Perhaps Keanu Reeves is one of the few actors who is loved by everyone without exception. In his career, of course, there are several failed films (hello, “The Matrix: Resurrection”), but we love him not only for this. A couple of iconic roles, a tragic fate and an endless list of good deeds – all this is about one actor. And recently it suddenly became clear that Keanu Reeves’ donation is much larger than we all thought. But the actor was already famous for his generosity.
In 1999, the first part of the cult “The Matrix” was released, for which Reeves received about $45 million as a fee. This information has always been publicly available. But no one knew what the actor did with this money. As stated in unexpectedly revealed facts, Keanu gave 70% of his fee to the leukemia foundation. And this is about 35 million dollars.
The fact is that by 1999, his younger sister Kim had been battling the disease for eight years. And the actor did everything in his power to help her. Keanu even sold his house to move as close as possible to Kim so he could always be close. And his efforts paid off; in 2001, the girl went into remission.
However, after this, Keanu Reeves did not stop spending money on studying the insidious enemy. Over the next twenty years, the actor constantly transferred some amounts to various funds and even created several himself. But few people knew about this, because the funds do not bear his name, and the actor himself never told the media about it.
“I don’t want to give the foundation my name, just let it do its thing ,” Keanu told reporters.
It’s strange that for twenty years no one knew about it. Although Keanu Reeves managed to prove himself many times as a generous and kind person. There are so many stories about how he gives gifts to film crews with whom he works, how he often helps various charitable foundations and often even ordinary people.
Only in 2020, Reeves managed to auction off an online date with himself to raise money for sick children. And then he gave each John Wick 4 stuntman a pair of expensive watches. And everyone who has ever worked with Keanu will remember a couple of stories about his generosity.
Keanu Reeves’ huge donation remained secret for twenty years. And we can say that a person who does not show off his good deeds deserves respect. On the other hand, stars such as DiCaprio or Jolie, on the contrary, declare their actions with might and main, motivating others. And maybe this approach is more effective. Although such modesty adds several hundred more points to Keanu Reeves in the eyes of fans.
