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Keanu Reeves donated most of his Matrix salary to cancer research - PerthNow

As if anymore proof was needed, Keanu Reeves good guy status has been given another boost with the revelation that he donated much of his salary from the original Matrix to a worthy cause.

The actor reportedly donated 70 per cent of his salary fro the movie to cancer research back in the 1990s.

Reeves made $14 million for the 1999 sci-fi film, before pocketing a further $49 million when it became a box office sensation.

According to Lad Bible, Reeves gave about $44 million of those earnings to leukaemia research, a cause close to his heart after his beloved sister Kim was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1991.

Kim spent a decade in and out of treatment before finally entering remission in 2001.

Reeves quietly started his own cancer foundation but didn’t make it known for several years.

Keanu Raves as Neo in the The Matrix Resurrections.
Camera IconKeanu Raves as Neo in the The Matrix Resurrections. Credit: Courtsey of Warner Brothers/Courtsey of Warner Brothers

“I have a private foundation that’s been running for five or six years and it helps aid a couple of children’s hospitals and cancer research,” Reeves told Ladies Home Journal in 2009.

“I don’t like to attach my name to it, I just let the foundation do what it does.”

In 2020, the Speed actor auctioned off a 15-minute Zoom date with the proceedings going towards Camp Rainbow Gold, a summer program for Idaho children battling cancer.

The winning bidder paid more than $19,000 for the brief date with the Hollywood star.

Reeves new movie The Matrix Resurrections has crossed the $100 million box office mark worldwide.

Budgeted at a reported $190 million, the science-fiction film opened to mixed reviews and a sub-par opening weekend.

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