I think they are worthwhile. Myth telling and story telling is always couched in this kind of engaging, entertaining manner, whether it’s a shadow play or a circle and a story teller. It’s all the same.", as well as, " I think [the matter of religion is] personal and private. I like the flesh and blood aspect like I said earlier."[35]

I believe the first comments are more true of his spiritual beliefs than the last statement.Mylittlezach (talk) 17:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Father's occupation.

Here and other random sources on the internet refer to his father as a "geologist." In a Honolulu Star-Bulletin article (http://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/04/22/features/story1.html) I see the father saying he has no trade, listing the things he did do, mentioning that he earned a GED in prison, and saying he's unemployed.

None of this squares with listing someone's occupation as a geologist, nor can I find mention of his father earning a geology degree. Digging back, the geology thing apparently came from an old reference to a site called "filmreference.com" with a date from roughly the same time as the Star Bulletin article... so I don't think the father got into geology some time in the last few years. The citation to filmreference has been removed, but the content garnered from it has not.

So that's what I'm doing here until someone can verify the occupation from non wikipedia-derived sources.

Reve (talk) 09:06, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 8 March 2013

120.147.16.230 (talk) 14:29, 8 March 2013 (UTC) Please change his profile picture.

 Not done. Is there a specific reason it should be changed? It looks fine to me. The reason the current profile picture is used over the thousands of others online is because it's recent, from 2012, and it's a free image (as in free to use). Wikipedia's policy on non-free content states that for profile pictures, a non-free image may be used if and only if there is no free image that can fulfil the same purpose. In this case, there is a free image avaliable, so we use it. Trinitresque (talk) 14:46, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Keanu's Relationship with his father

The first paragraph of the Early Life section says that Keanu hasn't met with his father since he was 13, citing a source from 2001. As the article cited is more than 12 years old, its a highly unreliable source. The language should mention that as of 2001, Keanu still hasn't met with his father, or it should be removed entirely. Its a potentially disparaging thing to say about a living person with a high risk of no longer being true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.104.219.162 (talk) 00:40, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Possible Mistake

The source to his Age refers to ^ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly (1275). Sep 6, 2013. p. 25. That date is in the future as today is Sept. 2, 2013. Could another year be meant? 2001:638:208:FD5F:75E8:48D:1394:2746 (talk) 14:05, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 October 2013

Keanu Reeves is partnered with Stephen Hamel at their production outfit Company Films. They are in pre-production on Passengers to shoot March 1st 2014.

Stephenhamel (talk) 22:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Not done: Your request needs to detail the text you would like to add and include reliable sources. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 02:43, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Grammatical Error

"an intense interest of Buddhism"

should be "an intense interest in Buddhism"Pandemo (talk) 00:37, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Directing

should add that he is a director as well as an actor at the start

The lead only notes the aspects that the subject is most known for. In this case, not directing. Span (talk) 17:19, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Edit request Jan 16 2014

Bad link for Passengers movie. Goes to an article about ... passengers, not the movie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.23.109.30 (talk) 13:42, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Done. Span (talk) 14:22, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Incorrect use of singular "paparazzi"

Heeelllllo!

It has come to my attention that in section 3.4, titled 'Legal Issues', Alison Silva, member of the paparazzi, should be described as a "paparazza", not "paparazzo".

According to the Wikipedia entry for Paparazzi, the male singular of paparazzi is paparazzo, while the female singular is paparazza. Here's the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.5.22 (talk) 09:50, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Racial ancestry

I've simplified his ancestry to just English on his mother's side and Hawaiian/Chinese/Portuguese on his father's side. I'm not sure whether to include the Portuguese at all - it's his great-grandmother who was half-Portuguese, making Keanu 6.25% Portuguese. The list previously mentioned 'Irish', but I did some research and learnt that this is only if you trace his family tree all the way back to around the 16th century. Even then it's not certain, so I took that out.

For years, many articles described Keanu as having an English mother and Chinese-Hawaiian father, though, and it's also how Keanu describes his own race ("I'm Chinese-Hawaiian-English," he said in a 2013 video interview), so maybe we should just put it back as that? Anakinmcfly (talk) 01:50, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Dubious grammar

"Reeves is known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break, and The Matrix trilogy as Neo." This seems to suggest that he was Neo in all of those films, not just the last one. I think that putting "in" before each title would fix the issue, but that makes the sentence rather ugly. 31.50.70.172 (talk) 18:17, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

 Done I removed the "as Neo" part, and tweaked the lead, as his character names in Speed and Point Break are not that notable. -AngusWOOF (talk) 19:08, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 January 2015

Experience with tweeting on Keanu Reeves Blog. my profil hacked my accoount; at 1st

to embelish header photo, include negative comments, using quotes. Hacked my 2 iphones, again dispose of my timeline on my Twitter account to delete, omit.. My freedom violated. I was invaded in my Tweeter account cause Keanu Reeves banks on his fame and as a wizard digital master. disrespectful. hacked facebook account with his personal posting as owner of "Siham Koury" time line having no regret he attacked my account on Tweeter to shut it down on the Apps. I shut down the account on my laptop it was a scary experience to get to know how far a celebrity Matrix trilogy thinks he can allow himself. now my facebook timeline is totally messed up, all posts erased, cause again he editedd it and when i complained on tweeter he went back to my profile on face book to turn the page into a mess. my objective on Tweeter was to expose the abuse o the paparazzi behavior toward celebrities and KR ABUSED HIS TRUST2606:6000:6985:AE00:A4FC:CDD:7771:ABB6 (talk) 15:58, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

2606:6000:6985:AE00:A4FC:CDD:7771:ABB6 (talk) 15:58, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 16:15, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2015

Page is all wrong. Age is now 51. Years active says 2002, but he is still currently active and has made a TON of movies. I would have loved to fix this myself, but apparently I'm not allowed. Mackbrowne (talk) 23:07, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Not done He will be 51 on his birthday in September. Years active in music is 2002, not movies. Thank you for your concern. --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Repel All Boarders ‖ 23:29, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2015

Remove the 2nd paragraph about the Sad Keanu meme. If you actually read the article it's clear to see that he actually means the book and not the meme. The meme he's just brushing off completely.

Reference:

On the first anniversary of "Cheer-up Keanu Day", Reeves was interviewed for an article in British newspaper, The Guardian. When prompted about the unsolicited attention, he responded, "It is hopefully, in a quiet and enjoyable way, transformative. The kind of thing that takes you from this one place to another – to look at yourself and, y'know, it can always be worse. I hate that sentence: of course it can always be worse!"

95.90.202.85 (talk) 15:51, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Partly done: I've removed the quote, as it is indeed about his book and not the meme. I'm leaving the mention of him being interviewed on the 1st anniversary of the meme as the article mentions it as well, and this makes the section better sourced Cannolis (talk) 16:59, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi, yes it's true he lives on Central Park West but the source doesn't claim he does so it should be removed. Luckily it doesn't state which building. I'm referring to this sentence and reference # 44 "He has since purchased an apartment in Manhattan on Central Park West.[44]". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.218.72.132 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

References

Bias

Notice in the opening paragraph that there's a review saying how versatile Reeves is etc. How come there isn't a review (there's millions) about how awful he is of an actor? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.144.163 (talk) 20:39, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps it would be appropriate to include something like that on this article. Can you provide any WP:reliable sources on his acting that can be included in this article in a way that complies with the Wikipedia policies on WP:Neutral point of view and WP:Biographies of living persons? Trinitresque (talk) 23:25, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

It should all be removed, I think. There's just a bunch of positivity on this page and it makes it look extremely bias. http://www.imdb.com/reviews/36/3673.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.28.91.125 (talk) 13:58, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

I don't know if "bias" really does the work justice; it's an artistic expression of obsequious fawning, like a love poem in the guise of an encyclopedia entry. Even the imdb entry is more neutral than this. I do like Mr Reeves (as a person & an actor), but the tone of this "article" actually makes me like him less, just because its so over the top. ("Reeves' abilities have earned critical acclaim. One New York Times critic praised Reeves' versatility, saying that he "displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between..." I just can't go on....) Michael (talk|contrib) 05:22, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Charitable contributions

EDIT REQUEST: The part about 80 million is not true. The source linked even says $50 million (hellomagazine) - this source says it is false. Illwikithat (talk) 16:13, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Despite going viral on the internet, the claim of Keanu donating millions (the exact amount fluctuates greatly with each article) to the people in the Matrix crew is inaccurate - he donated that money to the special effects and costume departments, not the individuals themselves. The money was to help the Wachowskis out when they broke their budget. So his act of generosity did happen, but not to those recipients. All the reports otherwise are traced back to a British tabloid, Hello, in 2003.

One source corrected it in 2003: http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2003_0605_kea2.htm

Another person who knew someone who worked in the Matrix's costumes department commented on Reddit that they had not received any money from Keanu. I didn't save it, sorry. :( More recently, Eli Roth asked Keanu about this when they were working on Knock Knock, and Keanu replied that he didn't know anything about it: https://twitter.com/eliroth/status/459108222167568385

Keanu did however buy 12 Harley Davidson motorbikes as a gift to each of the stuntmen who worked with him on Reloaded, and $20k to someone in the Matrix crew who was going through family troubles.

I like Keanu a lot, and it's a very nice story, and he *is* a remarkably generous guy; but this particular instance wasn't true.

Anakinmcfly (talk) 02:26, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2015

86.125.244.12 (talk) 06:57, 4 April 2015 (UTC) He is born in Libia not Canada ! Lebanese !

Not done: See archives. He is apparently a Canadian citizen and self-identifies as a Canadian Cannolis (talk) 09:54, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Keanu Reeves - TBA film release date, pre-prod - The Bad Batch (2016) - Ana Lily Amirpour, dir.

There's a new film, not sure if Keanu Reeves is going through with it, but it stars Jason Momoa alongside Suki Waterhouse, Jim Carey, Diego Luna and Giovanni Ribisi with the aforementioned actor. Most of the roles are yet unknown. The title of the film is "The Bad Batch", dated 2016, preproduction, with Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night) at the helm.

sources: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4334266/ https://thedissolve.com/news/5140-ana-lily-amirpours-awesome-sounding-the-bad-batch-/

anyway, release date TBA, involvement/casting news is unknown, so it's understandable that it is not on this page yet. hope you have a great weekend! xoxo Madctarroza (talk) 21:45, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

 Not done as you correctly say " release date TBA, involvement/casting news is unknown, so it's understandable that it is not on this page yet" - Arjayay (talk) 17:45, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Keanna Reeves

I am the only one who thinks "Not to be confused with Keanna Reeves" is unwarranted. Whoever this Keanna Reeves person is, to me, barely warrants her own Wikipedia page as it is .To seemingly be hijacking a well-known actor's page to draw attention to this relatively un-important person appears to be shameless self-promotion.

~~Alastair — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.209.151 (talk) 22:09, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

I changed the hatnote to {{for|the Philippine actress|Keanna Reeves}}. If the latter is not notable, then AFD her article. -AngusWOOF (talk) 02:01, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I agree completely! Who the hell is Keanna Reeves? Wagner Johns (talk) 21:25, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Musician? Author?

I have removed from the lead introduction his occupation as a musician, and as an author, as well as the content in the tablet detailing his "musical career", as it is properly irrelevant, and not meeting the criteria in the context of his real professional activities. Keanu Reeves is very well known in the film industry, primarily as an actor, and second, as a producer. He has directed one film so far, Man of Tai-Chi. To this point, ok. He is, correctly, very involved in several aspects of filmmaking, and he is famous for that. But why describe him as a musician, or as an author? Reeves played bass for bands that absolutely no one heard, and that made no success at all. The only one that became little known was just for having him, a hollywood star, as a member. He never made success with music, and doesn't became known as a musician at all, at any point in his life. Also, he never pursued seriously a career in music. It was more like a hobby. So, specially the part that described his time in music as a "musical career" sounded way more like a joke. The only way to describe correctly the musical part of his life in the lead was "former musician", although this description sounds irrelevant. As an author, even worst! He published only one book, that absolutely nobody has read. We should remember that, when it came to famous persons, we have to take seriously their respective claims for notoriety, and point out solely the work or occupation that made the respective person famous, and by which he/ or she earns a living. Reeves was never famous and never earned a living from music or literature. If he prepares his own food, should we describe him like a Cuisine Expert, or a Chef? He is no musician, and no author at all. Of course, if he is serious about pursuing writing actively, and continues to write and publish books - and the books generate considerable interest by the media and the public by it's own merits, and not just because they were written by a famous hollywood person - his author occupation can correctly be added in the future.Wagner Johns (talk) 04:30, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

"80 Million" gift to crew story false

http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/01/did-keanu-reeves-really-give-away-80-million-dollars/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.1.131.206 (talk) 03:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Great! This story has generated so many false rumors that it is very important to assure and stand for the real statements. 177.82.252.231 (talk) 14:57, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

I LOVE YOUR WALKING STYLE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.102.147.86 (talk) 05:41, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

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Amplitude of skills

The lead says "Even with an amplitude of skills ..." Amplitude seems a peculiar word to use, unless it has some meaning of which I am unaware. Was abundance intended? - Sitush (talk) 16:58, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Errors etc

Please explain the jargon "Certified Fresh" in the section 'Future Projects'.

In the section 'Personal life', Reeves is quoted thus:

when asked if he was a spiritual person, he replied with: "I don't know? I don't know the spiritual Richter-scale measurement!

"I don't know" is a statement, not a question. It should not have a question mark at the end. --98.122.20.56 (talk) 07:47, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Also, the quote is verbatim from the source, where a question mark is used. It's probably used intentionally to make some effect. nyuszika7h (talk) 10:04, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

"Guitarists", seriously?

Also, "People from Beirut"? He was born there, but not raised there; speaks no Arabic and has no other connection to the place. He's not Lebanese. Come on. Wakebrew (talk) 01:01, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

@Wakebrew: Regarding Beirut, look around; lots of "People from" categories include people who only spent part of their lives in the location. Regarding guitarists, yes seriously. Take a few minutes to read the article. Any other complaints? Sundayclose (talk) 02:26, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2017

substitute 'an' for 'a' in a American-Canadian 79.132.90.116 (talk) 01:45, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Done JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:59, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Nationality

Why does it say "Canadian, US, UK"? When it should be just "Canada and US". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.161.4 (talk) 15:38, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 March 2017

Please correct "Bram Stoker's Dracula#Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker" to "Bram Stoker's Dracula#Keanu Reeves". Thanks. 159.148.89.226 (talk) 05:56, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Not done: Thanks for pointing out the broken link. Because the last part of the sentence was vaguely worded and unsourced, I just removed it. If you'd like other changes, please feel free to reopen this request. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 06:21, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2017

Change "He was celebrated for living a very simple, non-exravagant lifestyle" to "He was celebrated for living a very simple, non-extravagant lifestyle" (Missing a t in non-extravagant) 149.254.248.110 (talk) 15:41, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Not done Removed entirely, since it was not sourced. --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Border Town ‖ 18:24, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

== Special mentions ==

he was jeremy heere's squip in be more chill. #neverforget

References

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2017

The words "foregone earnings" should be "forgone earnings" 128.135.133.187 (talk) 16:10, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Not done: "Foregone" and "forgone" are both valid spellings but foregone is the preferred spelling per the American Heritage Dictionary Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:29, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Artemarcialist?

Apologies if I'm posting this incorrectly. I'm fairly certain I'm at least doing it on the talk page and not the article.

I'm very confused, folks. When I look up Keanu Reeves on the Android App he is described on his photograph as "Canadian actor, producer, director, musician and Jiujitsu artemarcialist". This caught my attention, because although Keanu is a martial artist, I have never in my life heard this word "artemarcialist". Can you possibly explain this or amend it, as it is driving me up the wall?

Thanks.

The word gets a handful of google hits, but I see no definition anywhere. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:46, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 September 2017

2A02:C7D:32F6:6000:6D9D:36C4:7B1D:7FAA (talk) 19:40, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

The Demble Headed Threetrox ate Mulingham

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. SparklingPessimist ^{Scream at me!} 19:57, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Keanu Reeves Canadian?

He was born in Lebanon to an American and a British parent. How is he Canadian by virtue of living in Canada for some years? This is inaccurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.239.159.158 (talk) 02:25, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

All I know is that Keanu is a Canadian citizen. He had to apply for a Green Card to work in the US, meaning that he does *not* have American citizenship. In a 1990 interview he said: "There was no world for me in Toronto as an actor. Because of my family (his stepfather), I had an opportunity for a green card if I went to L.A. It was pretty scary, but I had to go." (source) It's odd that he mentions being entitled to a GC via his stepfather (Paul Aaron) rather than his father. Would his parents' divorce have affected this? Could someone more familiar with citizenship laws clarify what might be going on? In 2009 he again said that he was still a Canadian citizen and added: "I've even regretted not having American citizenship, especially at election times. Although I'm by no means an activist, I think that voting is socially important. Ideally, I would take out dual nationality." (source) Anakinmcfly (talk) 14:02, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Just a guess, children below a certain age cannot be issued with their own passports, so Keanu's mother would have had to have put the infant Keanu on her British passport when they left Beirut. Then after growing up in Canada with a British mother Keanu was entitled to Canadian citizenship - Canada is a Commonwealth country.

When parents divorce or separate any children who are minors will usually assume, or be considered to possess, the citizenship of the parent who has custody. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.173.52 (talk) 21:28, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2018

edit request 2601:880:8100:5130:D193:5602:B5AC:B96A (talk) 15:40, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. – by AdA&D at 16:50, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Keanna Reeves?

On top of the page there's this "This article is about the Canadian actor. For the Philippine actress, see Keanna Reeves."

this should be removed from the english wikipedia page, she's a no name actress who I only heard about after visiting keanu's wiki page. this is practically advertisement for this actress. I seriously think it should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.64.107.146 (talk • contribs) September 29, 2017 (UTC)

It's to prevent confusion, and for those that may misspell a name, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.35.242.65 (talk) 04:07, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 April 2018

Please remove the part of Keanu Reeve's bio. It's not right and very cruel that the word "deceased" is written where "children" is listend. Please change "children" to nothing. 2001:240:2420:3BDE:B5E2:A2C7:F7C4:27E5 (talk) 06:41, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it untrue or inappropriate for Wikipedia. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 13:55, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

"claimed" and "allegedly"

re this line "The unsuccessful $711,974[59] suit claimed Reeves allegedly hit ...." If you have the word "claimed" you don't need "allegedly". --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 18:46, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Filmography omission: Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Keanu Reeves also performed in the 1993 version of "Much Ado About Nothing". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.62.90.183 (talk) 22:03, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2018

He did not marry Winona Ryder. If you read the sources it's easy to see that this is a gross misrepresentation of the sources and a violation of WP:BLP. The sources are based on a lot of unfounded speculation. I suggest completely removing that paragraph. At the very least it should be reworded to properly reflect what's in the sources. Thanks. 75.182.115.183 (talk) 20:27, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. - FlightTime (open channel) 20:34, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

RfC: "Marriage" to Winona Ryder

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Should the paragraph stating that he married Winona Ryder be removed, modified, or unchanged? The sources are based on far-fetched speculation and a violation of WP:BLP. 75.182.115.183 (talk) 20:49, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

• Remove - The sources are grossly misrepresented and a violation of WP:BLP. 75.182.115.183 (talk) 20:50, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

• Remove - So they used a real priest to film a wedding for a movie and there are claims that this makes it a legal marriage. Maybe an interesting fact for the article on the movie, but WP:undue and unnecessary for a bio article. AIRcorn (talk) 17:20, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

• Remove - This is genuinely ridiculous. Softlavender (talk) 08:47, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

• Modified - According to the sources cited on the Wikipedia page, Ryder "mused" about the wedding scene. So, this paragraph could be modified to "Ryder speculated that she was married to Keanu Reeves," or "Ryder quipped that she was married to Keanu Reeves," etc. Also, according to the same cited sources, Francis Ford Coppola stated that Ryder and Reeves were married "in a sense." It can be inferred that the wedding ceremony was authentic to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox religion, but if no paperwork (sacred and/or civil) was completed, then the marriage cannot be considered legally-binding. This part of the paragraph could be modified to "the wedding ceremony was conducted in a genuine manner. However, it is not clear whether the wedding was legally-binding," etc. Msoul13 (talk) 15:25, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Comment - I don't think Coppola can be considered an expert on the legality of marriages in Romania or the authenticity of anything in the Greek Orthodox Church. Just like Ryder, his comments are speculative. It makes for good sensationalistic news, but that's not appropriate for an encyclopedia that requires reliable sources. We can quote or closely paraphrase their comments, but we can't conclude that anything was done "in genuine manner." If any part of this issue remains in the article, it should be minimal, per WP:UNDUE. 173.209.178.244 (talk) 21:30, 17 September 2018 (UTC) (Full disclosure: I am the same as 75.182.115.183, editing from a different IP.)

Comment - Taking the above comment into consideration, the statements regarding Coppola could be modified as follows: "Director Francis Ford Coppola remarked that the ceremony was 'pretty authentic,' adding that Ryder and Reeves were married 'in a sense' because a priest led the ceremony. However, it is not clear from Coppola’s remarks whether the wedding was legally-binding." Msoul13 (talk) 16:24, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

• Remove - Why do we need a RfC about removing a BLP violation ? - FlightTime (open channel) 21:35, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

To be fair they did make an edit request and were told to get consensus first. I don't think it is enough of a violation to justify removing while the RFC is running, but we may be able to get an early snow close. Although that may not happen now we have a modify !vote. Just noting that the exact same paragraph and exact same RFC is at Talk:Winona Ryder#RfC: "Marriage" to Keanu Reeves. AIRcorn (talk) 23:48, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

• Remove Summed by a bot. Researching the topic of the RfC a little bit, it doesn't seem like the facts supporting this claim are substantial enough for it to remain on the page. Comatmebro (talk) 01:13, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
• Comment - In response to Msoul13's suggested wording, just to clarify, my suggestion above about modification of the paragraph is not an endorsement of the idea of modification. I am opposed to leaving anything about this issue in the article. I also agree with Aircorn above that it might be an interesting fact for the film article, but not the bio articles. 75.182.115.183 (talk) 01:16, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
• Modified (Summoned by bot) As with the Ryder article, it seems OK but needs to be made clearer that it was a movie wedding. Coretheapple (talk) 17:35, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
• Remove - It is clear from reading stories on this that Ryder was referring to their weeding in the movie Dracula. Nothing else. Ryder having a joke about her felling like they have been married since then is not notable. That this discussion is even happening is pathetic. AlanS^talk 07:22, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
• Remove, but... if this is actually a persistent urban myth, it may warrant a brief mention if only to lean on a reliable source making clear that it is in fact not a genuine marriage. But that presumes a reliable source on the matter, and if one cannot be found which says as much without any synthesis involved, it may make more sense to omit the entire matter rather than have a potentially misleading discussion of the matter. Snow ^{let's rap} 05:41, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2019

In the "Future projects" section. Add that Keanu will portray the character Johnny Silverhand in the upcoming videogame Cyberpunk: 2077, created by Polish company CD Project Red, with a release date of April 16th 2020. Some suggested references: https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/9/18658993/cyberpunk-2077-keanu-reeves-johnny-silverhand-e3-2019 https://www.gamesradar.com/keanu-reeves-cyberpunk-2077-johnny-silverhand/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/cyberpunk-2077/johnny-silverhand-keanu-reeves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIcTM8WXFjk (Keanu appears at the end of the trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7-qaRs3XxQ (This happened right after they played the trailer above) Periy (talk) 21:40, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

 Done NiciVampireHeart 23:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Change the photo

It may sound funny, but i think its important to change this photo of Keanu Reves. The one from 2013 is old and this colours palette isn't good i guess. We have so much new photos, and i guess it's not a problem. I am new, so just to the ones, that can change the site NeronDidNothing (talk) 15:19, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Redundancy

I am new here so I cannot edit this page, but the phrase "starring role performances" in the very first sentence seems redundant, and I suggest someone should simply make it "performances." Also, the word "blockbuster" soon after that seems unnecessary. LetterofTransit (talk) 19:08, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

"Legal issues"

Usually a section on "legal issues" is negative - it sounds negative. But of the things listed, one is a lawsuit against him that was dismissed almost immediately and the others are about stalkers coming into his home. That's a problem for him, but it's not a "legal issue" for him, if you see what I mean.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 22:10, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Hello Jimbo Wales! I agree. The section heading could perhaps become "Paparazzo and stalkers incidents"? I have also found Sandra Bullock#Legal issues, where it could become "Builder and stalkers incidents"? Regards --NicoScribe (talk) 17:31, 10 February 2019 (UTC) PS Well, thank you for the founding of you-know-what!

Hi Mr. Wales! I've changed "legal issues" to "legal incidents". Hopefully that sounds more neutral. (BTW it's really cool seeing you on a talk page!) --Bobbychan193 (talk) 22:25, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding his other exploits....

Would it be appropriate to add the designations "philanthropist and entrepreneur" or something like that at the beginning of the article next to "actor and musician" to acknowledge his other exploits outside of music and acting? Gabzony (talk) 13:48, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi there! While I agree that technically he is both a philanthropist and entrepreneur given his various ventures, I think he is not that well known specifically for these ventures. In a similar vein, Reeves also wrote the text for a picture book and played in various bands, but these are not significant enough to add the designations "author and musician". Hope this clarifies things! --Bobbychan193 (talk) 22:29, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2019

After the showing on Microsoft Stage at E3 2019 to promote Cyberpunk 2077 (a game he is currently in) a fan shouted he was 'breathtaking' which has spawned many memes etc. I would like an edit to have that been included and that Keanu Reeves be called "breath taking". That is all. HalfHunta (talk) 07:51, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DannyS712 (talk) 08:10, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

I'm not the other guy, but here is a link to a Twitch clip with over 2M views: https://clips.twitch.tv/BashfulHelpfulSalamanderPrimeMe It has probably been covered by various news outlets as well, if citing those over a Twitch clip is preferable. HOWEVER, I'm not sure if this is notable and/or serious enough for Wikipedia standards. As much as I would like for it to be included, I would like an unbiased and more experienced editor to make the final call. Thanks. --Bobbychan193 (talk) 22:35, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Nationality

Since Reeves is a permanent resident of the United States (he has a greencard) and therefore not a citizen or national, why is he referred to as a Canadian-American throughout the article? - Emil Sayahi (talk) 22:30, 1 July 2019 (UTC) He self identifies as a Canadian despite being born in Lebanon, not sure about the American aspect as he neither claims nor is American. PeaceKeeper1234 20:26, 2 July 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeeper 1234 (talk • contribs)

Marriage To Eve Lulu Ryder

Okay...So A Lot Of Wikipedia Editors Keep Changing His And Winona Ryder’s Article That Their "Accidental" Marriage Is Valid. I Don’t Think That Counts As Valid, And Should Be Removed From Respective Articles, But, Is It Actually Valid Though? Sanhok (talk) 03:57, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Removed as per Talk:Keanu_Reeves/Archive_5#RfC: "Marriage" to Winona Ryder.--Moxy 🍁 04:27, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

I don't know if validity is a case here. Here's a CNN 'article' on the matter. Not exactly a fact finding mission, but both parties do admit to being married. https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/20/entertainment/winona-ryder-keanu-reeves-married/index.html However marriage is more based on 2 factors, 1 is documentation or 2 acceptance of those around the couple, think more country recognizance not 'in law drama' That being said, I don't think it should be included more than perhaps a sentence as neither party seems to legitimately believe in the bond.PeaceKeeper1234 20:22, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

I Also Found Another (People) "Article" On That Matter (). Again, Not A Fact Finding Mission, But On Your Opinion...Hmm...Okay, I Gotta Agree. Although Both Sides Admit Of Being "Married", They Doesn’t Consider Themselves That They Are In A "Relationship". Yeah...A Sentence Is Enough To Describe It, But Not "Official". Sanhok (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Ted Theodore Logan, not Ted Logan

This may seem minor, but it's not, based on the spirit of the movie "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure." The character's name is "Ted Theodore Logan." In the movie, he is always referred to either as just "Ted," or with the full name "Ted Theodore Logan." It's an absurd name, just as his friend's name is: "Bill S. Preston Esquire." Please change the name in the Wikipedia entry from "Ted Logan" to "Ted Theodore Logan." Please see this IMDb entry for validation:

Also: not sure why I can't make the edit myself; I should be an auto-confirmed user—I've had an account for years, and have made more than ten documented and accepted edits to various Wikipedia entries.

Thanks!

12XU12XU (talk) 18:10, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

@12XU12XU: Based on Special:Userrights, you are autoconfirmed. If you can't edit semi-protected articles you might want to open a request for someone to look into it at WP:AN—if you do, please specify that WP:PERM/C is inappropriate because you're already a member of the group. (Haven't done the requested edit myself since I'm not 100% sure about the reasoning, IMBD isn't a reliable source and there seems to be debate about whether it's "Ted 'Theodore' Logan" or "Ted Theodore Logan" but I'm not opposed). —Nizolan ^{(talk · c.)} 15:18, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

References

Miss spelling after Speed:Cruise control

$11 Million paycheck not paycheque Swiftkilling (talk) 06:24, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2019

Height: 6'1 1/4" (186cm) DOUBLE WHOPPER 375 (talk) 10:28, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: Unsourced, and no explanation of significance Begoon 12:43, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

edit request

Can we please remove or modify the “children: 1 (deceased)” section on this page as it pops up with Google search as well and is very harsh. Vardawiki (talk) 21:54, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm in favor of removing the child 1 from the info block as well. It's tough to not sound insensitive but it was a stillborn, considering the 'child' had no birth certificate I would argue he had no 'child' By all means keep the write up in the personal life section, just remove the info block.PeaceKeeper1234 11:47, 12 June 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeeper 1234 (talk • contribs)

Remove -- Unless there's a quote directly from KR that he considers himself a father of a deceased child. Also, the mother is deceased, and made no public statement. There's enough "Sad Keanu" on the internet, I would like to see a more neutral representation of that tragedy. MsMalaprop (talk) 23:20, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2019

i would like to add BREATHTAKING to his life works. TERIMAABEN (talk) 16:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NiciVampireHeart 17:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2020

Alexandra Grant is not Keanu Reeves partner. This is a false media frenzy. I have been engaged to Keanu since 2019. We have kept the relationship private. Please stop disrespecting us and remove her name. Alexandra has been told to stay away from Keanu and I.

You and everyone are so very disrespectful and rude. Can’t people live a private life? When he announces everything I’m sure by the end, you and everyone look that stupid.

This is highly rude and very disrespectful. 99.203.29.189 (talk) 06:05, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

 Not done we don't take the word of random people claiming to date subjects. There are two reliable sources supporting his relationship with Grant, unless you can provide reliable sources that support your story, it's not going to be included. Praxidicae (talk) 12:09, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

The above person is clearly lying however there is no announcement from Reeves about him being in a relationship with Alexandra Grant. Everything is based on speculation. So I dont understand how she is listed in his "partners" section. Celebrities do things for clout sometimes without giving out announcement, does all this have a place in Wikipedia? I find it highly unprofessional and meaningless. Clearwater48 (talk) 17:28, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2020

Keanu Reeves. Partner(s) Jennifer Syme 1998-2000 Children daughter stillborn Ava Archer Syme Reeves Tina1587 (talk) 21:15, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

K Tina1587 (talk) 21:16, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

No relationship other than Jennifer Syme has Ever been verbally confirmed by him or his PR team there for they should not be listed. Tina1587 (talk) 21:18, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Whatever the PR team (a WP:PRIMARY source, which of course is a PR team so there's no reason to trust them) has "confirmed" or not should be checked up against reports in neutral, independent sources. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 22:53, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Usually only Spouses or confirmed Life Partners are listed under a persons 'Partner Section' Jennifer Syme was an ex girlfriend, they were broken up for almost two years when she passed, and neither Keanu nor Alexandra Grant have confirmed their relationship. So neither of these women should be listed under his Partner Section. It should be left blank.

Keanu has had many serious long term girlfriends over the years, none of them are listed.

The 'Partner Section' should not be filled for girlfriends or boyfriends, unless they are confirmed by the person themselves as a Significant Other. AshleyVeritas (talk) 19:42, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

AshleyVeritas,  Not done - please familiarise yourself with biographies' infobox on the partner field. It states "If particularly relevant, or if the partner is notable; "partner" here means unmarried life partners (of any gender or sexual preference)".

Syme was expecting a baby with Reeves. Grant has been in a relationship with Reeves for a while now - there are three reliable sources supporting this. Since both of these women are notable, relevant and well documented, they justify being listed here. L150 23:02, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 July 2020

Change "Reeves appeared in the Richard Linklater-directed animated science fiction thriller A Scanner Darkly, which premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[111] In 2006, Reeves also played Bob Arctor/Fred, an undercover agent in a futuristic dystopia under high-tech police surveillance."

to: "Reeves appeared in the Richard Linklater-directed animated science fiction thriller A Scanner Darkly, which premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[111] Reeves played Bob Arctor/Fred, an undercover agent in a futuristic dystopia under high-tech police surveillance."

or: "Reeves appeared as Bob Arctor/Fred, an undercover agent in a futuristic dystopia under high-tech police surveillance, in the Richard Linklater-directed animated science fiction thriller A Scanner Darkly, which premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[111]"

I think a change is needed, because the current text gives the impression that it's talking about two different movies. 212.243.136.26 (talk) 09:54, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

 Done Danski454 (talk) 14:22, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Removing trivia

I removed[1] trivia worthy of Daily Mail - about someone tresspassing his property etc. The civil court case also belongs to trivia. — kashmīrī ^TALK 15:50, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Keanu

Keanu Reeves name is actually pronounced Kay-a-noo not Kee-a-noo. Can we fix that please? Do not give people more reasons to troll this website. Deuces DidMyResearch (talk) 23:04, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2020

Partner's Alexandra Grant is not the partner of Keanu Reeves nor was Jennifer Syme. He has no partners to report due to his desire for confidentiality. Zzzzyyyyxxxxuuuu (talk) 00:37, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

 Not done While Reeves may be reclusive, guarded, & disiring privacy regarding whether he has had partners or not, Wikipedia does not censor based on a subject's preferences. Wikipedia relies on reliable sources for information. Are you contesting the reliability of Vox, the British Vogue, the London Evening Standard, or VH1? I think that would be difficult, especially given the pictures in the Vox article or Reeves's reported statement in the VH1.com article. Peaceray (talk) 01:34, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Keanu Reeves has never confirmed a relationship with Grant.

Both he and Grant evade all direct questions on the topic. AshleyVeritas (talk) 20:54, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

personal life isn't accurate

In his personal life section the following is stated "In November 2019, it was reported that Grant and Reeves are dating." However there is no confirmation about the truth of this relationship. Furthermore the source is a tabloid that refers to the woman as his longtime friend. Wikipedia rules state that tabloids are not eligible sources. isn't Wikipedia supposed to state information backed by legitimate public sources and not gossip? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clearwater48 (talk • contribs) 18:37, January 10, 2020 (UTC)

Considering that the dating rumor about Alexandra Grant was never confirmed by Mr. Reeves or his management team, it seems inappropriate to repeat gossip on an otherwise professional page. KelleyM64 (talk) 23:59, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

deleted it. It's just People magazine speculating. Meters (talk) 09:04, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Again the same problem. Alexandra Grant has never been confirm by Keanu Reeves himself or his representatives as his girlfriend. Can any website article writer decide what is officially on wikipedia? The source is not confirmed. Clearwater48 (talk)Clearwater48Clearwater48 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:01, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

The source for the last relationship status entry is a tabloid level article based on speculation, without any official confirmation. If Wikipedia is another tabloid please inform me to seek my information elsewhere. Clearwater48 (talk) 11:26, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Agreed, both Reeves and Grant have evaded every direct question about this. There has been NO CONFIRMATION by either of them regarding this. AshleyVeritas (talk) 20:56, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2020

change instalment to installment (simple misspelling) Funkyfresh303 (talk) 20:35, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: This article is written in Canadian English, so this spelling is correct. Dylsss (talk) 20:51, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

new picture, please

[[File:Ke wiki.jpg|Ke wiki]] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thenicnic (talk • contribs) 02:21, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, but I've tagged the file above from Commons as a copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts freely licensed images; you cannot just take an image right from the internet and upload it there, especially the image you've just grabbed is a stock image from Getty Images. Also note that as Reeves is still a living person and not incarcerated, non-free images of him are not allowed at all as it violates WP:NFCC#1. theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:29, 18 September 2020 (UTC) edited 02:39, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2020

The wikipedia statement is "In 2017, Reeves and Alexandra Grant founded book publisher, X Artists' Books (also known as XAB)". The company was co-founded by Keanu Reeves, Jessica Fleishman and Alexandra Grant. This is the newspaper article related to the co-founding. https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-keanu-reeves-artists-books-20170719-story.html 2600:1700:9BD0:5D00:85E5:5029:EF4F:E4C7 (talk) 07:37, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 09:11, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 October 2020

The box office gross for the movie 'Speed' in this article is indicated at 35 million dollars. It's actually 350.4 million dollars, as indicated in the reference to the film. Christophermcne (talk) 01:03, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

• Thank you, it has been corrected now. L150 09:31, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2020

Hello I read your response to my request. I see the three articles you mentioned in your notes above Vox, British Vogue and London Evening Standard. There is no VH1.com article in Mr. Reeves own words however. The other articles are interviews with Grant only and she has a tendency to lie. She has altered her resume a number of times after some people checked her truthfulness and confronted her about the lies. She's been sued for copyright infringement. She's been linked to a project, The Watts House in the Watts area of Los Angeles where a significant amount of money went missing on her watch. In addition, she violated the contracts of several X Artist Books artists and illustrators, by not only not paying them. She also failed to meet the terms of the contract by failing to provide annual royalty and sales reports to the artists. Could you please provide a copy of the VH1 article in which you claim Keanu Reeves personally, with his own mouth, stated he is Ms. Grants life "Partner". Sorry to be a stickler; but his own publicist, Cheryl Maisel, made a statement on Mr. Reeves behalf stating they are not in a relationship of a romantic nature. Miss Grant also made a statement of a similar nature in court documents she recently filed. Thanks, I'm sure if there is a VH1 article that will clear things up. I just didn't find it on the section about his personal life, however Zzzzyyyyxxxxuuuu (talk) 06:33, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

 Not done Sorry to burst your bubble, but I just read publicist Cheryl Maisel's statement (if she even made that statement at all, since there are no reliable sources for it), which only denies Reeves' and Grant's engagement, not relationship. Secondly, a VH1 source is used in the article to prove that he was in a relationship with Syme. Thirdly, sources from Vox, Vogue and Evening Standard are used to prove his relationship with Grant. Just look at the photos of their body language in the sources! Reeves is currently filming The Matrix 4 in Berlin, and guess who's with him? Grant. We will not spoon feed you information from this article which has already been accurately written. Finally, everything else you just said about Grant's "lies" does not belong to this article. L150 10:25, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Why does ms Grant appear as Mr Reeves girlfriend (and now from 2009) when theres no confirmation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clearwater48 (talk • contribs) 07:45, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 November 2020

I request that the name of Alexandra Grant as a partner of Keanu reeves be removed immediately, and he never confirmed the relationship! Unless Keanu Reeves makes a statement confirming the relationship, no relationship is confirmed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billck29 (talk • contribs) 5:04, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

 Not done Although it might make something of a difference whether Reeves affirmed or denied the relationship, the reality is that his relationship with Grant has been verified by reliable sources. If you have reliable sources that contradict this & indicate that Reeves & Grant are not in a relationship, please present them here for discussion.

I think Reeves is simply a private man who does not bother with letting the press or public in on his relationships. That does not mean that they are not noteworthy.

Whether or not the subject of an article affirms or denies something does not dictate whether it goes into the article. Consider what the article on Donald Trump would be like if what we included solely depended on what he said.

Peaceray (talk) 21:27, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 01 December 2020

I request to edit the date or the information about the partner Alexandra Grant (2009–present)[1][2] The 2 sources does not say that they have been in a relationship since 2009 it only says they've (first) known each other since 2009 and it's not indicative of them having a relationship so saying that they're in a relationship since 2009 is just factually incorrect. 122.3.93.179 (talk) 18:28, 1 December 2020 (UTC) mentai

 In progress I agree that 2009 is too early. They went public in November 2019. Meg Tilly in the July 2020 People article stated "It’s just suddenly surfaced that he’s been dating her for several years." The June 2020 Evening Standard has a photo of them captioned "in 2016 they attended the UNAIDS Gala at Art Basel in Miami." I think a case could be made for either 2016 or 2018. I am open to advice, but definitely sometime before 2019 based upon what's in the sources. I think also we will need to make a {{efn}} note about it. Peaceray (talk) 21:17, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

 Done I changed the beginning year to 2018, & added a {{efn}} explanatory footnote. Peaceray (talk) 22:14, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Acceptable Source?

I found a web page that I thought might be appropriate for referencing the rumors about his affiliation with Eastern Christianity. It shows that the photo in question dates from at least 2018. However, the web page I found the photo on is hosted by Blogspot. I know that per WP:ABOUTSELF that the Blogspot platform does not typically meet Wikipedia standards for reliable sources, but I was wondering if an exception could be made here, to show that the photograph predates the Twitter rumor? The link to the photo/Blogspot page is http://apantaortodoxias.blogspot.com/2018/06/american-actors-keanu-reeves-and.html. Msoul13 (talk) 20:40, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

No, and we should not source such claims with Twitter entries, either. Wikipedia is not a rumour-monger, unless credible sources state such a thing (not yellow press), or he says it in an interview, it should not be in the article at all! See also: Wikipedia:No original research. Relying on questionable photos someone posted on a blog/Twitter is original research. Xia ^{talk to me} 22:01, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Not to mention that posing with an icon doesn't mean anything... A photo without context. A fan may have asked him to pose with it for personal reasons, or a local magazine, whatever. Unless there are credible sources of facts, rumours should be avoided in an encyclopedia, we are not Buzzfeed. Xia ^{talk to me} 22:03, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Xia. To be clear, I was puzzled when I read the Twitter rumor in the article and didn't feel that it belonged, either. When I tried to trace its origins, the Blogspot post was the only additional item I could find - all the more reason to remove the Twitter entry from the article!! Msoul13 (talk) 14:05, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2021

71.223.36.178 (talk) 05:44, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

I don't have any proof, more of an opinion but the part of Keanu Reeves career where it talks about him being in the movie Sweet November, they list that movie as a romantic comedy. I disagree with the comedy part. Charlize Theron's character is sick, she has cancer and her character and Keanu's character go through a drama filled roller coaster of a relationship that is anything BUT comical. Please reconsider changing the description of this movie as there are actually very few laughable parts. *(Spoiler Alert)* Not to mention, Charlize Theron's character dies at the end of the movie. Not very funny at all. Not to mention, if you Google the movie it literally says at the top Romance/Drama.

 Done per corresponding article Sweet November (2001 film) and Rotten Tomatoes. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (talk) 07:52, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Questioning of relationship with Amy Grant

I disagree with the date of the supposed dating, because in 2018 dating rumors were reported with other women, and in 2018 Keanu was also seen with his ex Autum and on another date of the same year he was seen with a brunette.  If he had started a supposed courtship with Alexandra Grant that year, they would not have notified these other novels.  Check out one of the news here: https://www.tportal.hr/showtime/clanak/hoce-li-tajanstvena-brineta-keanu-reevesu-napokon-vratiti-vjeru-u-ljubav-foto-20181121/slika-d37d72df625e5b43776ac1a29824da80 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billck29 (talk • contribs) 13:08, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Based on the updated information in this article that came out this June 2021

https://www.datingcelebs.com/who-is-keanu-reeves-dating/

Keanu Reeves is not dating and has never dated Alexandra Grant. Her name is not mentioned in the actor's relationship information. I request that the name of Alexandra Grant as partner of Keanu Reeves be removed immediately. Alexandra Grant is not Keanu Reeves' girlfriend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keanurbrasil (talk • contribs) 16:59, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

It does not strike me that datingcelebs.com fits the criteria of reliable sources. I do not know about tportal.hr. Even if we could accept them as minimally meeting the criteria of WP:RS, IMHO they pale in caliber in comparison with Vogue, Vox, or the Evening Standard.

• Hills, Megan (June 24, 2020). "Who is Keanu Reeves' girlfriend Alexandra Grant?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
• Romano, Aja (2019-11-06). "Keanu Reeves is dating a woman close to his own age. Why is that so shocking?". Vox. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
• Wise, Louis (March 11, 2020). "Alexandra Grant On Finding Love With Keanu Reeves & Her Upcoming Marfa Invitational Exhibition". British Vogue. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

Mr. Reeves has every right to privacy & reclusiveness. If he chooses not to deny any relationship with Amy Grant, or not to declare that he is unequivocally single & not dating, that is his purview. Until then, we can only operate with the preponderance of evidence as verified by reliable sources. In this regard, I refer editors to the Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth essay, which opines: "Verifiability" was used in this context to mean that material added to Wikipedia must have been published previously by a reliable source. Editors may not add their own views to articles simply because they believe them to be correct, and may not remove sources' views from articles simply because they disagree with them. Peaceray (talk) 17:45, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2021

Luziat (talk) 21:42, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Partner: Jennyfer Syme (1998-2000)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:07, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2021

Change fifth sentence in "Early Life" from "His mother was working in Beirut when she met his father,[12] who abandoned his wife and family when Reeves was three years old." to "His mother was working in Beirut when she met his father,[12] who later abandoned his wife and family when Reeves was three years old." This is a better sentence flow and reduces the awkwardness of the original structure. Bcallaway (talk) 16:22, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Y Done LM150 10:39, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2021

Change Keanu appeared in a coca cola advertisement to a PEPSI advertisement. The advertisement was shown on the Graeme Norton show, it featured a young Keanu coming second in a bike race, then the dad actor gives him a can of Pepsi. 1.42.163.183 (talk) 11:52, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

 Partly done: I just removed it, as it was unsourced. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:11, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 December 2021

Jennifer Syme (first partner) year of birth change to 1972

See her own page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Syme 49.191.96.180 (talk) 11:13, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: The dates below Syme's name in the infobox refer to when they were in a relationship. As you can imagine, nobody thinks Alexandra Grant was born 3 years ago and is now dating Keanu Reeves Cannolis (talk) 13:12, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Main Picture

Kindly, change the picture and use a more good picture. Keanu Reeves in Japan 2019. 43.251.254.15 (talk) 18:59, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Do you have an image to suggest? File:Keanu Reeves in Japan 2019 does not exist. Meters (talk) 03:33, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Married to Winona Ryder??

https://people.com/movies/keanu-reeves-really-married-winona-ryder-making-dracula/

https://globalnews.ca/news/8396187/keanu-reeves-winona-ryder-married/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keanu-reeves-says-hes-been-married-to-winona-ryder-for-25-years_n_619d666fe4b07fe2011250b2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.30.18.141 (talk) 01:49, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

See Talk:Winona Ryder/Archive 2#RfC: "Marriage" to Keanu Reeves Meters (talk) 03:38, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2022

He was born in Ohio not Beirut. 96.90.196.49 (talk) 03:46, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 06:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

The phonetic spelling of Keanu is incorrect.

In the Hawaiian language the letter E is pronounced A like ape. So to be accurate, it should be Kay-ah-new.

-);( '"'",ke'Anu FelicePettigrew (talk) 21:43, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

People

May I suggest that the way I spelled his name is the most correct way I could configure a this keyboard on this type of wireless device;as my name is spelled the same way. FelicePettigrew (talk) 21:50, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Missing film

Unless I somehow overlooked it, The Replacements, one of my favorite Reeves films, is not listed. 71.176.160.83 (talk) 03:04, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

It's in the second paragraph of the section "1999–2004: Stardom with The Matrix franchise and comedies". Zoolver (talk) 05:15, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Fan sites?

Does Keanu have any fan websites? 79.79.163.53 (talk) 19:16, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Inaccurate synopsis of Reeves’ career.

The movie Speed was not a box office failure. For that matter, neither was Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. The notion that Devil’s Advocate put Reeves on the A-list of actors is preposterous. 2603:6011:4A03:2157:F9CC:B50:B3DA:4655 (talk) 12:45, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2022

Notes Paragraph b. Change "only holds Canadian citizenship" to "holds only Canadian citizenship" Daddyshymen (talk) 19:06, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

 Done Was going to deny as I thought this may be just preference but after I read the 2 versions out loud I talked myself into the edit. —Sirdog (talk) 03:14, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2023

Change X By remove he does not want on his Wikipedia Tanreeves78 (talk) 07:34, 7 January 2023 (UTC) who-is-keanu-reeves-new-girlfriend-alexandra-grant |access-date=2020-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103122302/https://www.vox.com/2019/11/6/20949642/who-is-keanu-reeves-new-girlfriend-alexandra-grant |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meg Tilly, Grant's friend, stated in July 2020 that "I remember a couple of years ago i did a huge poo and it wouldn't flush down, about a year and a half ago, [Grant] said, 'Keanu Reeves is my boyfriend,'" and "[Grant] had gone to a lot of events with him [in the past]. It’s just suddenly surfaced that he’s been dating her for several years." Therefore the earliest that one could reasonably surmise that the personal relationship began is 2018.}}

Yes Tanreeves78 (talk) 07:35, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

YES Tanreeves78 (talk) 07:35, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

X as unacceptable Tanreeves78 (talk) 07:35, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Please change X to Y Tanreeves78 (talk) 07:36, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Yes Tanreeves78 (talk) 07:36, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. This virtually incomprehensible, and your six signatures do not help. You have pasted the text of an explanatory note, and appear to be claiming that Keanu Reeves does not want the content of that note in his Wikipedia article. If that is correct:

1. How do we know that what you are claiming is correct?
2. Even if it is correct, we don't edit Wikipedia biographical articles based on the subjects' wishes. The content is sourced and there is no WP:BLP issue with note that I see. The explanatory note simply explains why we state that he has been in a relationship with Alexandra Grant since c. 2018.

Meters (talk) 08:34, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

References

Typo in "1995–1998: Continued acting efforts" Section

There is a typo in the " 1995–1998: Continued acting efforts" section on this article.

The first two words read "Reeves'snext..." when they should actually be "Reeves's next..."

Anyone with editorial permission, please fix.

Thank you! 96.250.220.115 (talk) 05:04, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Thank you. Rasnaboy (talk) 15:20, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Disruptive edits

User:Infactinteresting is making disruptive edits. See User talk:Thedarkknightli#Handbook for more. Thedarkknightli (talk) 15:10, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

What is a "gi"?

Second paragraph of "Business and philanthropy" section begins: "After filming of John Wick: Chapter 4 finished, Reeves signed a production-exclusive gi ..." What is a gi? 2601:8C0:601:EAB0:BC00:43B7:B891:C1B3 (talk) 04:28, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

A Gi is a traditional uniform (Keikogi) worn in martial arts. I have reworded it and added a wiki-link, so it should be clear now. Thanks. LM150 09:46, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 April 2023

I wish that his infobox would not state that Keanu Reeves has one child, as it was a stillborn. Since the baby died before birth, it does not count as a child. Dark Lord of Apes (talk) 01:35, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:38, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

While there are no reliable sources backing up my opinion that Keanu Reeves's stillborn daughter should not count as a child, I believe most people would agree with me. Reeves's daughter died before her birth, and thus was never alive outside the womb, meaning Keanu Reeves has never had a living child. Dark Lord of Apes (talk) 02:10, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2024

Keanu Reeves ethnicity&nationality both Italian. Bethany warren89 (talk) 01:23, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime (open channel) 01:25, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Answer to the universe ( Mean ) 🚭 not 42

The Answer 🕳️🐇👽🤡🐉 2604:3D09:1376:4600:9EE:9C13:53E:CB55 (talk) 23:33, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2024

In the Bibliogarphy, please insert a pipe before the ISBN in this template:

*{{cite book|last1=Reeves|first1=Keanu|last2=Miéville|first2=China|title=[[The Book of Elsewhere]]|date=2024|publisher=[[Boom! Studios]], [[Del Rey Books]]isbn=9780593446591}}

Thanks 76.14.122.5 (talk) 22:26, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done Liu1126 (talk) 22:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

GA note

During the last months, the article has received significant attention which has negatively affected the article, especially its adherence to WP:NPOV. I have done my best to revert most of the changes and have left a tag in the article to indicate what still needs work. If this is not done, it may have to be taken to WP:GAR and reassessed to see if it still meets the Good Article criteria. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:53, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey, I fixed most of what you were concerned about. Removed most of the fluff that made it WP:RECENTISM, and split it even so into an upcoming projects section. F0R Shadow! ReddlSKye (talk) 16:53, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

also, have a good one! ReddlSKye (talk) 16:54, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Citizenship?

Since Reeve's father was a United States citizen, he has been a US citizen from birth. Is he actually even a naturalized Canadian citizen or simply a resident? 50.195.44.1 (talk) 19:54, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Try reading the article. He has Canadian citizenship, and only Canadian. Meters (talk) 20:15, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Should 'musician' be added as occupation in the info-box?

Considering the fact that he is the bassist in a band notable enough to have its own Wikipedia-article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogstar_(band) ) and to make headlines in notable news sources (e.g. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/06/04/keanu-reeves-band-dogstar-2024-north-america-tour/73979587007/, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/keanu-reeves-dogstar-blonde-fallon-1234928545/), I think 'musician' should be added to the infobox - he may be *more* notable for being an actor, but he is also notable as a musician. 82.176.221.176 (talk) 07:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2024

In the section 2014–2022: Resurgence with John Wick

Paragraph starting with : In 2017, Reeves agreed to reprise his

Sentence starting with : Besides to this large-scale feature,

The word to after Besides is incorrect and should be removed. "Besides this" is how it should be Woelkersj1 (talk) 03:51, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Jamedeus (talk) 03:59, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2024

185.206.81.61 (talk) 18:28, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

It’s because, I tried to add the national identity “Lebanese” to the page about Keanu Reeves, because we know he was from the capital city of the former French mandate, officialy, the Republic of Lebanon in the Midde East, called Beirut,

 Not done: see MOS:NATIONALITY Cannolis (talk) 19:58, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Pick a better cover picture

The current one, I don't care how relevant or new it is, is horrific. He has many better pictures from the last 5 years and any of them should be used over the current one. Bixerino (talk) 19:57, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Look bub, it's composed well, shows his face, etc etc. No reason to remove it other than your inability to comprehend that people don't continue to look like they're 40 when they're pushing 60. Hell, he turns 60 on the 2nd!

In the interest of directing you elsewhere, look at Christopher Lee. Check out his infobox image. If Keanu's caused you discomfort, that one will be apt to cause a short-circut!

If it makes you feel better, someone might get some pics of Keanu at the premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 later this year. BarntToust (talk) 12:50, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

While I agree with most of your points, I will say that Christopher Lee's picture at least has him smiling. With that said, I understand why the pic is what it is. Bixerino (talk) 13:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 September 2024

In his Infobox musical artist info, his years active info should be removed because there is already a years active info in the Infobox person section. Having two is completely unnecessary and just by having just one covers both infos. 103.231.73.87 (talk) 02:05, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: There are different start dates for each of those ranges.That's likely because the first range relates to his acting and writing career while the second range is specifically for his musical career. —Sirdog (talk) 18:53, 15 September 2024 (UTC)