Keanu Reeves Recalls Being Pressured to Change His Name Early in His Career

The star of "John Wick" and "The Matrix" revealed that he was once convinced he absolutely needed a stage name to advance his career.

As Entertainment Weekly reports, Keanu revealed that his first manager pitched him this idea. The actor recalled walking along a California beach, mulling over his new name. He was 20 at the time. Eventually, decided he'd use his middle name Charles or Chuck.
Keanu Reeves in The Matrix
Keanu Reeves revealed he once used a stage name
He first settled on Chuck Spadina, after the street he grew up on, then used the pseudonym Templeton. "Then I became K.C. Reeves. I was credited as K.C. Reeves," the actor admitted. The zoomboola.com editorial team wants to add that the pseudonym never stuck, and K.C. Reeves turned back into the Keanu Reeves we all know.
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