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The Actor on the Bakersfield Bus
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Heartwarming HumanityMay 02, 2026

The Actor on the Bakersfield Bus

The Actor on the Bakersfield Bus March 2019. A flight from San Francisco to Burbank was diverted. It landed in Bakersfield instead. Keanu Reeves was on board. He helped organize a van for stranded passengers. During the drive, he read facts aloud. Local trivia. State birds. Highway history. A fellow passenger filmed it. The internet melted.

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