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The Tragic Tale of Keanu Reeves & Drew Barrymore

The video explores Drew Barrymore's early struggles with addiction and how Keanu Reeves helped her overcome darkness, alongside the Barrymore family's acting legacy.

Key Takeaways

  • Drew Barrymore's early life was marked by addiction and lack of parental guidance.
  • Keanu Reeves' empathy and intervention were crucial in Drew's recovery.
  • The Barrymore family legacy is significant in American theater and film history.
  • Child stardom can bring both fame and severe personal challenges.
  • Supportive relationships can dramatically alter the course of troubled lives.

What the video covers

  • Drew Barrymore faced addiction and exploitation from a young age, with her mother enabling her nightlife in clubs.
  • Keanu Reeves, who also experienced abandonment and child actor struggles, intervened to help Drew at her lowest point.
  • The Barrymore family is a historic acting dynasty spanning over 400 years and seven generations.
  • Drew Barrymore began acting as an infant and gained fame as a child star, notably in E.T. the Extraterrestrial.
  • Her role in E.T. brought worldwide acclaim and provided a positive environment amid her troubled home life.
  • Despite early success, Drew struggled with substance abuse and personal challenges throughout her youth.
  • Keanu Reeves played a pivotal role in helping Drew change her life trajectory during her teenage years.
  • The video highlights the pressures and legacy of the Barrymore family name in Hollywood.
  • Drew's story is one of survival, resilience, and the impact of genuine support in overcoming adversity.
  • The narrative also touches on the complexity of nepotism and the challenges faced by child actors.

Answers

Questions about this video

How did Keanu Reeves help Drew Barrymore during her struggles?

Keanu Reeves, understanding her struggles from his own experiences, intervened when Drew was at rock bottom, offering support that helped change her future.

What is the significance of the Barrymore family in entertainment?

The Barrymore family is a historic acting dynasty spanning over 400 years and seven generations, known as the royal family of Broadway with major successes in theater and film.

What role did E.T. the Extraterrestrial play in Drew Barrymore's life?

E.T. was Drew Barrymore's breakthrough role at age six, bringing her worldwide fame and providing a positive, supportive environment amid her challenging home life.

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Drew Barrymore was just 9 years old while suffering from the devastating effects of addiction. Because of her Hollywood success, she spent her nights and weekends in clubs with full-grown adults who were supplying her with substances. As if that wasn't crazy enough, her own mother was the one bringing her to these clubs and parties. With no father figure in her life, Drew had no way out of this darkness. That was until she met one man who understood her struggles on a deeper level: Keanu Reeves.
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enough her own mother was the one bringing her to these clubs and parties with no Father Figure in her life Drew had no way out of this darkness that was until she met one man who understood her struggles on a deeper level keano Reeves
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Keanu had also been abandoned by his father. He also had dealt with the complicated life as a child actor. Therefore, he could not live in good conscience if he just watched Drew spiral down even further. And one night, while Drew was at rock bottom, Keanu made a decision that would drastically change her future. It's a miracle Drew Barrymore made it out of Hollywood alive, and this is how it happened.
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Drew was at Rock Bottom keano made a decision that would drastically change her future it's a miracle Drew Barrymore made it out of Hollywood alive and this is how it happened the Barrymore family is one of the largest acting families in
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The Barrymore family is one of the largest acting families in entertainment history, going back more than 400 years and spanning seven generations. The family's roots in theater started in 18th century Europe with Thomas H. Craft Lane and Louisa Russ Lane, who were traveling actors at that time. Traveling actors would move from town to town, performing plays in town halls, inns, and even churches—essentially wherever they could gather an audience, they would put on a show.
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town to town performing plays in town halls ins and even churches essentially wherever they could gather an audience they would put on a show The Barrymore name itself was chosen as a stage name by Herbert blle Drew Barrymore's
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The Barrymore name itself was chosen as a stage name by Herbert Blythe, Drew Barrymore's great-grandfather, who became known as Maurice Barrymore. Maurice moved to the United States and married Georgiana Drew, who also came from an acting family. Georgiana's father, John Drew, owned the famous Arch Street Theater in Philadelphia, which was sadly demolished in 1936.
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in 1936 Maurice and georgana became the parents of three legendary actors Lionel Ethel and John Barrymore who became known as the royal family of Broadway these siblings found major success in theater and film during the late 1800s and early 1900s Lionel Barrymore started
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Maurice and Georgiana became the parents of three legendary actors: Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore, who became known as the royal family of Broadway. These siblings found major success in theater and film during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Lionel Barrymore started on Broadway before moving to Hollywood, where he acted in over 200 films, including Grand Hotel and the Dr. Kildare series. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Free Soul.
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actress who later acted in films and ultimately won an Academy Award for her performance in none but the Lonely Heart John Barrymore was the most famous of the siblings he starred in classic movies like Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde and
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Ethel Barrymore also started as a stage actress, who later acted in films and ultimately won an Academy Award for her performance in None but the Lonely Heart. John Barrymore was the most famous of the siblings. He starred in classic movies like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Dinner at Eight.
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Legacy alive fell on one innocent little girl Drew Barrymore Drew was born on February 22nd 1975 and just 11 months later she would land her first acting role in a commercial for Puppy Chow dog food this is a baby and this is a baby
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Unfortunately, John's son, who was also named John Drew Barrymore, had a lackluster acting career, whose most notable appearance was in the TV series Gunsmoke. The family's name was almost entirely extinct from the entertainment industry, so all the pressure to keep the legacy alive fell on one innocent little girl: Drew Barrymore.
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four she was cast in the TV movie suddenly love then she had a small role in the horror TV movie bogey when she was around five immediately after that she made her first feature film debut in Altered States which was a 1980 sci-fi
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Drew was born on February 22nd, 1975, and just 11 months later, she would land her first acting role in a commercial for Puppy Chow dog food. This is a baby, and this is a baby. They both have special nutritional needs. That's why a baby should have his very own baby food, and why a puppy should have his very own puppy food.
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Extraterrestrial ET is about a young boy named Elliot who discovers and befriends a friendly alien stranded on Earth Elliot and his siblings hide ET from the authorities and help help him find a way back to his home planet Drew Barrymore
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Barrymore appeared in a couple of TV movies and shows in her early years. At around age four, she was cast in the TV movie Suddenly Love. Then she had a small role in the horror TV movie Bogey when she was around five. Immediately after that, she made her first feature film debut in Altered States, which was a 1980 sci-fi horror film directed by Ken Russell. Although her role was small, it opened the door for her next film, which would drastically change her life.
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he wearing any clothes no you can't tell not even mom why not cuz um grown-ups can't see him only little kids can see him give me a break Drew's performance stole the hearts of millions around the world Not
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At age six, Drew would secure a major breakthrough acting role in the iconic film E.T. the Extraterrestrial. E.T. is about a young boy named Elliott who discovers and befriends a friendly alien stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings hide E.T. from the authorities and help him find a way back to his home planet. Drew Barrymore played Gertie, Elliott's younger sister. Gertie is a curious, lovable character who quickly warms up to E.T. and helps her brother keep him a secret.
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if you could have have a scarf for et's neck cuz he's going to get cold in June of 1982 ET became an instant classic after it gross a whopping $800 million worldwide on a $10 million budget which made it the highest grossing film of all
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Elliott: Look what I made for you.
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Gertie: Is he a boy or a girl?
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Elliott: He's a boy.
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Gertie: Was he wearing any clothes?
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Elliott: No.
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Gertie: You can't tell? Not even Mom?
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Elliott: Why not?
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Gertie: 'Cause, um, grown-ups can't see him. Only little kids can see him.
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Elliott: Give me a break.
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flame of a candle telling her that pain is imaginary talk about someone who was not a careerist he was like I will burn this effing Dynasty to the ground Drew said considering her life at home was so dark it's actually Pleasant knowing she
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Drew's performance stole the hearts of millions around the world. Not only was she adorable, but her innocence represented the joy and wonder that we need to protect and cherish for our children. And it turns out she was just as pure behind the scenes.
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Spielberg as a father figure she says that he is the first person that ever cared about her we love each other I go over to his house and we we play games and we see each other a lot and we're
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Now, I believed E.T. was real. You asked the wardrobe lady if you could have a scarf for E.T.'s neck because he's going to get cold in June of 1982.
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him to move on with his career he wouldn't be able to provide or care for her like he was when she was on the set of ET but Drew says this was not the case but isn't it sad when you look back
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E.T. became an instant classic after it grossed a whopping $800 million worldwide on a $10 million budget, which made it the highest-grossing film of all time and held that record for about a decade until it was broken by Jurassic Park.
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Crush you when he wasn't available to you when Steven Spielberg becomes your father figure and he's not really your father and then you go where's Steven I need him he was never unavailable to me after ET her child acting career
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get me a drink and make it a double If Only They knew that get me a drink and make it a double wasn't exactly a joke sadly at just 9 years old Drew Barrymore's battle with addiction had begun her mother Jade got divorced
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herself a party girl going out with her mother and her mother's friends two up to five times a week I had a mom but she was more like my best friend said Barry Moore she was like do you want to go to
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Drew Barrymore had a more successful career than 99.9% of actors. Before she barely even had a conscious mind, she was what people call today a nepo baby. And while that may sound like a negative connotation, nepotism is actually a convoluted subject.
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there was nothing as invigorating as walking in and being engulfed by the thud of blasting music and the swirl of flashing lights it was Disneyland for adults only I got to be a part of it we went out pretty regularly sometimes once
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When you break it down, people often said that acting was in her blood or that she was born to act, meaning that she essentially inherited this amazing window of opportunity built off the hard work of her ancestors, which is good. But that would also cause some people to hate her because there are so many actors that won't ever get the same chances or opportunities just because she is related to the right people with the right connections.
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squeeze however since I was dependent on my mom I couldn't always go when I wanted which was all the time this led to numerous arguments I'd want to go out and party my mom would want to stay home
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However, there is a third way to assess nepotism that most people tend to ignore, and it is the ramifications that a child faces later on in life when they are essentially forced into a life or career without having any choice. Due to the success of E.T., you could argue that she not only honored but carried the legacy of her family's name.
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a little kid a sip of beer but I quickly downed the remain of his bottle hey I said a sip he said taking the empty for me sorry I Shrugged coily that's okay you know you just gave me my first beer
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Unfortunately, her father did not care. He was merciless, violent, and abusive towards her. Drew's earliest memory of her dad was the time he tossed her into a wall. She was 3 years old. He also held her hand over the flame of a candle, telling her that pain is imaginary. Talk about someone who was not a careerist. He was like, "I will burn this effing dynasty to the ground," Drew said.
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you know I dare you to do this and I did and I got really drunk and it was such a scary frightening feeling yet it was such an escape from everything else in the world that I became I had a very
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Considering her life at home was so dark, it's actually pleasant knowing she found some solace on the set of E.T. When I came onto the set, I was like, "This is my family. Steven can be my dad, you can be like my mom, and you are my brother."
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do you expect to happen when you bring a kid to bars and parties surrounded by adults multiple nights per week eventually they're going to get curious and want to try that drink that every adult around them is indulging in so you
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Barrymore looked at director Steven Spielberg as a father figure. She says that he is the first person that ever cared about her. "We love each other. I go over to his house, and we play games, and we see each other a lot, and we're still best friends. Yeah, he's like the first person I knew cared."
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you know bubbly in the life of the party and I felt so good all my problem had seemed you know to disappear for that hour that I was out of it and uh well and I didn't realized that until I was
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Now, some people might think it could have done additional damage that Spielberg was kind of like a father figure but not an actual father. So once it was time for him to move on with his career, he wouldn't be able to provide or care for her like he was when she was on the set of E.T. But Drew says this was not the case.
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I would walk up and they would be like oh it's little Drew bmore come right in good publicity you know even though Drew was excited to participate in the adult party scene even she knew something was wrong with her circumstances she was
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But isn't it sad when you look back at it? You had to look towards Steven Spielberg, the producer or director of the movie, for a father figure. What, who better? I
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Masterpiece Babes in Toyland sometimes obscurity is good but there was a there was a good heart in that piece we had so much fun making it it was crazy and Richard Mulligan Jill SCH Babes in Toyland was about a young
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girl named Lisa who was transported to Toyland a magical place under threat from the villainous Barnaby Barnacle with the help of her new friends Lisa goes on an adventure to save Toyland and restore holiday cheer the movie received
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largely negative reviews but Drew is grateful this film brought her and keano together feel like I would look around and see the behaviors of the people that I wanted to be like one day and they were always the kind humble gracious
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hardworking lovely examples you are so that I no that's kind of you to say that kind of you to say that I mean I love what I do right I mean I'm yeah I love acting I like rolling up the sleeves I
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like going to work and we ain't doctors saving lives you know but we do we can change lives we can't help you know now keano is extremely humble he doesn't take credit for the compliment and tries to just move past it and start talking
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about acting but Drew wasn't complimenting him about his acting and he knew that he knew that she was talking about him being being a positive role model for her who at the time was a troubled child and despite Drew
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recognizing that keano could be a positive figure in her life they had no means of remaining in contact but little did she know he would be there for her again at her lowest moment Drew's alcohol use was not exclusive to party
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nights out with her mom after school and on weekends with friends she did everything she could to get loaded by the time Drew was 11 she and the oldest boy had graduated from what they considered to be boring childish games
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to more M activities like raiding his parents liquor Supply and drinking themselves into a stuper that had them sleeping away the better part of the next day by 12 they added pot smoking and were getting stoned as often as
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possible Drew even experimented with cocaine at age 12 um probably with one night um I usually got to a point where I couldn't do anymore I didn't want anymore uh usually I stopped after a while um but one night I just kept going
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and going and going and nothing you know I was parting for like 10 hours straight or 12 15 hours straight and I just didn't stop and didn't stop and I just like went out went black for a long time
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and it was really scary and I became a blackout Drinker naturally you're probably wondering how did it get this bad where was her mother and how was Drew even able to hide this from her well you have to remember that it was
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the 8S where it wasn't uncommon for children even as young as eight to roam about in their neighborhoods with friends all day and return home in the evening they had more Independence but instead of playing on the playground or
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riding bikes Drew was smoking cigarettes and drinking beer and Jade was not supervising or guiding her and where were you when she was going to parties and bars at 9: I was never with her at bars at 9: um but I would go with her to
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parties there were a lot of Industry functions and then private social SL business functions and um when we got there we would stay together for a time then she would go her way and I would go my way and not knowing about the problem
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um I was not as um scrutinizing as I should have been you just decided to just let her have some space yes nine or 10 that's exactly the age where you need some guidance some definition some you don't need a parent to back off and give
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you space at 9 or 10 especially if you were where Drew was at that time part of it was the fact that I didn't have a dad I felt like my mom was abandoning me cuz she was always off at work and to get a
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glimpse at what lying to her mother might look like here is Drew at 12 years old on national television using her charm to lie to Joan Rivers about her partying at the helina nightclub so oh G to be TW but you go out late at night I
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saw you drew baramore Cha Cha Cha at atanta at like midnight really oh okay now see there is an ex minister okay see Helena um see I really don't go to clubs I mean people think oh yeah she's like
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probably she goes out of that is not true see Helena is my godmother so I like to visit her every once in a while very seldom but I mean Anthony kis lead singer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
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wrote about a time seeing a 14-year-old Drew Barrymore at Studio 54 I did a double take when I saw 14-year-old Drew Barrymore at the bar drinking with the bosi crowd she was adorable spoke with a potty mouth and carried on as if she
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were in her 20s I was straining to approach her but backed off I'd been in enough trouble the next time I looked she was gone a couple nights later she reappeared in the same spot at the middle of the bar entertaining the
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bartender I pulled the trigger this time and whatever I had to say she bought Anthony was 27 years old at the time seemingly admitting to fantasizing about a 14-year-old and if you think that might be a stretch in his 2004 biography
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he told a story about sleeping with a girl who confessed to him that she was 14 years old the next day then he admitted to sleeping with her one more time after knowing her age seemingly trapped in an endless cycle of drug
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addiction and surrounded by Predators all while trying to navigate the pressures of Fame working a full-time job going to school and thinking her mother doesn't care about her Drew felt all of her problems would go away if she
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just did not wake up one morning and at age 13 she attempted to make that her reality but luckily she was unsuccessful her mother recalled the in incident saying she told me in confidence that it was nothing but a bid for attention Jade
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says scornfully Jade sent her daughter to an 18-month stint in a mental health facility in vanise California where she was treated for addiction and when you go through those two doors you do not come out um and I was there for a year and a
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half I hated it I kicked I screamed one minute you're at movie premieres and clubbing and the next minute you're in a full blown institution Drew's treatment was tough she had to follow a strict military-like routine she had to do her
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schooling then attend group therapy and one-on-one therapy sessions but as a rambunctious child she could not help but act out and you couldn't mess around in there and if you did you would get thrown either in the padded room or get
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put in stretcher restraints and tied up why were you so bad that you had to go in the padded room I grew up you know with like the Goos and wendyo Williams and Blondie and all these like badass
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chicks and I just sort of would like you know Channel my inner Riot girl and I you know some days it was really funny I would rile up all the girls and I'd be like listen this place these people
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don't care about you let's show them all right everybody I would totally rile the entire joint up at first Drew hated that her Freedom had been stripped away from her but then she gradually started to come around around to the
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idea that she was getting the help that she desperately needed from there she began to confront her addictive behaviors and her underlying childhood trauma it was the institution that suggested she legally separate from her mother and be declared an adult at 14
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Barrymore says the experts there believe that if she were to go back out into the world she'd be better off on her own just at the age most kids become freshmen in high school Drew was living on her own in La as a 14-year-old legal
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adult when I first lived in my apartment that I was so scared in the truth was is that I would let the laundry and dishes and everything pile up I didn't know how to clean but this was where I learned
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how to take care of myself you know the books were the school and this was like the domestic journey of learning how to live on your own kids don't know how to take care of themselves until you teach
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them Drew had incredible resilience unfortunately word had spread throughout the industry that she was a drug addicted Lost Cause and nobody wanted to hire her for more acting roles they just wrote me off as damaged goods and I
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sadly understood that Drew remained on the straight and narrow for 6 months working at a coffee shop and trying to assimilate back into the real world sadly she slipped back to her old ways right um and on my sixth month day I
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celebrated by getting loaded yeah really way to go Drew um uh I I Got Loaded that time because I wasn't doing it for myself at all I was doing it to like not really impress everybody but um it had gotten out
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months before that that I had a problem and it was on the cover of the tabloids and everything and um I was so sick of hearing about it I thought okay I'll just prove it to them and I'll shut them
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up and I'll do this so when I was staying sober that time I was doing it for everybody else yeah and um you just can't stay over that way because you have to want it for yourself Drew seemingly accepted that her future was
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over she would just live the rest of her life looking for her next high and she had to because the only way she could mask her shame was through drugs and alcohol and although he is not a man of
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many words Keo Reeves understood Drew on a deeper level keo's father Samuel Reeves struggled with substance abuse he was in and out of prison for selling heroin until he ultimately abandoned his family when Keana was just 3 years old
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from there he had various different men in and out of his life while his mother was dating he lacked a father figure just like Drew additionally he was kind of an outcast in Hollywood like Drew early in his career keo's agents told
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him that his name was to ethnic which led to him temporarily changing his name to KC or Casey Reeves sure he did eventually find success on the big screen but his personal life did not get easier in 1993 he lost his best friend
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and fellow actor River Phoenix in '99 he lost what would have been his one and only only child after the baby was still born 8 months into his girlfriend's pregnancy although he and his girlfriend separated they remained good friends and
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she tragically passed away in a car accident less than 2 years after they lost their child keano had every reason to be spiteful angry at the world and spiral Into Darkness and despite all of these tragedies that weren't his fault
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he somehow remained humble kind and caring for others although he gets praised for gifting his stunt crew custom Rolexes gifting motorcycles to fellow cast members or taking multi-million dollar pay cuts to save films he shows his true character
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through small acts of kindness like showing up to his fans weddings giving his seat up to a woman on the subway spending time with homeless people on the street or taking time to speak with and listen to his young fans so while
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seeing Drew at her lowest moment he knew it was time for him to do something on her 16th birthday while Drew was in the club partying keano Reeves tapped her on the shoulder he was about to change her
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life I was at this club and it was my 16th birthday and you came in and you walked in and you grabbed my hand and you took me outside you put me on your motorcycle oh my and you took me on the
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ride of my life and I was so free I was such a free human being it was just this moment where I just remember loving life I hold it so dear because the older we get the harder it is to get to that
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feeling keano and Drew race through Los Angeles on a motorcycle giving her the feeling of freedom and Bliss while being protected by someone she knew genuinely cared about her the reason I love your reputation so much is because I want to
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live my life by that is to be a good person like at my job with my kids with my friends in no such order but there's a problem I have with rebellion and Authority Rebellion is good it is it is
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of course you can't just kick out Rebellion Rebellion is usually a thoughtful gesture even though it feels so impulsive yeah but it feels good yes it does and if you're barking and you know it just it depends on what you do
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with your bite Drew saw life in a whole different perspective she realized that giving into her addictions is not Rebellion that is surrender alcohol and partying was tying her down not freeing her Keo was living proof that you can
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overcome your trauma and after that night with him she had to ask herself am I going to get back into acting and get my life together and I had to ask myself like did I really want to fight and
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prove uh to myself that I wanted to be here and the answer was a really genuine yes like it was my love it was my passion it's what my family has done since the silent films and theater and
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into the Takis like I feel a genetic Cosmic pull and I love storytelling and I love I love it and I that was a really cool Revelation for me that I love what I do and I'm not doing it for anyone
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else or for the wrong reasons from there Drew slowly started to rebuild her acting career Landing a role in the film Poison Ivy at age 17 although the movie wasn't a blockbuster hit it proved she could focus stay clean and work in the
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industry many of her roles for the next few years were smaller lesser known films she focused a lot more on producing and writing seeing as working behind the scenes was more manageable and creatively stimulating for her and whenever times got tough she thought
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back to people like Keanu until now we have both had the privilege and Fortune to keep going yeah and what a gift and a blessing that is yeah Drew went on to have a spectacular career Landing prominent roles in blockbuster
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hits like Batman Forever the horror classic scream Never Been Kissed Donnie Darko Charlie's Angels Confessions of a dangerous mind 51st dates fever pitch and countless other hits in 2009 she delivered one of her most praised performances in the HBO film gray
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Gardens earning a Golden Globe award and a Screen Actors Guild award this highlighted her versatility and growth as an actress over her 30-year Hollywood career Drew continues working in front and behind the camera but has ultimately settled into becoming a full-time mother
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and talk show host with her very own show called The Drew Barrymore show which is currently on its fifth season now there are many factors that led to Drew surviving the depths of addiction and the ramifications of a terrible
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childhood and let's not minimize the lifetime of hard work that she put in to overcome her setbacks but keo's action started a butterfly effect of her becoming the prosperous and gracious person we know today you never know what
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somebody else is going through and even if you think you do simply the smallest Act of virtue can drastically change the outcome of their future so next time you have a chance to act ask yourself what would keano Reeves do
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