Richard Gere with his wife Cindy Crawford; circa 1970; New York. (Photo by Art Zelin)
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1971
Richard Gere and Vicki Sue Robinson in Long Time Coming Long Time Gone on Broadway in November 1971. (Photo by Jack Mitchell)
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1979
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Richard Gere during Hollywood Foreign Press Club - August 3, 1979, at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella)
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1979
Lisa Eichhorn stays close Richard Gere in a scene from the Universal Studio movie "Yanks" circa 1979.
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1979
The cast of the Broadway musical "Soon" including Barry Bostwick, Richard Gere, Peter Allen, Marta Heflin, and Nell Carter performing in January 1971. (Photo by Jack Mitchell)
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1993
Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere. Photo by Brenda Chase
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1995
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American actor Richard Gere and English actress Julia Ormond attend the 'First Knight' Beverly Hills Premiere at the Academy Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, 19th June 1995.
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2005
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Sir Elton John and Richard Gere during "An Enduring Vision" - A Benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy)
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2009
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Actor Richard Gere with his dog attends the "Hachico: A Dog's Story" Premiere during day 2 of the 4th Rome International Film Festival held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 16, 2009, in Rome, Italy.
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2010
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Richard Gere, Cary Lowell, and son Homer Gere pose backstage at the hit musical "Hair" on Broadway at The Al Hirshfeld Theater on March 14, 2010, in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)
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2013
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Actors Carey Lowell and Richard Gere arrive to the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian)
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2014
Rome, Italy
Richard Gere attends the 'Time Out of Mind' Red Carpet during the 9th Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014, in Rome, Italy.
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2015
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Actor Richard Gere attends "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" New York Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on March 3, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)
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2015
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Actor Richard Gere poses for a portrait session during the 61st Taormina Film Fest on June 17, 2015, in Taormina, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli)
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2015
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Actor Richard Gere and girlfriend Alejandra Silva attend the "Invisibles" (Time Out of Mind) charity premiere at the Callao cinema on November 23, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez)
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2016
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Richard Gere and his girlfriend Alejandra Silva leave at the end of 'Un Muro o Un Ponte' Seminary held by Pope Francis at the Paul VI Hall on May 29, 2016, in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Franco Origlia)
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2016
Rome, Italy
Alejandra Silva and actor Richard Gere attend the dinner hosted by Baume & Mercier to celebrate Richard Gere's' Time Out Of mind' on June 8, 2016, in Rome, Italy.
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2016
Taormina, Italy
Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva attend 62 Taormina Film Fest - Opening on June 10, 2016, in Taormina, Italy.
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2016
San Sebastian, Spain
Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere attends the red carpet of the closing gala of 64th San Sebastian Film Festival at Kursaal on September 24, 2016, in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Juan Naharro Gimenez)
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2017
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US actor Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva arrive at THE DINNER drinks reception with Grey Goose at Soho House Berlin during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at on February 10, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner)
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2017
Miami, Florida, United States
Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva attend the Miami International Film Festival on March 3, 2017, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo)
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2017
Actor Richard Gere speaks onstage at 'Norman' Q&A during the 20th Anniversary SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 4, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil)
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2017
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Actor Richard Gere attends the Lifetime Award presentation at Trustees Theater during the 20th Anniversary SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 4, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil)
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2019
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Richard Gere attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2020
New York City, New York, United States
Richard Gere attends the IFC And The Cinema Society Host A Screening Of "Three Christs" at Regal Essex Crossing on January 09, 2020, in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano)
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Richard Gere during Hollywood Foreign Press Club - August 3, 1979, at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella)
The cast of the Broadway musical "Soon" including Barry Bostwick, Richard Gere, Peter Allen, Marta Heflin, and Nell Carter performing in January 1971. (Photo by Jack Mitchell)
8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, United States
American actor Richard Gere and English actress Julia Ormond attend the 'First Knight' Beverly Hills Premiere at the Academy Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, 19th June 1995.
Sir Elton John and Richard Gere during "An Enduring Vision" - A Benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy)
Actor Richard Gere with his dog attends the "Hachico: A Dog's Story" Premiere during day 2 of the 4th Rome International Film Festival held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 16, 2009, in Rome, Italy.
Richard Gere, Cary Lowell, and son Homer Gere pose backstage at the hit musical "Hair" on Broadway at The Al Hirshfeld Theater on March 14, 2010, in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)
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Actors Carey Lowell and Richard Gere arrive to the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian)
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Actor Richard Gere attends "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" New York Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on March 3, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)
Actor Richard Gere and girlfriend Alejandra Silva attend the "Invisibles" (Time Out of Mind) charity premiere at the Callao cinema on November 23, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez)
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Richard Gere and his girlfriend Alejandra Silva leave at the end of 'Un Muro o Un Ponte' Seminary held by Pope Francis at the Paul VI Hall on May 29, 2016, in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Franco Origlia)
Alejandra Silva and actor Richard Gere attend the dinner hosted by Baume & Mercier to celebrate Richard Gere's' Time Out Of mind' on June 8, 2016, in Rome, Italy.
Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere attends the red carpet of the closing gala of 64th San Sebastian Film Festival at Kursaal on September 24, 2016, in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Juan Naharro Gimenez)
US actor Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva arrive at THE DINNER drinks reception with Grey Goose at Soho House Berlin during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at on February 10, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner)
Actor Richard Gere speaks onstage at 'Norman' Q&A during the 20th Anniversary SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 4, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil)
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Actor Richard Gere attends the Lifetime Award presentation at Trustees Theater during the 20th Anniversary SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 4, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil)
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Richard Gere attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
Richard Gere attends the IFC And The Cinema Society Host A Screening Of "Three Christs" at Regal Essex Crossing on January 09, 2020, in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano)
Richard Gere during Richard Gere Meets Tibetan Hunger Strikers at the United Nations at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Djamilla Rosa Cochran)
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Actor Christian Bale arrives at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt)
(This action-loaded drama set in New York City stars Micha...)
This action-loaded drama set in New York City stars Michael Moriarty as a naive rookie cop whose youtful idealism thrusts him into an interdepartmental power play with disastrous consequences.
(A story of love and murder told through the jaded voice o...)
A story of love and murder told through the jaded voice of a child and expressive images of nature. Bill, a fugitive from the slums of Chicago, finds himself pitted against a shy, rich Texan for the love of Abby.
(Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Richard Gere li...)
Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Richard Gere light up the screen in this captivating drama that follows American GIs in Britain during the second World War.
(A slick Los Angeles callboy finds love and redemption in ...)
A slick Los Angeles callboy finds love and redemption in Paul Schrader's ultra-stylish drama. High-living prostitute Julian Kay (Richard Gere, stepping in for John Travolta) has it all: the Mercedes, the clothes, access to Beverly Hills' swankiest establishments, and a stable of rich, older female clients. But it all falls apart after he does a favor for his former pimp (Bill Duke) and the trick turns up dead a short while later; Julian's actual client won't give him an alibi, and police detective Sunday (Hector Elizondo) doesn't believe the gigolo's denials.
(Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate S...)
Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot. Over the course of thirteen tortuous weeks, drill instructor Sgt. Foley (Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr.) teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. And while Foley tries to warn the young officer about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves pilot husbands, Zack \ learns to love one.
(Dr. Eduardo Plarr, despite the name is an Anglo working i...)
Dr. Eduardo Plarr, despite the name is an Anglo working in a Latin American country. His work is a return home after several years. He begins to form and re-establish friendships and begins an affair. All of this comes together to create problems when he is asked to help revolutionaries kidnap a diplomat.
(Francis Ford Coppola's lavish, 1930s-era epic comes to vi...)
Francis Ford Coppola's lavish, 1930s-era epic comes to vivid new life in this newly remastered and restored version featuring never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences.
(The police called them outlaws. The farmers called them h...)
The police called them outlaws. The farmers called them heroes. Richard Gere and Kevin Anderson star as Frank and Terry Roberts, two brothers struggling to keep their once-prosperous farm and their dreams alive. But times are hard, and when the bank moves in and threatens to repossess their home, they lash out, torching their home in protest and hitting the road. At first the two fugitives get a kick out of their new found notoriety, cashing in with a big time reporter (John Malkovich) and romancing two local girls. But as their spree turns ugly and the law closes in, the Roberts brothers must make a final bid for freedom and a future.
(Separated from his beautiful but aloof wife, Vincent has ...)
Separated from his beautiful but aloof wife, Vincent has an affair with a joyful and passionate writer whose love promises a new beginning. But Vincent remains torn between the two women, leaving his future happiness hanging in the balance.
(A new vision of Camelot, filled with breathtaking battles...)
A new vision of Camelot, filled with breathtaking battles, heart-pounding courage and love that brought a kingdom to its knees. Starring Sean Connery and Richard Gere.
(Roberts and Gere confirm their status as an eternal scree...)
Roberts and Gere confirm their status as an eternal screen team in this delightful laugh-filled romantic comedy. Roberts plays small-town girl Maggie Carpenter, whose marches down the aisle become a series of near Mrs. when she bolts before saying "I do." Gere is Ike Graham, a cynical, big-city newspaper columnist eager to write a tell-all story about Maggie. But the more Ike finds out about the skittish Maggie, the more he finds he's falling in love.
(After his wife dies in a bizarre car crash, a newspaper r...)
After his wife dies in a bizarre car crash, a newspaper reporter finds himself in a small town, where a series of strange events may be linked to a mysterious creature.
(The hit stage musical becomes a multiple-Oscar winning fi...)
The hit stage musical becomes a multiple-Oscar winning film! A sly lawyer and two women accused of murder become media darlings in this Jazz Age tale. Awarded Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Zeta-Jones).
(The intriguing and comedic account of how the bogus Howar...)
The intriguing and comedic account of how the bogus Howard Hughes autobiography by Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) sparked a huge literary flimflam. Lasse Hallstrom directs.
(A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredite...)
A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia.
(An unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob ...)
An unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob Dylan, six actors portray Dylan as a series of shifting personae - from the public to the private to the fantastical - weaving together a rich and colorful portrait of this ever-elusive American icon.
(Two strangers meet at an inn, each planning to deal with ...)
Two strangers meet at an inn, each planning to deal with troubling circumstances in their lives. Sparks fly and a relationship begins that may open up new possibilities for both.
(A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Ear...)
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
(In a precinct reeling with drugs and poverty, three NYC c...)
In a precinct reeling with drugs and poverty, three NYC cops - each on their own increasingly desperate path - find themselves working on a case that will determine their fates.
(From the twisted minds of producers Peter Farrelly (Hall ...)
From the twisted minds of producers Peter Farrelly (Hall Pass, Shallow Hal) and Charles Wessler (There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber), comes Movie 43 - the outrageous new ensemble comedy starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood!
(Richard Gere gives a soul-baring performance in this unfo...)
Richard Gere gives a soul-baring performance in this unforgettable, eye-opening look at life on the streets, immersing viewers in one man's daily fight to survive.
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(Norman is a small time operator who befriends a young pol...)
Norman is a small time operator who befriends a young politician during a low point. Three years later, when the politician becomes influential, Norman's life changes dramatically.
(Two estranged brothers and their wives meet at a restaura...)
Two estranged brothers and their wives meet at a restaurant to discuss a grotesque crime committed by their sons. With their involvement still a secret, they must decide how far they'll go to protect the ones they love.
(A psychiatrist tries to alter the way schizophrenic patie...)
A psychiatrist tries to alter the way schizophrenic patients are treated with a case involving three men who all believe they are Jesus Christ. The experiment leaves everyone involved profoundly changed. Based on a true story.
(During World War II, Marion (Jan-Michael Vincent, The Mec...)
During World War II, Marion (Jan-Michael Vincent, The Mechanic, 1972) fails out of basic training from the Marines and is forced to wear a light blue uniform, signifying his standing. On his way home, Marion has his clothes taken during a mugging by a marine looking to stay out of being commissioned again. Left with only the mugger’s marine uniform, Marion wears it and is mistaken for a war hero in a small town where several boys are being shipped out to fight. There, Marion meets Rose (Glynnis O’Connor, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble), and the two fall in love. Also featuring Richard Gere (Pretty Woman), Bruno Kirby (Donnie Brasco), and Katherine Helmond (TV’s "Soap"), BABY BLUE MARINE is a compelling drama.
Richard Gere is an American actor known for his leading roles in films like American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, and Chicago. He is also a philanthropist and activist.
Background
Ethnicity:
Richard has English and small/distant amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, Dutch, Scottish, German, and French ancestry.
Richard Gere was born in Philadelphia on August 31, 1949. He grew up in a large Methodist family, one of five children born to Homer and Doris Ann Gere. Both of Gere's parents were Mayflower descendants. Gere's middle name, Tiffany, is from his mother's maiden name. A musical child, Gere became quite skilled at playing the trumpet.
Education
Richard Gere studied at North Syracuse Central High School, was a member of his high school's student council, gymnastics team, lacrosse team, and ski team. North Syracuse Central High School After graduating from high school in 1967, Richard Gere studied philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship. He left school after two years to explore his interest in theater.
Gere made his feature film debut in 1974 with a tiny part in Report to the Commissioner. He returned to the stage the following year as part of the cast of an off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's Killer's Head; following Gere's turn in the 1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar, he and Shepard would again collaborate in Terrence Malick's breathtaking Days of Heaven (1978). In 1979, Gere won considerable theatrical acclaim for his performance in the Broadway production of Martin Sherman's Bent, and the next year enjoyed his first shot at screen stardom with the title role in Paul Schrader's American Gigolo. Though the film was not a major critical or box-office success, it did earn recognition for the actor, who had taken the role after John Travolta turned it down. Gere did not become a real star until he appeared opposite Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman in 1982, but his bona fide celebrity status was jeopardized with roles in several poorly received films including King David (1985). A lead role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 The Cotton Club also failed to perk up the actor's career; despite a legendary director and stellar cast, the film received mixed reviews and poor box-office turnout.
With no recent major successes behind him by the end of the decade, it looked as if Gere's career was in a tailspin. Fortunately, he abruptly pulled out of the dive in 1990, first as a cop/crime lord in Mike Figgis' Internal Affairs and then as a ruthless businessman who finds true love in the arms of prostitute Julia Roberts in the smash romantic comedy Pretty Woman. Back in the saddle again, Gere continued to star in a number of films, including Sommersby (1993), Intersection (1994), and First Knight (1995). In 1996, he was highly praised for his portrayal of an arrogant hot-shot attorney in Primal Fear, and in 1999 found further financial, if not critical, success starring opposite Julia Roberts in Runaway Bride. The following year the actor enjoyed some of his best reviews to date as a gynecologist at once devoted to and bewildered by all of the women in his life in Robert Altman's aptly titled Dr. T & the Women; many critics noted that Gere seemed to have finally come into his own as an actor, having matured amiably with years and experience.
In 2002, Gere played the too-perfect-for-words husband to Diane Lane in Unfaithful. While the film was not a huge critical success, Gere was praised for game performance, and Lane was nominated for an Oscar. Unfortunately for Gere, a starring role in The Mothman Prophecies didn't do too much for his resume -- while critics once again lauded the actor's intensity, the film itself was widely hailed as too slow-paced to properly showcase his talents. Luckily, the same couldn't be said for his performance in the multiple Oscar-winning Chicago, which found Gere in the role of another hotshot lawyer, this time alongside a diverse and talented cast including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Queen Latifah. In 2004, Gere starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Oscar-winning Hollywood veteran Susan Sarandon in Peter Chelsom's Shall We Dance?.
In 2005, Gere played a professor of religious studies in director David Siegel’s drama Bee Season, and enjoyed success in 2007 with The Hoax, an edgy biographical drama, and The Hunting Party, a political tragi-comedy in which he played a discredited reporter mistaken as a member of a CIA hit squad. The actor joined the cast of Nights in Rodanthe in 2008 and worked with Hilary Swank in Amela, the 2009 Amelia Earhart biopic. Gere took on the role of a burnt-out cop in Training Day (2009), director Antoine Fuqua’s gritty crime drama Brooklyn’s Finest.
Gere focused on smaller, character-driven films in subsequent years, starring in dramas like Time Out of Mind (2014), The Benefactor (2015), and The Dinner (2017). In 2019, he made a rare foray into television with the BBC series MotherFatherSon, playing a media mogul who seeks to keep his life in order amid competing forces of family, business and politics.
Richard Gere achieved fame for his portrayal of genteel characters in romantic films. His awards include David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor, National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast. He is also a notable philanthropist.
In 1991 Gere was chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
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Religion
Gere was raised attending a Methodist church. His interest in Buddhism began when he was in his twenties. Devout in Buddhism, Gere maintained that he meditated daily and spent his time between projects in India with the exiled Tibetans. In fact, his very public twenty-year devotion to the faith led the Dalai Llama to personally request Gere's high-profile assistance in the crusade to end China's tyrannous rule of Tibet - a cause which Gere championed to the extent of making a very public plea at the Academy Awards, which in turn led to his banishment from the event. He was also actively involved in campaigning to raise public awareness of the religious and cultural heritage of Tibet in an effort to push for an American boycott of China. Gere has also published a book of photographs he has taken of Tibetans, Pilgrim, the proceeds of which were donated to the cause of Tibetan autonomy.
Politics
In 2010, Gere condemned the war in Iraq states that the Bush administration had "bullied" Americans into the decision. He also said on George W. Bush: "We have a President right now who lies constantly and gets away with it, apparently."
In 2016, Gere supported Hillary Clinton for president and donated $2,700 to her campaign.
Views
Richard Gere is also a philontropist. He helped to establish the AIDS Care Home, a residential facility in India for women and children with AIDS, and also supports campaigns for AIDS awareness and education in that country.
Membership
Gere is a co-founder of the Tibet House, creator of The Gere Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Campaign for Tibet. He also actively supports Survival International, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights and lands of tribal peoples throughout the world.
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Personality
Gere's role as a male prostitute in American Gigolo won him further acclaim; but while he was a hit with the critics, rumours abounded that he was gay. Richard doggedly refused to answer questions on the matter, arguing that to do so would suggest that it mattered. "Cosmically, there's nothing wrong with being heterosexual, homosexual or omnisexual with being anything so long as you don't hurt anybody, yourself included," he said in a typically composed fashion. "The accusation is meaningless and whether it's true or false is nobody's business. What difference does it make what anyone thinks if I live truthfully and honestly and with as open a heart as I can?"
A guitar aficionado since his youth, he is an avid collector of electric and acoustic guitars. Some of the ones he has are a 1958 Gibson Flying V Prototype (formerly owned by Albert King), 1935 John D'Angelico Exel (formerly owned by James D'Aquisto), 1931 Martin D-28, 1953 Fender Telecaster, 1960 Gibson ES-335 TD, 1954 Fender Stratocaster.
Quotes from others about the person
"A lot of actors think acting is a girl's job, but Richard finds something sensuous in acting." - Jodie Foster
Interests
playing musical instruments
Philosophers & Thinkers
Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi
Politicians
Hillary Clinton
Sport & Clubs
gymnastics, basketball
Connections
Gere was married to model Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995.
In 2002, he wed actress Carey Lowell; they have one child together, a son named Homer. Gere and Lowell lived together in Bedford, New York, for many years. There they also co-owned the Bedford Post Inn with Russell Hernandez. Gere and Lowell announced that they were separating in 2013, with the divorce finalized three years later.
In 2018, Gere married a third-time, to 35-year-old Spanish publicist and activist Alejandra Silva. "I was a little lost, without light, and knowing him gave meaning to my life," she told the Spanish magazine HOLA! Their son, Alexander, was born in February 2019. In April 2020, the birth of their second son was reported.
The Spirituality of Richard Gere
The Spirituality of Richard Gere is a collection of the actor-humanitarian's insightful reflections and elevating words on so much of what he has witnessed and experienced along life's diverse highways and byways.