Keanu Reeves dropped out of high school at age 17 to become an actor. He had early roles in commercials and television shows in the 1980s before gaining fame for his role in the Matrix trilogy of films. Some key facts about Reeves include that he was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people by People magazine and ranked 23rd in Empire magazine's top 100 movie stars list. He also plays bass guitar and had roles that inspired his hobbies of horseback riding and surfing.