The Ballad of Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut in 1964 He grew up in Toronto, Canada He is a Canadian citizen He was not a good student He struggled with reading Keanu is dyslexic He was a good hockey player and aspired to be a member of the Olympic team He chose to be an actor In the early 1980s, he starred in a Coca-Cola commercial He did not age to look like Robert Urich, but Robert Urich reverse-aged to look like Keanu This can be seen in the wonderful world of Disney's Young Again With all respect to the memory of Robert Urich, Spencer for Hire was a great television show He was in the film River's Edge, which was much like Twin Peaks, yet was not Twin Peaks His breakthrough role came when he played Ted Theodore Logan in the cinematic masterpiece Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure He would reprise this role in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey in 1991 Also that year, Keanu made My Own Private Idaho alongside his dear friend, River Phoenix River Phoenix would pass away a few years later All respect to the memory of River Phoenix It does indeed belong in a museum Keanu is also a big fan of Formula One racing Formula One is the top tier of motorsports It is a magnificent global competition Keanu also hosted the documentary Brawn, The Impossible Formula One Story In addition to being an actor, Keanu is also a musician Keanu plays in the alternative rock band Dogstar Their first album, Our Little Visionary, was released in 1996 And it's Keanu who plays the bass guitar But it was also in the summer of 1991 when Keanu starred alongside Patrick Swayze in the blockbuster of all blockbusters, Point Break This film, as well as Terminator 2, is the sole reason why 1991 was the absolute zenith Of filmmaking Portraying Johnny Utah, he was the overambitious FBI agent who befriended Patrick Swayze's Bodhi As the film unfolds, it reveals the duality of man and poses questions of mortality Utah is a conniving lawman Bodhi is a noble outlaw They surf together They jump out of planes Though they are friends, they are also adversaries The game of cat and mouse escalates into the greatest chase scene ever filmed, where Swayze Wears a tuxedo and a Ronald Reagan mask They run through houses They set cars on fire One even throws a dog at the other Though they both are spared from taking a bullet, that is out of respect It is out of love Utah eventually gets his man, but he lets him go He's not coming back It's not tragic to die doing what you love Patrick Swayze died in 2009 All respect to the memory of Patrick Swayze All blessings to Keanu Reeves, and 1,000 thank yous for the filmography that he has presented To us Keanu Reeves was a legend before you even knew who he was He was an icon before he was even known May we all continue to be excellent to each other May we all continue to be excellent