See 24 Years of Keanu Reeves’s Red-Carpet Looks

Baby Keanu! This is pre-Parenthood Keanu. Pre-Bill and Ted. This is TV movie–era Keanu.

This is at the Independent Spirit Awards, though you'd be forgiven for thinking it was at the Sloppy Motorcycle Outfits awards.

And the hunk torch was passed, from Swayze to Reeves....

Again with the sloppy moto duds.

With Sofia Coppola. Note this early appearance of construction boots. They will come back. A lot.

See?

What is in that bag? Or is that a scarf wrapped around random possessions? Why is he bringing that to a screening of Last of the Mohichans?

What is in that bag? Or is that a scarf wrapped around random possessions? Why is he bringing that to a screening of Last of the Mohichans?

Kinda wish those weren't hiking boots, but otherwise, this feels like a step up.

Aw, cheer up.

This outfit is presumably from Chicos, home of the flowy-cut linen outfit. (Hi again, construction boots.)

Speed!

Oooh, oversized suits from the Chandler Bing collection.

He went through an earthtone-suit phase. It was the '90s. Lots of people did.

Not to be a grumpy dad, but...take that schlubby hat off.

You don't see a lot of people wearing a suit jacket over a leather motorcycle jacket.

The guy cleans up well, though. (There's a lot going on with that shirt, Jimmy Fallon.)

Hello, we are perfect human specimens, and we look amazing in formalwear.

What'd we say about cleaning up nice? See?

Props for adhering to the rule of not buttoning the bottom button.

It sort of looks like this a weird disembodied prop hand, but fear not. That's Reeves's arm. And tattoo.

And now we return to the underwhelming footwear. Those are some scuffy boots, friend.

Ugh, you're a mega attractive super rich movie star! Throw those shoes in the garbage, they are hideous.

Whereas this is pretty darn perfect.

A little on the shiny side, but what's life without whimsy.

Speed reunion! God damn those two look cute together.

These boots aren't bad per se, but they don't really go with the (terrific-looking) suit.

And they really don't go with this suit.

Or this one.

It's easy: Formal outfit, formal shoes.

Keanu Reeves, president of the support group for dudes with patchy beards.

Pre-distressed jeans? Never again.

Great head of hair, well-tweezed eyebrows, but man. Patchy beard.

Oooh, rock-star-y.

Keanu Reeves has had a lot of different haircuts. This is among the best.

This is not the sad Keanu photo, but it is a sad Keanu photo.

Again with the dumb boots!

And some different clashing boots...

Again?!

Ah, sweet relief.