Keanu Charles Reeves is a famous Canadian actor born on the 2nd of September 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. He made his first debut by featuring in the film Youngblood in 1986.
Since then, he has worked with various people and has been featured in movies and television shows such as Hangin’ In, Babes in Toyland, Parenthood, Point Break, Speed, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and The Devil’s Advocate, The Matrix, and Siberia to name a few.
Keanu has been honored with numerous awards for his outstanding performance, from the MTV Movie Awards to the Saturn Awards.
He has never been married in his personal life, but his first girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, died in 2001. Currently, he is in a relationship with Alexandra Grant.
Keanu Reeves’ Parents’ Love Life
Keanu Reeves, a famous Canadian actor
Patricia and Samuel first met in the 1960s at a beach in Beirut. They were both adventuring and trying to figure themselves out when they ran into each other.
The two married each other in 1964 and were blessed with two kids. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in 1966, and they separated, and both got remarried.
Keanu Reeves’ Mother, Patricia Taylor Biography
Keanu Reeves with his mother, Patricia Taylor
Patricia Taylor is a former costume designer and is mainly known as the mother of famous actor Keanu Reeves.
Patricia was born in 1944 in Hampshire, United Kingdom, and has a British nationality with an English ethnicity.
Not much information is known regarding her educational background.
Looking at her occupation, Patricia used to work as a costume designer and a casino showgirl before she met her first husband, Samuel, in Beirut.
She has designed costumes for the film series Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and Couches, Tables and Darts. Besides being a costume designer, she was also a production designer for the show The Four Corners of Nowhere.
Her first marriage came to an end in 1966, and she moved with her children to Australia and eventually to New York.
She then met a movie director, Paul Aaron, who she married in 1970 and divorced in 1971.
In Canada, she met her third husband, Robert Miller, got married, and had a daughter together.
However, this marriage only lasted for four years, and they got a divorce in 1980. Patricia’s last wedding was with a salon hairdresser, Jack Bond, who she divorced in 1994. Currently, she is not married to anyone.
Keanu Reeves’ Father Samuel Nowlin Reeves Jr. Biography
Samuel Nowlin Reeves Jr. is a former Hawaiian geologist and popularly known as the biological father of Keanu Reeves.
He was born on the 13th of September 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
Samuel has an American nationality and a mixed ethnic background of Native Hawaiian, English, Chinese, Portuguese, and Irish.
Not much is known about his education, other than studying geology at the American University in Lebanon during the 1960s.
For his occupation, Samuel worked as a farmer. However, he was a drug and alcohol addict, which led to his divorce from Patricia in 1966.
After his divorce, he got married to Morita, with whom they had a daughter called Emma Rose, but their marriage came to an end in 1980.
Samuel also remarried a third time.
He was convicted in 1992 for selling drugs at Hilo International Airport.
Samuel was never close with his kids for most of their childhood upbringing, and Keanu never seemed to want to reconnect with him. Unfortunately, he died on the 26th of January 2018 at Ewa Beach., Hawaii.
Keanu Reeves’ Siblings
The star grew up alongside his other three sisters, namely Kim, Karina, and Emma. Kim Reeves, his biological sister, is a leukemia survivor and a former actress.
His maternal half-sister, Karina Miller, works as a movie and film producer.
His paternal half-sister, Emma Rose, lives a more private life and does not have a strong connection to her other siblings.