Sandra Bullock Expresses ‘Awe’ at Keanu Reeves, Shares Story of His Thoughtful Gift Given 27 Years Ago

Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor who started off his career by working in theater productions and in television films. His debut film role came in 1986 with the movie “Youngblood.”

Reeves gained popularity with the comedy “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” in 1989 and has returned for all of the sequels.

He was the recipient of critical acclaim for his performance in “My Own Private Idaho” alongside his friend River Phoenix.

A master of many genres, Reeves is also an action star and showed off his talents in “Point Break,” “The Matrix,” and “John Wick.”

Reeves was born on September 2, 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon. His mother is English and his father, who left when he was three, is Hawaiian.

Reeves grew up in Toronto, Canada, and attended four different high schools before leaving entirely to focus on becoming an actor when he was 17.

When he was 20 he obtained a green card through his American stepfather and moved to Los Angeles.

During the filming of “Speed,” River Phoenix passed away from a drug overdose and the shooting schedule for the film was altered so Reeves had time to mourn the loss of his friend.

During that time, Bullock got to know Reeves better and learned that he is a great listener and an even better friend.

He once brought her champagne and truffles to her home simply because she had never tried them before. Read on to learn more details from this touching story.

Sandra Bullock (2013), (Ian Gavan/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images)

Bullock was present when Reeves was processing the loss of his friend during the filming of “Speed.”

She shared with Esquire, “I watched how Keanu grieved. And oh, did he grieve for his friend. He’s very private, but he couldn’t hide that. And just to see that a man like that was able to grieve.

And I remember thinking, God, if that’s the tip of the iceberg of his depth, and his level of love and care for a friend—that just draws you in.”

The actress enjoyed her time with Reeves so much that she said she would love to work with him again. “I would love nothing more than to do a comedy with Keanu before we die.

Just laugh with him. He’s funny. We can be seventy-five—it’ll be even better then, like an old-people “Cocoon” thing. We play two funny old people. A road trip.

Just put us in an RV as old people. It’ll be the bookend of “Speed.” We’ll just be driving really slowly. Pissing the world off. There’s our movie,” Bullock said.

Reeves is unique in that he is a sensitive soul that always gives people the opportunity to speak and feel heard. “He’s a listener,” Bullock stated. “And it drives. People. Crazy.”

While there was never a romantic relationship between Bullock and Reeves, the actress did say, “But who knows? Keanu’s a guy who, I feel like, is friends with every woman he’s ever dated.

I don’t think there’s anyone who has something horrible to say about him. So maybe we could have survived. I don’t know.”