Young Keanu Reeves reports on teddy bears in 1984 news clip | Boing Boing

2022-09-02 19:23:12 By : Mr. Jesse Wang

Before he was Ted, Neo, or John Wick, Keanu Reeves was a cub reporter for CBC newsmagazine Going Great. His beat? The 1984 International Teddy Bear Convention in Canada. He kind of killed it but not before one of the bears tried to kill him.

Who better to honour a childhood favourite than Canada's beloved Keanu Reeves! Happy #NationalTeddyBearDay! pic.twitter.com/7JWJKbVbqX

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