{"id":4702,"date":"2024-01-28T18:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T18:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=4702"},"modified":"2024-01-28T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T18:26:13","slug":"when-hes-not-burning-up-the-box-office-keanu-reeves-is-reminding-us-why-hes-really-a-superstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=4702","title":{"rendered":"When he\u2019s not burning up the box office, Keanu Reeves is reminding us why he\u2019s really a superstar."},"content":{"rendered":"

The homeless being bullied and brushed off is nothing new.<\/p>\n

When the Pope visits Brazil, elite police forces are sent to \u2018clear\u2019 the slums before he arrives. Homelessness was criminalized leading up to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles to make way for athletes and tourists. There is also an uproar over homeless families who might be displaced to accommodate Beyonce\u2019s tour in England.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s be honest, we often block the homeless from our vision during our morning commute.<\/p>\n

Yet it\u2019s what makes one big-hearted, wavy-haired A-list celeb shine so bright, and it started far before you might think.<\/p>\n

How Keanu Reeves Connected With a Homeless Man
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With the nation\u2019s second-highest poverty rate, California is a hotbed of homelessness. Once known for Hollywood glitz and glamor, they\u2019re now known for tents and trouble.<\/p>\n

But time after time, there is one person who sees them through different Matrix-colored glasses.<\/p>\n

Though he has a net worth of $380 million, Keanu Reeves has never put a lot of value in his bank account. \u201cMoney is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I\u2019ve already made for the next few centuries,\u201d he told the Chicago Tribune.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a part of his character that makes him so down to earth to cast, colleagues and cast-offs, like the homeless. Nothing illustrates that better than one sunny day in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n

It was back in 1997, when Reeves was a star was rising from the success enjoyed from Speed and Bill and Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure. He spotted a homeless man on the street and instead of ignoring him, approached him. Cameras catch him sitting with the man, sharing drinks, snacks and stories.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a crazy scene fit for, well, a movie.<\/p>\n

Keanu Reeves\u2019s Brush With Being Homeless
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This actually wouldn\u2019t be the Jon Wick star\u2019s last time dabbling in being destitute. Per cheatsheet, in preparing for a role (the movie was never made), he spent time being homeless.<\/p>\n

With only a toothbrush and $20 with him, a limousine dropped him off and he was on his own. He recalled that frightening first night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first night I bedded down was terrifying because I could hear people screaming in their sleep or talking with each other, plotting to take my cardboard box from me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that the experience gave him the gift of gratitude.
\n\u201cI had to live, eat, mingle and breathe with these people, so I knew what made them tick,\u201d Reeves said. \u201cNow I know the true luxury of an undisturbed night\u2019s sleep in a soft bed, in a warm, quiet room.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lived on the streets for four days before being spotted.<\/p>\n

True to his brand, Reeves returned to his new friends and offered to buy them dinner. \u201cI expected them to ask for a steak or lobster,\u201d Reeves said, \u201cBut all they wanted was to go to McDonalds!\u201d<\/p>\n

How Keanu Reeves Proves That Love Is the Answer
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