According to one contributor on Reddit, Reeves’ kind persona isn’t merely a clever spin by his PR team.
“Back in the late 90s and fresh out of college I got my first job as an assistant prop designer on the set of Chain Reaction (Keanu was a supporting actor with Morgan Freeman),” bo2dd2 wrote on Reddit.
“EVERY DAY for the last few weeks of filming, Keanu treated the stage hands and “grunt workers” (including myself) by taking us out for free breakfast and lunch. He was genuinely a very nice guy to work with.”
“Since then, I’ve worked on about 30 different sets and have never met an actor as generous and friendly as him. Most actors I’ve seen and worked with are total d——- who always think they are better than us. Keanu on the other hand, at the very least, was socially approachable and definitely kindhearted.”
It’s his work as part of the ongoing fight with cancer that’s most impressive however. Many might not know – Reeves doesn’t speak openly about it or seek any sort of additional fame – but the actor established a private foundation that funds research and helps children battle cancer.
“I have a private foundation that’s been running for five or six years, and it helps aid a couple of children’s hospitals and cancer research,” he told Ladies’ Home Journal in 2009.
Reeves’ sister Kim had battled Leukemia for more than a decade, so the Matrix star knows all about the trials and tribulations facing those afflicted by the terrible illness. His organization may not have his name attached to it, but it’s his compassion and kindness that is to thank for its existence.
What a truly great man Keanu Reeves is. Did you know about the extent of his work regarding charity? I certainly didn’t!
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