Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: This A-List Superstar Almost Used the Stage Name Chuck Spadina

One of the most popular actors in the world...just revealed he almost used the stage name Chuck Spadina. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood. When I say Keano, how many of
you listening instantly think of one person? Well, it turns
out if things had played out a little differently, nobody
would think of Keanu Reeves because the mega star revealed
on the New Heights podcast he almost changed his name
at the dawn of his acting career, saying, I got
my first acting paycheck when I was like sixteen, so

(00:21):
I was a professional actor. But I was still in
Toronto until I saw a manager who lived in Los Angeles.
At twenty, I drove to La, got out of my car,
and first thing my manager said was we want to
change your name. That sure was a welcome to Hollywood moment.
My middle name is Charles, and I grew up on
a Spadina Street, so I considered Chuck Spadina, but instead

(00:44):
I became k c Reeves. Six months later, I decided
I'm not doing this. Keano was actually credited as Ksey
Reeves in a nineteen eighty six Disney movie made for TV.
For his latest film, Good Fortune, he's thankfully credited as
a good old Keano and it's out now. That's direct
from Hollywood.