Fans Want Keanu Reeves To Be Named Time Magazine's Person Of The Year; They've Started a Petition For the Same!

John Wick actor Keanu Reeves' fame is taking an all-time high as now fans are signing up petitions to name him Time magazine's Person of the Year. The year 2019 has definitely been a good one for the actor has he managed to make millions with the release of John Wick 3: Parabellum, his cameo in Always Be My Maybe as himself, Reeves being the voice for a new character in Toy Story 4 and him being a part of an upcoming video game Cyberpunk 2077! Keanu Reeves Is Internet's New Favourite Boyfriend And He Doesn't Even Know Why!

Having renewed his popularity in the internet space, fans have now petitioned on Change.org to name Keanu Reeves as Time magazine's Person of the Year. The tradition originally began with featured aviator Charles Lindbergh as the 'Man of the Year'. The title is usually bestowed upon the most influential people and is quite prestigious. Although the Person of the Year is announced in December, Reeves still has six more months to cement his place in the industry. But to fans, it seems like he has already found prominence. Change.org has already received 14,000 petitions and is increasing at a rapid pace. Just 10 Memes Of Keanu Reeves' Entry In Netflix's Always Be My Maybe For Your Thirst-Day Needs (wink wink)

In one of the Spanish petitions as shared by Richard Salazar, the description goes like this - "Keanu Reeves has proven to be a person who positively influences everyone" and that his "modesty, simplicity, character, and human quality make him the most ideal person to be named person of the year." Twitter is also buzzing with people promoting Keanu Reeves to be the next Person of the Year. Well, when Reeves found out that he was noted as the internet's "favourite boyfriend", his reaction was super cute.

He told Entertainment Weekly, "That's wacky," and continued, "The positivity's great. It was really special how 'John Wick' was embraced, and working on 'Always Be My Maybe,' great. Ali Wong, Randall Park, just really wonderful artists and people, and it was just really cool to get a chance to play with them." We wonder how he will react when he finds out about this!

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