Why do so many people like Keanu Reeves?

“I know that the ones who love us, will miss us.” This is what Keanu said when Stephen Colbert asked him what happens to us when we die. He understands misery unlike anybody else in Hollywood. His dad left when he was 3. He struggled with dyslexia, attending 4 different high schools before dropping out. His best friend died of a drug overdose at 23. His girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, had a stillbirth 8 months into pregnancy. She later died in a car accident not too long after.

Even with his hardships, he hasn’t let his success get to his head. He helped his sister get cured of leukemia, and since then has donated an anonymous amount of money to hospitals that treat the disease through his private charitable foundation. He’s worth over a couple hundred million dollars, but he still takes the subway. He doesn’t really have many fancy things. It is rumored that he gave up a considerable portion of his pay for the latter two Matrix films so that the stunt and design and costume teams could help make the movie as amazing as possible.