During a lively late-night interview promoting The Matrix Revolutions back in 2003, Keanu Reeves stunned fans with a hilarious and unexpected confession: as a teenager, he once wore Dolly Parton’s famous “Playboy bunny” outfit.

The conversation began with Reeves discussing his intense training and stunt work for the Matrix sequels. He recalled how he and co-star Hugo Weaving trained for months for their rain-soaked showdown, only to discover during filming that they could barely see each other through the downpour. Reeves also admitted that stunt performers often took hard hits—sometimes even concussions—while helping bring the franchise’s groundbreaking action scenes to life.

But the most surprising moment came when the topic turned to Reeves’ childhood and his mother’s career. Patricia Taylor, Reeves’ mother, was a costume designer for music legends such as Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Anne Murray. Growing up around her work meant Keanu’s Halloween costumes were anything but ordinary.

Reeves revealed that one year, instead of a typical vampire or store-bought disguise, he stepped out in a custom piece his mother had made for Dolly Parton’s 1978 Playboy magazine cover shoot.

“My mother did a thing for Dolly Parton for Playboy magazine,” Reeves recalled. “She was in this kind of outfit, and I wore that. So when I was 16, I was in Dolly Parton’s outfit—the bustier, the ears… sneakers, though!”

He laughed while recalling riding a Toronto streetcar in the iconic bunny look, joking that he may not have gotten all the accessories quite right, but the image of a teenage Keanu trick-or-treating in Dolly Parton’s Playboy costume has since become one of his most memorable interview revelations.

The moment captured everything fans love about Reeves: his humility, his humor, and his ability to embrace the absurd parts of life with a genuine smile.

And as for Dolly? Years later, Parton confirmed the story herself, saying she was touched that Reeves’ mom had kept the outfit and passed it along in such an unforgettable way.