GREATEST ASIAN ACTORS
(Updated to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Is Keanu Reeves (Speed, A Walk in the Clouds, The Matrix) an Asian American actor?
No, because few people know he has any Asian blood. | 14%
Yes, because his natural father is a Chinese American born and raised in Hawaii. | 86%

Who is the Greatest Asian Male Star of All Time?
Bruce Lee | 51%
Jackie Chan | 8%
Chow Yun Fat | 15%
Toshiro Mifune | 3%
Jet Li | 6%
Jason Scott Lee | 3%
Russell Wong | 14%

Who is the Greatest Asian Female Star of All Time?
Anna May Wong | 2%
Nancy Kwan | 2%
Gong Li | 50%
Joan Chen | 35%
Tia Carrere | 1%
Ming-Na Wen | 4%
Michele Yeoh | 6% Even Keanu Reeves does not see himself as Asian.

Keanu described himself as "a bourgeois, middle-class WHITE BOY with an absent father, a strong-willed mother, and two beautiful younger sisters."

http://keanuweb.com/reports/bio.html
Keanu Is No Asian    Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 08:43:24 (PDT)    [207.167.96.75]

Also, Keanu Reeve's dad was a criminal and a dead beat dad. That kinda disproves the myth that "Asian men are law-abiding make good husband, father and provider", huh?
T'K Chang t_k_chang@yahoo.com    Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 08:22:30 (PDT)    [207.167.96.75]
Keanu Reeve should NOT be considered as Asian American because:

(1) He looks (mostly) Caucasian.

(2) Very few people outside Asian communities know he has Asian ancestry.

(3) Mainstream American does NOT relate him to Asian. Mainstream America does NOT see him as (partly) Asian. Mainstream America is NOT even aware that he is (partly) Asian. This brings us to the next point.

(4) Most importantly, his personal success has done absolutely NOTHING in promoting the image or acceptance of Asians in the mainstream America.

The final point, in my view, is the most important factor in determining if an actor is Asian. The career successes of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Chow Yun Fat have promote the image and acceptance of Asians in mainstream America. The success of Keanu Reeve has not (simply because mainstream America does not view or even know him as Asian.)
T'K Chang t_k_chang@yahoo.com    Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 08:19:27 (PDT)    [207.167.96.75]
why does it matter if keanu is part asian or not. the reason why most people don't know his part asian because his father was never there for him and now his father in jail for cocaine possesions. and that's why keanu never talks about it or his father. Jennifer Tilly is 1/2 chinese but she doesn't really talk of it either because her chinese father was never there for her either. All in all i don't think i matters what race you are and what race you are known as.
Huh?    Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 12:12:57 (PDT)    [68.84.136.72]

Sanoe lake is part japanese, hawaiian, and english
the truth    Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 12:03:20 (PDT)    [68.84.136.72]
Keanu reeves is 1/4 chinese, 1/4 hawaiian, and 1/2 english
the truth    Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 12:01:16 (PDT)    [68.84.136.72]
It's gotta be Philippine's Lea Salonga. The only multi-awarded Asian-Broadway Superstar.

Check her out in Flower Drum Song in Broadway late this year.
Bui Doi    Monday, September 09, 2002 at 17:49:53 (PDT)    [198.81.16.36]
"he was so obsessed with his name Li being written as the westernized Lee"
- byk87

Actually Li is the surname for Mandarin folks while Lee is the surname for Cantonese which is what Bruce Lee was. A huge difference as you will never see this mixup occurring unless it's over their dead body.
Asian Dood    Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 13:29:31 (PDT)    [205.188.209.45]
Where's your proof that Bruce Lee used drugs. I want names, sources, & quotes. You're a f***ing punk.
Bruce Lover    Wednesday, September 04, 2002 at 19:10:53 (PDT)    [64.216.219.139]
Though Bruce was an amazing actor and martial artist, he was also a drug addict and a steroid user. He was prone to violent acts, probably due to "roid rages," and once hit an interviewer just to prove a point. He attacked a HK Director with a knife, and what disturbs me the most is the fact that he was so obsessed with his name Li being written as the westernized Lee. How's that for cultural pride? As an actor, Bruce is one of the best. As a role model, it really depends on your values I guess.
byk87    Sunday, September 01, 2002 at 18:22:44 (PDT)
this site is cool
observer    Thursday, August 29, 2002 at 23:55:37 (PDT)
Thought Momi was 100% Hawaiian. (Keanu's paternal grandmother)
Terra    Sunday, August 25, 2002 at 13:33:18 (PDT)
keanu reeves should not be associated with asians. he's an embarrassment and a liablitiy. he's irish.
Keanu is just Ted    Saturday, August 24, 2002 at 08:44:13 (PDT)
keanu reeves is to acting as vanilla ice is to hardcore rap
doesnt cut it    Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 07:54:20 (PDT)
Is Sanoe Lake, of "Blue Crush," Asian?
TexAsian    Monday, August 19, 2002 at 07:38:07 (PDT)
To be honest, I personally thought that Keanu Reeves was Itailian or French or maybe Turkish, but never suspected him to have Asian blood in him. But I did know that mixed children from white and Asian people do tend to have more distinctive Caucasian characteristics. Some may even inherit blond hair and blue eyes or green eyes. But most have dark or brown hair.

I had an Asian female classmate whose brother's Caucausian girlfriend had a baby with green eyes. I was shocked. But then again, my college biology teacher explained.

Back to Keanu Reeves. I don't really know why that half the girls I know from any race go googoo over him.
It's the price you'll have to pay when you have superstar status I guess.
The Dude    Friday, August 16, 2002 at 07:56:54 (PDT)
Chow Yun Fat is a great actor. I think people don't realize this because they haven't seen him act in chinese movies. He shows a lot of emotion into the roles that he plays and I haven't seen anyone show as much passion in acting as Chow Yun Fat.
nancy nancy44776@yahoo.com    Monday, July 29, 2002 at 11:41:30 (PDT)
this has nothing to do with Keanu Reeves (though he is good looking)... i just wanna say Bruce Lee is the one for me. too bad he's not among the living...
JKDkid    Friday, July 26, 2002 at 12:23:05 (PDT)
i think robin shou is a chauvinist and also, chow yun fat is the best of the lot considering where he started n where he is now, still humble and i have friends who have worked with him..and they think is is the most balanced and grounded star of asia!!!not big ego like jackie or disturbed like bruce lee....!!:)
irene ang,actress/comedian,singapore irene@fly.com.sg    Friday, July 26, 2002 at 08:26:10 (PDT)
keanu reeves is the worst actor of our generation
karen    Tuesday, July 09, 2002 at 11:28:33 (PDT)
Hey guys,take it easy,we are all live on the same planet. Planet named EARTH.And you know we have to be happy that Keanu lives on the same planet with us. LOL! Thanks GOD he is not MARCIAN.
Matluba    Friday, July 05, 2002 at 15:03:57 (PDT)
Uh huh...and bad cooking enhances the chef's cuteness...and if the guy installing your car's breaks isn't very good at it....well hot dog! How charming that must be!
If I am going to shell out $ for a movie I damn well expect good acting. I don't care if they are cute or not - if they have no talent, I don't want to see them and they don't deserve to be taking the roles away from accomplished actors.
Are you 14 years old or something? Cute. This is for GREATEST ACTORS not " cute guys". Go to Asian hunks board where airheads are celebrated. This place is to celebrate those with talent!
I see you post wrong all over this website and I am not the first or only one to remark on this.
Poo is back!!    Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at 07:34:37 (PDT)
be,

Au contraire, i think bad acting can sometimes enhance the cuteness of a gorgeous guy! But he does have to be gorgeous. I prefer Keanu in roles where he doesn't have to do much, just look nice :)
krasavitsa    Saturday, June 15, 2002 at 10:35:05 (PDT)

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