Keanu Reeves attends the premiere for the film "Ballerina" in Los Angeles, California on June 3, 2025. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

“Speed” starring…Chuck Spadina?

Crazy? Yes. But it almost happened.

Keanu Reeves appeared on the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast with brothers Jason and Travis Kelce, and the actor revealed that he almost went by the stage name “Chuck Spadina.”

The “Matrix” star, who was born in Beirut, Lebanon and grew up in Toronto, recounted moving to Los Angeles as a 20-year-old and finding a manager who wanted to change his name.

The actor, who is promoting his new film “Good Fortune,” didn’t love the idea and viewed it as “a welcome to Hollywood (moment).”

“I remember I was walking on the beach, and I was just like, ‘My name? What if I change my name? What

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