keanu reeves

Keanu was born in Lebanon.  i always thought it was Hawaii.    the following is from wiki.  bill and ted's excellent vacation is on the teev atm.  i haven't seen it for years.

One of the most inscrutable actors to ever hit it big, Keanu Reeves has been by turns adored, reviled, and grudgingly respected by the movie-going public. As the controversy over his talent rages on, his career choices and paychecks show him inching toward A-list status. Reeves, whose first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian, was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964. His mother,Patricia Taylor, was a showgirl; his father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a geologist. After their marriage dissolved, Keanu moved with his mother and younger sister, Kim Reeves, to New York City, then Toronto. Stepfather #1 was Paul Aaron, a stage and film director - he and Patricia divorced within a year, after which she went on to marry (and divorce) rock promoter Robert Miller and hair salon owner Jack Bond. Reeves never reconnected with his biological father, who is now in prison on charges of cocaine possession. In high school, Reeves was lukewarm toward academics but took a keen interest in ice hockey (as team goalie, he earned the nickname "The Wall") and drama. He eventually dropped out of school to pursue an acting career.

After a few stage gigs and a handful of made-for-TV movies, he scored a supporting role in the Rob Lowe hockey flick Youngblood (1986), which was filmed in Canada. Shortly after the production wrapped, Reeves packed his bags and headed for Hollywood. Reeves popped up on critics' radar with his performance in the dark adolescent drama, River's Edge (1986), but his first popular success was the role of totally rad dude "Ted Logan" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). The wacky time-travel movie became something of a cultural phenomenon, and audiences would forever confuse Reeves's real-life persona with that of his doofy on-screen counterpart. Over the next few years, Reeves tried to shake the Ted stigma with a series of highbrow projects. He played a slumming rich boy opposite River Phoenix's narcoleptic male hustler in My Own Private Idaho (1991), an unlucky lawyer who stumbles into the vampire's lair in Dracula (1992), and Shakespearean party-pooper "Don John" inMuch Ado About Nothing (1993).

rodney a grant

i can't help but notice that most hits i get on this little blog are for rodney a grant.  i can't find much on him via the net.  it's been many years since dances with wolves. he's done much more than i thought.

i'm not sure if the above photo is rodney or not.  there was no caption or link.  certainly looks like him.

the following is from wiki -

Rodney Arnold Grant^[1] (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor.

Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: Pȟehíŋ Otȟáte) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East!, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits". He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star.

Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He currently resides in southern California.

keith and johnny

i was going to put a pic of a young and innocent keith richards here but i couldn't find one.  lol.  then i came across this web site http://www.popcrunch.com/celebrity-before-and-after/  which is sort of interesting.  the reason i was looking for keith is that i'm reading his autobiography atm entitled life. he writes very well.  it's a fabulous read and he's a talented musician/song writer.    ok, i have a problem with some of his stuff and certainly the drugs.  how he's survived until now is a miracle and a mystery. and i love the pirate movies.  johnny depp.  hmmmm  johnny depp doing keith.  too good.  i recently saw the latest movie and enjoyed it very much.  it got rotten reviews.  i liked it.  so ...  no pic of keith.  will johnny do?

loved him in this movie.  so weird.  so dark. so sad.

young johnny

my favourite johnny.  savvy?

isn't this fabulous?  so gorgeous.  i loved this movie too

Mr Zimmerman

i love bob.  always have, always will.  love his new stuff as much as his early stuff.  the definitive poet of our time. surpassed by none.  bob is the man.  i love his radio show too.  it's just too cool for school.

sometimes words are not necessary

it's wak time ... again

it's been a while since i featured the wak man.  it's been far too long.  ahhh wak.  i love you

Simon Yam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Yam

Chinese actor and film producer.  also cute.  you can read all about him on the wiki link above.  enjoy