Keanu Reeves’ name is one of the most recognizable in Hollywood — but the actor almost chose a very different moniker.
“I got paid when I was like 16, so I was a professional actor around 16, 17 [years old],” Reeves, 61, said on the Wednesday, October 15, episode of the “New Heights” podcast. “I was in Toronto, Canada, and then I got a manager who lived in Los Angeles. … At 20 years old I drove in my car to Los Angeles. Got out of my car and my manager said, ‘We want to change your name.’ So that’s like, a welcome to Hollywood [moment].”
When asked if there was another name picked out for him,...
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