And Starring In The Matrix . . . Chuck Spadina

If Keanu Reeves had listened to his agent, he could’ve been known by a completely different name. When he arrived in L.A. at 20 years old, his management wanted him to change his name. In a recent interview, Keanu said “My middle name is Charles. So I was like, Chuck? And I grew up on a street called Spadina, [therefore] Chuck Spadina. And then I was something Templeton. Then I became KC Reeves. I was credited as KC Reeves. And then I couldn’t do it.” He was only credited as K.C. Reeves in a made-for TV film for “The Magical World of Disney”, called “Young Again” in 1986. I have to agree with him. “Chuck Spadina,” doesn’t really roll off the tongue the same way.