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Keanu Reeves: 2023 net worth of 'John Wick' actor abandoned by family at 3

Keanu Reeves is still working in the movie business as of 2023, and it looks like he has no intention of retiring

Keanu Reeves is one of the most identifiable personalities in the movie industry. Recently, the actor was spotted in "John Wick: Chapter 4" and according to IMDb, the movie has an 8.2/10 rating. Reeves performed the title role in the 2014 film John Wick, and he returned for John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).

Reeves is still working in the movie business as of 2023, and it looks like he has no intention of retiring. The veteran actor is regarded as one of the most wealthy performers in the industry. He left school to seek a career in acting.

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Keanu Reeves's net worth

Reeves is a musician, actor, producer, and philanthropist with a $380 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He received an initial pay of $10 million for The Matrix, but after settling backend costs, he was able to earn $35 million for just the first film.

Reeves earned an additional $120 million in bonuses for The Matrix 2 and The Matrix 3. He also received an upfront payment of $14 million for The Matrix 4. He has made more than $200 million in total from his work on the franchise, COSMOPOLITAN reported.

Was the 'John Wick' star abandoned by his family?

Keanu Reeves has experienced emotional gut-punches from a very young age. He was just three years old when his father, Samuel Reeves, left the family, leaving Patricia to care for their two children by herself. He and Keanu's affection has, predictably, deteriorated since then, going from tumultuous to entirely nonexistent. Samuel served 10 years in prison after being found in possession of cocaine and heroin in the 1990s, Looper reported.

A Twitter user shared, "This is Matrix movie star Keanu Reeves. He was abandoned by his father at the age of 3 and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. He is dyslexic. His dream of becoming a hockey player was shattered by a serious accident. His daughter died at birth. His wife died in a car accident. His best friend, River Phoenix, died of an overdose. His sister battled leukemia. No bodyguards, no luxury houses. Keanu lives in an ordinary apartment and likes wandering around town and is often seen riding the subway in NYC.

When he was filming the movie "The Lake House," he overheard the conversation of two costume assistants, one crying as he would lose his house if he did not pay $20,000 - On the same day, Keanu deposited the necessary amount in his bank account. In his career, he has donated large sums to hospitals including $75 million of his earnings from “The Matrix” to charities.

In 2010, on his birthday, Keanu walked into a bakery & bought a brioche with a single candle, ate it in front of the bakery, and offered coffee to people who stopped to talk to him. In 1997, some paparazzi found him walking one morning in the company of a homeless man in Los Angeles, listening to him and sharing his life for a few hours. In life, sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others.

This man could buy everything, and instead, every day he gets up and chooses one thing that cannot be bought: To be a caring person. Simple Acts of Kindness"

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