TV Keanu Reeves reveals he has asked 2 celebrities for their autographs The Matrix star said he asked for John Hancocks from the Velvet Underground's Lou Reed and George Carlin. By Andrea Towers Andrea Towers Andrea is a Digital News Writer who loves all things superheroes. She also has a deep and intense appreciation for Linda Cardellini's entire career. EW's editorial guidelines Published on January 13, 2022 01:34PM EST If Keanu Reeves is a celebrity and can still fanboy over industry colleagues, so can we. Reeves appeared on CBS' The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to participate in a round of "The Colbert Questionert" — a game the host revealed Reeves actually influenced back in 2019 when he gave a heartfelt answer to what happens when we die. During the segment, the actor revealed two celebrities he has asked for autographs from: The Velvet Underground's Lou Reed, and comedian George Carlin. Keanu Reeves on CBS' 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Admitting he did get the autograph from Reed, the actor also explained that it actually wasn't for him. "It was for a friend, and he was cool about it. It was like a little piece of paper and blue ink... it just said 'Lou Reed,'" Reeves told Colbert. But Reeves did tell the host about an autograph he got for himself — Carlin, who appeared alongside the actor in 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Rufus, a deadpan time traveler. "He wrote... I think it was 'Dear Keanu, F--- you,'" Reeves told a jealous Colbert, who admitted, "That's pretty great." Reeves said he later learned that what he thought was a personal note from Carlin wasn't so personal. "I always thought he just wrote that for me," the Matrix star said. "And then I met someone else who said that he wrote the same thing to them! Anyway, beautiful." Keanu Reeves, Alex Winters, and George Carlin in 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'. Everett Collection In an interview with EW in 2018, Reeves and Bill & Ted's costar Alex Winter spoke about their memories of working with Carlin where Reeves remembered the late comedian as being "super soft-spoken" and "not one of those guys who wants to take over a room." He also brought up the autograph story, noting at the time that he still had it but that since filming, it's taken some unfortunate hits. "It was on a rainy day, and he did it in blue maker, and it got water on it," Reeves told EW. Watch the video above. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: Bill and Ted Face the Music: New trailer, new poster, new release date Keanu Reeves makes his comic book debut with BRZRKR Keanu Reeves is auctioning a $16k one-on-one Zoom call for a good cause