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Keanu Reeves Reveals the Stage Name He Almost Chose – and Thank Goodness He Didn’t | News Channel 3-12

Keanu Reeves considered several stage names early in his career but kept his real name despite his manager's advice to change it for Hollywood appeal.

  • On the New Heights podcast, Keanu Reeves revealed his manager pushed for a name change when he arrived in Los Angeles as a 20-year-old.
  • His manager proposed `Your new name is Lenny Williams`, explaining it was made from his middle name Charles, Reeves recounted.
  • Reeves considered alternative credits such as `Chuck Spadina`, was credited as `KC Reeves` in a 1986 film, and mentioned `Templeton Paige Taylor` in a 2017 interview.
  • Six months later, Reeves decided against the change, saying `I’m not doing this` and by then was credited as Keanu Reeves in Dangerous Liaisons and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure .
  • Now promoting Good Fortune, Reeves notes the film opens Oct. 17 from Lionsgate while name changes remain common, as Leonardo DiCaprio revealed last month.
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