Keanu Reeves revealed he once asked the late-Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed for his autograph.
The “nicest man in Hollywood” participated in a segment called ‘The Colbert Questionert’ on Wednesday night as part of promotions for the sci-fi classic’s latest installment, in cinemas 19 years after its last.
Asked whether he’d ever asked someone for their signature, Keanu recalled how he approached the Lou for his autograph on behalf of a friend.
“He was cool about. It was a little piece of paper with blue ink. It was good. (It said), ‘Lou Reed.’ You never know, it’s Lou Reed,” he smiled.
The lauded musician and poet died at the age of 71 in 2013.
Keanu then went on to share that he also once asked comedian George Carlin, who passed away in 2008, for an autograph.
“It was really funny, George Carlin… he wrote, ‘Dear Keanu, f**k you,'” the 57-year-old laughed.
“I always thought he just wrote that for me and then I met someone else who said that he wrote the same thing to them. Anyway, beautiful.”
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