Keanu Reeves' sweet airport encounter goes viral

Keanu Reeves has made a young man's day with a heart-warming interaction at New York's JFK airport, in a moment which has since gone viral online. 

Often known as the nicest guy in Hollywood, the 57-year-old actor was spotted having a passionate exchange with a young fan while waiting to collect his luggage after a long flight from London on the weekend of July 4th. 

The interaction was captured by TV producer Andrew Kimmel, as he documented how the boy asked Reeves a torrent of questions which were received in an astonishingly positive manner. 

"Keanu Reeves was on my flight from London to NYC today. A young boy asked for an autograph at baggage & then began to fire off a series of rapid-fire questions. Keanu happily responded to every single one," tweeted Kimmel.

Kid: Why were you in London? KR: Filming a documentary.

Kid: I saw online you were at the Grand Prix (pronouncing the x)

KR: Yes, the Grand Prix (in a French accent, without correcting him). F1! Race cars!

Kid: Do you drive?

KR: Not F1, but I like riding motorcycles.

— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) July 4, 2022

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The precocious child hit him with a serious of rapid fire questions: "Why were you in London?"..."Do you live in New York?"..."How long are you staying?"..."Which Broadway show are you going to?"

Keanu responded to every one, with the patience of a saint. 

When the child began running out of questions, Keanu took an interest in the boy and started grilling him about his own holiday. 

He asked the boy, "Why were you in Europe? What galleries did you go to in Paris? What was your favourite?"

Kimmel, who had been a fly on the wall for the exchange, was so impressed by the good-naturedness of the movie star he felt he had to share the moment.

"The man could not have been nicer, especially after an international flight," Kimmel tweeted. "I thought I'd share this because the dude is a class act and little moments like this can make such a big difference in people's lives."

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Adding to the evidence of the actor's superhuman tolerance, Reeves agreed to a selfie with Kimmel, which he added to the twitter thread.

"I mean… had to. Have a happy 4th everyone!" said Kimmel. "We need more Keanus!"

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