In Hollywood, actors and actresses are famous for their lavish and flamboyant lifestyles, often becoming news about their extravagant spending and controversy in media.
However, some outliers instead choose to live privately in a modest way. Keanu Reeves is a prime example of them. He never gained notoriety because of his personality and lifestyle; instead, he is often applauded by his fans and critics.
Although tragedies are part of human life, Keanu may have one of the most tragic backstories. Already having a difficult childhood by his parents’ separation, the death of his close friend River Phoenix, the miscarriage of his unborn child, and the tragic death of his partner Jennifer Symes were undoubtedly key traumas of his life that may have shaped him as a kinder person he is today.
What makes Keanu Reeves most adorable among his fans is his kindness and humble way of living. He lives privately in contrast to the grand luxury homes of Hollywood stars.
He is seen to take public transport, even once filmed giving his seat to a woman passenger.
Although Keanu is seen to live like an average person sometimes, he lives in the most luxurious neighbourhood in Los Angeles and owns expensive motorbikes as an ardent motorbike aficionado.
He simply chooses not to be showy like other stars. This shows no matter how simple you want to be, a Hollywood star must own some luxury assets.
Keanu is humble to his fans, often taking time to give them autographs and appreciating their support for him. He also set up an example once by comforting his fellow passenger fans during an emergency aeroplane landing. He is a prominent example of how an actor should behave with his fans.
Keanu is well known for looking out for his co-stars and crews. During The Devil’s Advocate production, Keanu was reported to take a sizable pay cut for the production house to afford another famous actor Al Pacino for the film.
He also took a pay cut for the famed Matrix franchise to smoothen the production cost, even going as far as gifting his crew expensive motorcycles and flying over crew members and friends for the latest Matrix Resurrections premiere as a token of gratitude.
Keanu has his fair share in philanthropism too. He reportedly secretly donated a considerable sum of money to children’s hospitals and cancer research, probably motivated by his cancer survivor sister’s incident.
When other stars reveal their donations to gain more reputation, Keanu chooses to keep his contributions private, gaining much respect from his fans.
There are no complex ways to be humble like Keanu. When his fans ask him the secret behind his down-to-earth attitude, his simple answer is ‘Gravity.’
