Keanu Reeves put on a show of love with girlfriend Alexandra Grant as they embraced on the red carpet at the Museum of Contemporary Art Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The actor, 58, who is known as “Hollywood’s cutest guy”, stepped out with his girlfriend, 50, in a similar look on the red carpet in 2019.
After a turbulent love life for the John Wick actor, he found love with best friend Alexandra after years of friendship.
Although Keanu is known to keep the details of his life under wraps, in recent years he has been gushing over his significant other.
And as the couple seem to be doing well, MailOnline takes a look at Alexandra’s full life.
Who is Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend, Alexandra Grant? MailOnline looks into the life of the award-winning artist and philanthropist after she and the John Wick actor hit it off on the red carpet at the weekend
Credit: An Ohio native, Alexandra has worked in the arts since graduating from Swarthmore College in 1994 with a BA in History and Studio Art
Who is Alexandra Grant?
Based in Los Angeles, Alexandra is an artist and philanthropist who has exhibited around the world.
The Ohio-born beauty has been working in art since graduating from Swarthmore College in 1994 with a BA in history and studio art.
The artist is known for her use of language and exchanges with writers as a source of visual language in her sculptures, paintings, drawings and video works, hence her collaboration with Keanu, who ventures into poetry with his trailers.
Alexandra nurtured her love of the spoken word from an early age, having grown up all over the world and lived in Mexico, Spain and France.
The artist has exhibited in prestigious spaces around the world, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Galerie Gradiva in Paris, and the Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York.
She used her artistic talent to found the philanthropic project GrantLOVE in 2008, which produces and sells original artworks and editions to support artist projects and non-profit arts organizations.
Complete: Based in Los Angeles, Alexandra is an artist and philanthropist who has exhibited around the world (pictured with Keanu in 2019).
Educated: The Ohio-born beauty has worked in the arts since graduating from Swarthmore College in 1994 with a BA in history and studio art
How did Alexandra and Keanu meet?
As for Alexandra and Keanu working together, the two have a long history. They first worked on an adult picture book, Ode to Happiness, in 2011 after reportedly meeting in 2009.
The tongue-in-cheek book was a success, prompting the poet-artist duo to co-create their second book, Shadows, in 2016 with Grant, who shot and killed Reeves while filming John Wick.
Speaking to W Magazine about her collaboration on her second book, Alexandra said: “We spend a lot of time discussing. Like, ‘A raspberry colour? And should it be darker?’ We can become obsessed.’
Shadows consists of dark silhouettes of Reeves shot by Grant and poems written by the Matrix actor.
Alexandra told the LA Times about her collaborator Keanu: “Nobody can move like him. He really is an extreme artist.
“That’s a big part of why these images are so interesting. I knew if I moved the camera while we were dancing together, as photographer and subject, we could create these beautiful optical illusions.”
The play’s journalist noted that “in conversation, the two friends share a casual rapport, speaking in comfortable shorthand fueled by inside jokes and knowing smiles.”
Building on their success with their two books, the pair founded X Artists’ Books in 2017, which focuses on “unusual collaborations” and books that “don’t really have a place because they’re between genres.”
Keanu can be seen in several snaps on Alexandra’s Instagram page, including a cute photo of the two with their arms wrapped around each other to celebrate the launch of Shadows 2016.
Before going public with their relationship, the couple were previously photographed together at the Saint Laurent Mens Spring Summer show in Malibu.
Childhood: Alexandra nurtured her love of the spoken word as a child, having grown up around the world, living in Mexico, Spain and France (pictured with her mother)
Duo: As for Alexandra and Keanu working together, the two have a long history. They first worked on an adult picture book, Ode to Happiness, in 2011, after reportedly meeting in 2009 (pictured at a signing in 2016).
What has the couple said publicly about the relationship?
Despite huge support from fans desperate for insights into his life, Keanu is known for keeping intimate details private, especially not delving into personal details.
But earlier this year Keanu gushed about his sweet relationship with Alexandra, describing a moment of “bliss”.
Speaking to People, the actor was asked to name his “last moment of bliss,” to which he replied: “A few days ago with my sweetheart. We were in bed. We were connected.”
The John Wick star gushed: “We laughed and laughed and giggled. Feel good. It was just very nice to be together.’
In 2020, Alexandra spoke to British Vogue about finding love with Keanu, but she remained coy when the question of marriage came up.
Alexandra expertly dodged the question when asked if she was thinking about it, responding with: “Over a glass of wine … I’d like to tell you.”
Addition: “Love on all levels is very important to my identity. How to avoid the question? I don’t think isolation is the way to go. There is a period of isolation that I go through as a painter, but I appreciate the experience of relationships a lot.”
Sweat: Earlier this year, Keanu gushed about his sweet relationship with Alexandra, describing a moment of “bliss”.
Keanu’s A-List Exes and Secret Heartbreaks
Keanu has always kept his personal life very private, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from hooking up with A-list actresses.
The movie star previously feuded with Amanda De Cadenet and Claire Forlani, but it is unknown how serious he was about them.
He is also long rumored to have secretly dated his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock in the 1990s after their sizzling on-screen chemistry was a smash hit.
Just friends: The film icon has been linked to Sandra Bullock for years, whom he said he loved. Left 1994 and right 2006
Related: Keanu was also spotted dating director Sofia Coppola in the early 1990s after falling in love on the set of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The actors both admitted to being in love with each other while filming the 1994 film, but claimed they never dated.
In the 1980s, Keanu dated Jill Schoelen for three years after meeting on the set of the 1986 film Babes in Toyland.
Keanu was also seen with director Sofia Coppola in the early 1990s after they fell in love on the set of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which was directed by Sofia’s father, Francis Ford Coppola.
Reeves’ main relationship was with actress Jennifer Syme. They started dating in 1998 and in 1999 Syme became pregnant with their daughter Ava.
Ava was tragically stillborn when she was eight months old. In 2001, Syme drove her 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee into a line of parked cars in Los Angeles; she died instantly. She was only 28 years old at the time.
Only friends! Reeves and Amanda De Cadenet play hardball in LA in 2001. She says they’ve been just friends for years
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