5 Actors Who Pretended They Weren't In Movies

4. Keanu Reeves - Freaked

Keanu Reeves Freaked
20th Century Fox

Freaked is an, er, freaky film from the early 90s that few people have seen, and that no one actually needs to watch, save for the curio that is Keanu Reeves' appearance.

The movie centres on Alex Winter's former child star Ricky Coogin, who thanks to the movie's bizarre series of events is turned into a 'freak', and put on display at a theme park sideshow where he's the new star attraction.

Before his arrival, though, the top, um, dog is Ortiz the Dog Boy, who is the 'leader of the freaks' and is exactly as it sounds and looks. Ortiz and Coogin become enemies and have a fight, because Ortiz can't possibly add another milkman to his group - he already has twelve - but underneath the canine coverage is the Ted to Winter's Bill, Keanu Reeves, who went uncredited for the role and wasn't spotted until sometime later, although he had the benefit of the movie only receiving a limited release.

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