Keanu Reeves donated 70% of his salary from the first film The Matrix to fund leukemia research – after his younger sister battled the disease for 10 years.
The 57-year-old actor, who reportedly paid $ 10 million in advance and won a total of $ 35 million for the franchise’s first film in 1999, wanted to fund blood cancer research after Kim’s sister, now 55, was diagnosed. in 1991.
Keanu helped her recover after spending a decade battling cancer before she went into recession.
He devoted himself to his sister, selling his house to be closer to her, and spent $ 5 million on treatments to help Kim recover.
He has said in the past about his sister: “She was always there for me, you know. I will always be here for her. “
The acclaimed actor has since set up a charity to help those battling cancer.
In 2009 he told the Ladies Home Journal: “I have a private institution that has been operating for five or six years and helps some children’s hospitals and cancer research. I do not like to attach my name to it, I just let the institution he does what he does “.
Daily Mail
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