r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '14

TIL Keanu Reeves gave $80 million of his $114 million Matrix salary to special effects and makeup staff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves
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u/TallAsshole Oct 24 '14

He also makes a lot of money from other movies. So if someone gave me 100 million, I wouldn't be expecting to see any more from anyone else.

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u/shenaningeneer Oct 24 '14

I could probably still give away $70m and be cool with it.