He isn’t a stranger to life’s struggles

Keanu’s father was a drug addict who walked out when he was only 3 years of age. In 1991, his sister was diagnosed with leukemia. In 1993, he lost his best friend River Phoenix to a drug overdose outside of a club in LA.

At the height of his fame in 1999, his girlfriend at the time, Jennifer Syme, gave birth to a still-born daughter after 8 months of pregnancy. Just over a year and a half later, Jennifer was killed in a car wreck. Despite the heartache he’s encountered in life, he’s remained both optimistic and humble.