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Keanu Reeves

Actor, producer, musician and author

Born 1964

Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor, producer, director, musician and author whose four-decade career runs from River's Edge, Bill & Ted, My Own Private Idaho and Speed to Neo in The Matrix and the title role in John Wick. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, he began in local theatre and Canadian television before moving to Los Angeles. Beyond acting, Reeves directed Man of Tai Chi, produced Side by Side, plays bass in Dogstar, co-founded ARCH Motorcycle, co-created BRZRKR, co-authored The Book of Elsewhere and made his Broadway debut in Waiting for Godot in 2025.

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ConnectionAlexandra GrantLongtime partner, publishing collaborator and co-founder of Two Dragonflies.

ConnectionChina MiévilleCo-author of The Book of Elsewhere.

ConnectionAlex WinterBill & Ted co-star and Broadway scene partner in Waiting for Godot.

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Co-author of The Book of Elsewhere with China Miéville and co-creator of BRZRKR

Penguin identifies the novel as inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comics.

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The Book of ElsewhereKeanu Reeves and China Miéville

Reeves co-authored this BRZRKR-inspired novel with China Miéville; this is Penguin's ISBN 9781529160260 paperback edition.

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Dogstar bassist; the band released its fourth album, All In Now, in 2026

The album is Dogstar's second since reuniting in 2020.

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Shepherd's pie, macaroni and cheese, and peanut-butter-and-honey sandwiches

Reeves named all three in a verified 2023 AMA.

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Completed fight-sequence training and conditioning for John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum

This is production-specific preparation, not a claim about his everyday fitness routine.

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Diet coverage reviewed for Keanu Reeves through 2026-09-25 relied on secondary summaries and did not support an everyday diet claim.

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Searches reviewed for Keanu Reeves through 2026-09-25 did not locate a first-person or authoritative skincare routine.

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Searches reviewed for Keanu Reeves through 2026-09-25 did not locate a first-person or authoritative fragrance preference.

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A guinea pig named Carrot

Reeves said he was five or six years old when Carrot was his first pet; this is not a claim about a current pet.

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