For a star with a staggering $US380 million ($A575 million) net worth, Keanu Reeves’ property portfolio is remarkably modest.
Before he became a homeowner, the John Wick star resided out of hotels and short-term rentals, even famously calling Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont home for four years.
“Sounds quite bohemian and gypsy-like, doesn’t it?” he quipped of his lifestyle in 2010.
“I’m down to one bag now, and smaller rooms in hotels.”
Reeves’ Devil’s Advocate co-star Charlize Theron admitted she was bemused by his living arrangements but sensed he was ready to change.
She told Rolling Stone: “When we started this movie, I asked if he was still living in a hotel, and he said, ‘No, I’m ready to put some roots down somewhere.’
“I think, joking, he said something like, ‘You know, the kid, the horse, the dog … and the wife.’ The wife last.
“I said, ‘I think you have it all turned around – you gotta get the wife first.’ But I think he has changed. Before, I think he liked the idea of living out of a suitcase … I think he’s now learned you can be a free spirit and have the other things as well.”
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Keanu Reeves’ property portfolio is remarkably modest.
The John Wick star famously called Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont home for four years.
It wasn’t until he was nearly 40-years-old that the Matrix actor finally put down roots.
In 2003, Reeves purchased his first property in the exclusive Hollywood Hills enclave of Los Angeles for nearly $US5 million ($A7.5 million).
The house is currently valued at $US8.7 million ($A13.1 million).
According to Realtor, the two-bedroom pad has a three-car garage, swimming pool complete with a barbecue/lounging area.
The home, which Reeves now shares with his partner Alexandra Grant, is situated in a highly sought-after neighbourhood where he shares postcodes with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio.
In 2003, Reeves purchased his first property in the exclusive Hollywood Hills enclave of Los Angeles for nearly $US5 million. Picture: Google Maps
Reeves now shares the home with his partner Alexandra Grant. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images
The Speed star’s property purchase came after a series of devastating personal tragedies.
In 1999, his then-girlfriend Jennifer Syme gave birth a month early to their daughter — but the baby, named Ava, was stillborn.
The grief was too much for the couple’s relationship; they broke up not long after, then reunited in 2001.
Syme, 28, was reportedly battling depression the night she drove her Jeep into a line of parked cars in Los Angeles on April 1, 2001, Page Six reports.
She died instantly, and an investigation found she was intoxicated at the time of the wreck.
“If Ava’s death wasn’t devastating enough, he’d considered Jennifer his soulmate,” a colleague said of the actor. “He had some seriously dark days after that.”
A grief-stricken Reeves carried her coffin as she was laid to rest beside their daughter.
The Point Break actor opened up to Parade magazine in 2006 about his tragic losses.
“Grief changes shape, but it never ends. People have a misconception that you can deal with it and say, ‘It’s gone, and I’m better’. They’re wrong. When the people you love are gone, you’re alone,” he told the outlet.
“I miss being a part of their lives and them being part of mine. I wonder what the present would be like if they were here – what we might have done together. I miss all the great things that will never be,” he added.
Parts of this story first appeared in Page Six and was republished with permission.
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