His first name refers to a cool breeze over the mountains (Or 'coolness') in Hawaiian. The deeper meaning is "one who is constantly absorbed in God consciousness," while the magazine Time refers to him as the embodiment of "freon-cool satori." His father, Samuel Reeves, is of Chinese, Irish, Portuguese and aboriginal Hawaiian descent, and his mother, Patricia Taylor (pronounced Patrice), is British. He has one sister, Kim, who lives in Capri, Italy and is very ill with leukemia, which she has been battling for many years. He also has a half-sister, Karina.
Biography
Reeves gained the notice of the critics in 1986's River's Edge, but his first major film role was in 1986, in the hockey movie YoungBlood, starring Rob Lowe. Reeves's first popularly successful film was Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, in 1989. Indeed, and perhaps unfortunately for Reeves, much of his subsequent portrayal in the press has been influenced by his comically airheaded character Ted in that film.
His work in diverse roles span from small independent movies such as My Own Private Idaho to major blockbusters like The Matrix. Reeves reprised his

role from that movie for the sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both box-office hits.
In December 1999, Reeves' girlfriend, , gave birth to his stillborn daughter who was named 'Ava Archer Reeves'. In April 2001, Jennifer Syme was killed in an automobile accident. She was buried next to their daughter in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
On January 31, 2005, Keanu Reeves was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in the entertainment industry. Usually this honor is tied with a recent project from the artist, Reeves' was his latest film Constantine.
Reeves is reported to be very generous with his time and money, lending both to a variety of causes. He took a significant amount of the profits from his Matrix series and treated the 12 hard-working stuntmen to motorcycles, among other things. He does not have (by 'Hollywood' standards) many possessions and keeps his life uncluttered. He began playing bass with the rock band Dogstar, which has now gone "into hibernation". More recently, he played bass in a band called Becky with former Dogstar drummer Rob Mailhouse, guitarist Paulie Costa and singer Rebecca Lord. In early 2005, he announced that he left the band and his musical career for

ob Mailhouse, guitarist Paulie Costa and singer Rebecca Lord. In early 2005, he announced that he left the band and his musical career for