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{{quote|''"[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/5-second-movies/118-matrix Whoa]."''
{{quote|''"I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime."''|'''Keanu Reeves'''. [[The Woobie|It's sadder]] when you know [[Cosmic Plaything|how his life went]].}}
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Popularly believed to be dumb (most likely due to his [[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure|breakout role]] and shyness in interviews), he is actually ridiculously well-read and contemplative. He often talks about the philosophical meaning he sees in his characters, even the silly ones. He's also famous as an incredibly [[Nice Guy]] and purportedly one of the most normal, well-adjusted people in Hollywood. How far this is based on fact, only his friends can say, but one possible translation of his first name is "[[Awesome McCoolname|The Coolness]]", so...
▲Also seems incapable of making a movie without saying "whoa" at least once. See above quote.
He's a gifted comic actor, and his turns in ''[[The Gift]]'' and ''[[The Watcher]]'' show that he has a little-utilized or recognized talent for playing very scary, creepy heavies. Despite this, Hollywood insists on casting him as [[Leading Man]] [[Action Hero]], contributing to his reputation for a limited range.
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He frequently wagers [[SNL|eleventy billion dollars]].
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* ''[[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure]]'' and its sequel (which is almost the opposite of his roles to come, and actually showed his best range).
** A very ''very'' common way of parodying his later works is to have him acting like Ted from ''Bill and Ted'' rather than his usual monotone. For example, from ''[[
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* ''I Love You to Death''
* ''[[
* ''[[Point Break]]'' - He actually smiles in this one!
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' and its sequels
* ''[[
* ''The Night Before''
* ''River's Edge''
* ''Young Again''
* ''[[Parenthood (
* ''[[Chain Reaction (
* The [[
* ''[[The
* ''[[Johnny Mnemonic]]''
* ''[[Street Kings]]''
* ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' - the Kenneth Branagh adaptation
* ''[[The Watcher (
* ''The Lake House''
* ''Hard Ball''
* ''[[A Scanner Darkly]]''
* ''The Gift'' - playing against type as a rather frightening redneck and abusive husband.
* ''Little Buddha'' - yes, he actually played Buddha. And a damn hot Buddha at that.
* ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' - in which he actually did a pretty good job
* ''
* A [http://www.uoguelph.ca/shakespeare/essays/reeves.cfm stage production]{{Dead link}} of ''Hamlet''.
* ''[[The Replacements (
* The 1986 version of ''[[Babes in Toyland]]''
* ''[[John Wick]]'', his [[Career Resurrection]] role that make him a [[Memetic Badass]].
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