What Does Keanu Reeves Think About The ‘Sad Keanu’ Meme?

Reeves is a Canadian actor who later became the subject of a viral meme on the internet.

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The meme originally came from a Reddit post in 2010.

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Reeves was sitting on a bench, eating a sandwich in a deserted area in the picture.

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In an interview, Reeves cleared the air that he was just hungry, not sad.

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Later on, he admitted that he was also going through a lot at the time.

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Fans backed their favorite's expression in the picture, saying that he had a lot to be sad about.

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Reeves lost three dear people in the space of ten years.

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He made his film debut appearance in the 1986 film "Youngblood."

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He experienced a setback in 2008 but came back stronger in 2014 when he was featured in the "John Wick" series.

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